Frontiers in Computing Technologies for Manufacturing Applications

In today’s competitive world, industries are focusing on shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity and better customer service. As ERP and other information management systems have been widely implemented,

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Series Editor Professor D. T. Pham Intelligent Systems Laboratory WDA Centre of Enterprise in Manufacturing Engineering University of Wales Cardiff PO Box 688 Newport Road Cardiff CF2 3ET UK Other titles published in this series Assembly Line Design B. Rekiek and A. Delchambre Advances in Design H.A. ElMaraghy and W.H. ElMaraghy (Eds.) Effective Resource Management in Manufacturing Systems: Optimization Algorithms in Production Planning M. Caramia and P. Dell’Olmo Condition Monitoring and Control for Intelligent Manufacturing L. Wang and R.X. Gao (Eds.) Optimal Production Planning for PCB Assembly W. Ho and P. Ji Trends in Supply Chain Design and Management: Technologies and Methodologies H. Jung, F.F. Chen and B. Jeong (Eds.) Process Planning and Scheduling for Distributed Manufacturing Lihui Wang and Weiming Shen (Eds.) Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications W.D. Li, S.K. Ong, A.Y.C. Nee and C. McMahon (Eds.) Decision Making in the Manufacturing Environment R. Venkata Rao Reverse Engineering: An Industrial Perspective V. Raja and K. J. Fernandes (Eds.)

Yoshiaki Shimizu • Zhong Zhang and Rafael Batres

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Yoshiaki Shimizu, Dr.Eng. Zhong Zhang, Dr.Eng. Rafael Batres, Dr.Eng. Department of Production Systems Engineering Toyohashi University of Technology 1-1 Hibarigaoka Tempaku-cho Toyohashi Aichi 441-8580 Japan

ISBN 978-1-84628-954-5

e-ISBN 978-1-84628-955-2

Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing ISSN 1860-5168 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Shimizu, Yoshiaki Frontiers in computing technologies for manufacturing applications. - (Springer series in advanced manufacturing) 1. Production engineering - Data processing I. Title II. Zhang, Zhong III. Batres, Rafael 670.4'2'0285 ISBN-13: 9781846289545 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007931877 © 2007 Springer-Verlag London Limited Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this book and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com

Preface

This book presents recent developments in computing technologies for