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Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control

Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, and the AHFE International Conference on Advanced Production Management and Process Control, July 24-28, 2019, Washington D.C., USA

  • Reports on cutting-edge applications of digital modeling systems in manufacturing
  • Describes intelligent technologies supporting product life cycle management
  • Explores critical aspects in the design of lean manufacturing systems

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Table of contents (47 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Ergonomics in Manufacturing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Development of an Intelligent Robotic Additive Manufacturing Cell for the Nuclear Industry

      • Richard French, Hector Marin-Reyes, Gabriel Kapellmann-Zafra, Samantha Abrego-Hernandez
      Pages 3-13
    3. Manageable and Scalable Manufacturing IT Through an App Based Approach

      • Christian Knecht, Andreas Schuller, Andrei Miclaus
      Pages 14-26
    4. Ergonomics Principles for the Design of an Assembly Workstation for Left-Handed and Right-Handed Users

      • Lucia Botti, Alice Caporale, Maddalena Coccagna, Cristina Mora
      Pages 27-39
    5. Impact of Industry 4.0 on Occupational Health and Safety

      • Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska, Zbigniew Wisniewski, Anna Walaszczyk, Anna Maczewska, Piotr Sopinski
      Pages 40-52
    6. Lean Production Management Model for SME Waste Reduction in the Processed Food Sector in Peru

      • José Chávez, Fernando Osorio, Ernesto Altamirano, Carlos Raymundo, Francisco Dominguez
      Pages 53-62
  3. Agile Manufacturing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Reflections on Production Working Environments in Smart Factories

      • Sebastian Pimminger, Werner Kurschl, Mirjam Augstein, Thomas Neumayr, Christine Ebner, Josef Altmann et al.
      Pages 75-85
    3. Lean Manufacturing Model in a Make to Order Environment in the Printing Sector in Peru

      • Adriana Becerra, Alessandro Villanueva, Víctor Núñez, Carlos Raymundo, Francisco Dominguez
      Pages 100-110
  4. Competencies in Work Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Competency Model for Logistics Employees in Smart Factories

      • Markus Kohl, Carina Heimeldinger, Michael Brieke, Johannes Fottner
      Pages 133-145
    3. Competency Profiles as a Means of Employee Advancement for a Resource-Efficient Chipping Production

      • Leif Goldhahn, Robert Eckardt, Christina Pietschmann, Sebastian Roch
      Pages 146-157
  5. Human Aspects in Industrial and Work Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Cognitive and Organizational Criteria for Workstation Design

      • Salvador Ávila, Beata Mrugalska, Magdalena K. Wyrwicka, Maraisa Souza, Jade Ávila, Érica Cayres et al.
      Pages 161-173

About this book

This book discusses the latest advances in manufacturing and process control, with a special emphasis on digital manufacturing and intelligent technologies for manufacturing and industrial processes control. The human aspect of the developed technologies and products, their interaction with the users, as well as sustainability issues, are covered in detail. Development of new products using rapid prototyping systems, remote fabrication, and other advanced techniques, is described in detail, highlighting the state-of-the-art and current challenges. Based on both the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing, and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Advanced Production Management and Process Control, held on July 24-28, 2019, in Washington D.C., USA, this book also highlight important strategies for managing enterprise of the future.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management System, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

    Waldemar Karwowski

  • Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

    Stefan Trzcielinski, Beata Mrugalska

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eBook USD 219.00
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Softcover Book USD 279.99
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