1. The cultural underpinnings of introducing AMT

   • Jack Baranson

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 2

2. Organisation, people and technology: Complementary components for successful use of CADCAM

   • J. Stark

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 13

3. A modular simulator for design, planning, and control of flexible manufacturing systems

   • M. Montazeri
   • L. F. Gelders
   • L. N. Van Wassenhove

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 32

4. Knowledge-based system for assignment of parts to machine cells

   • H. A. ElMaraghy
   • P. Gu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 44

5. Aggregation and disaggregation of end items in a class of multistage production systems

   • K. S. Hindi
   • E. Toczylowski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 54

6. Manufacturing process control on the basis of the input/output chart—A chance to improve the operational behaviour of automatic production systems

   • H. -P. Wiendahl
   • G. Springer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 69

7. Robot trajectory optimisation with dynamic constraints

   • A. Fahim
   • M. Tetreault
   • D. S. Necsulescu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 76

8. A knowledge-based system for sensor interaction and real-time component control

   • R. Benhadj
   • S. Sadeque
   • H. Rahnejat

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 102

9. Modelling and development of transformation matrices for a three-dimensional digitiser

   • S. Balakrishnan
   • C. Gadsby

   OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 111

10. A parametric study of the heat absorption capacity of metallic moulds-fundamental patterns of its time variation

    • M. O. M. Osman
    • M. H. Attia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 133