Computer applications in production and engineering

This book will be a compilation of the latest premier industry research in production and engineering, technical infrastructure issues, research production definition, by authors who are experts in their fields of study. It will cover the proceedings of the sixth international conference for worldwide industry research in global enterprise computer applications in production and engineering (CAPE '97), arranged by the International Federation for Information Processing and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and will be held in Detroit, Michigan in November 1997.