Advances in Manufacturing Technology XVI provides a comprehensive collection of papers exploring the very latest developments in the field of manufacturing engineering and managment and incorporates the most up-to-date techniques. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:



Business strategies process reengineering
CAD/CAM and concurrent engineering
E-manufacturing and virtual reality
Engineering modelling and simulations
Total quality management and metrology
Intelligent systems. robotics and automation
Lean and agiel manufacturing
Machining process and tooling
Operations management
Process control and condition monitoring

Covering all aspects of manufacturing engineering, systems, and management this volume will be of great interest to those wanting to keep abreast pf current research and those involved in the planning stages in this area of engineering.