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Crossing the Border

The Social and Engineering Design of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

  • Textbook
  • © 1991

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Part of the book series: Human-centred Systems (HCS)

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Crossing the Border examines the emergence of a new philosophy based on the idea of "human-centred technology" and, through the use of a case study, illustrates the ways in which users, social scientists, managers and engineers can participate in the design and development of human-centred computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) system. The book offers a unique insight into a large European project (ESPRIT project 1217) aimed at the design and development of a human-centred CIM system. The book examines the problems inherent in developing interdisciplinary design methods and of "crossing the border" between the social and engineering sciences. The authors offer proposals and guidelines for overcoming such problems based on their experience within this project. Crossing the Border will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners in the area of factory automation, to students and researchers in AI, and to all those interested in the human and organisational issues surrounding the computerised factory of the future.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

    J. Martin Corbett

  • Institute of Social Science, Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark

    Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen

  • Department of Vocational Education, Institute of Technology and Education, University of Bremen, Bremen 33, Germany

    Felix Rauner

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