Proceedings of the 13th World Congress Book

Volume headings and selected papers: Models for Production Planning and Scheduling. Scheduling permutation flow shops using the Lagrangian relaxation technique (Liu Guandong et al.). Discrete Event Models in Manufacturing. Automatic assembly planning based on genetic algorithms (M.F. Sebaaly, H. Fujimoto). Models for Manufacturing Systems Management and Control. Optimization of the assembly process in a flexible cell (A. Agnetis et al.). The Generalized Enterprise Integration Reference Architecture and Methodology. The task force specification for GERAM and its fulfillment by PERA (T.J. Williams, Li Hong). Control of Manufacturing Processes 1. On operating point sensitivity of thermal processes (R.L. Kosut, M.G. Kabuli). Control of Manufacturing Processes 2. Capacitance/Diameter (C/D) control in telephone cable insulation process (J. Pulkkinen et al.). Low-Cost Intelligent Manufacturing Automation. Object oriented low cost picture processing (C. Fessel, R. Probst). Design of Human-Oriented Automatic Control Systems 1. Operator empowerment for total productive maintenance (J.W. Tsai). Design of Human-Oriented Automatic Control Systems 2. Flexible learning strategies for visual control systems (M. Teunis, B. Nickolay). Cultural Constraints for Industrial Automation 1. Knowledge, control, and reality: the need for a pluralistic view in control system design (M. Liz et al.). Cultural Constraints for Industrial Automation 2. Findings of comparative studies on CNC-machine tools (F. Rauner). Panel Discussion—Culture: A Constraint for Industrial Automation?Culture: a constraint for industrial automation? (T. Martin). Control Applications in Bio-Production. Receding horizon optimal control of greenhouse climate based on the lazy man weather predictions (R.F. Tap et al.). Modelling and Control of Biomedical Systems. Human arm trajectory: planning execution and control (D. Weber, He Jiping). Control and Computer Applications in Infrastructure and Environment. Range image analysis for the greenhouse automation in intelligent plant factory (K. Hatou et al.). Author Index. Keyword Index.