Publisher's Synopsis
This volume is unique in its complete coverage of the factory of the future. The book presents the state of the art of all aspects of computers applied to production and engineering. Design through to production, with all the ramifications of the planning and control systems needed in the factory of the future, are to be found in the contributions from many leading international authorities in this vital area. Thus the whole cycle of product realization, and many of the accompanying problems, are analyzed in depth.
