Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems
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Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems

Proceedings of the IFAC Workshop, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 7–9 November 1983

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Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems

Proceedings of the IFAC Workshop, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 7–9 November 1983

About this book

Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems focuses on the need to improve the working conditions in the workplace while at same time putting emphasis on the use of technologies in various industries. The book takes into account how automation has altered the operations of small- and medium-sized firms. The text then presents a comparison of the use of computer-controlled applications in different countries and industries, as well as how these applications have influenced the working conditions of workers as well as the division of work in the workplace. The changes that manufacturing industries have undergone and the adjustments that were made in adopting the use of automated manufacturing systems are also highlighted. Also noted are the changes that computer-aided production systems have done on engineering, including the observation that workers can effectively work in an environment that is partially controlled by computer-controlled applications. However, the text also notes that organizational problems have evolved in firms that have adopted computer-controlled applications. The book can be a source of information for social scientists and those involved in developing computer-controlled applications in organizations.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  7. Chapter 1. AUTOMATION, EVOLUTION OF SKILLS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED FIRMS: THE CASE OF NUMERICAL CONTROL
  8. Chapter 2. COMPANY SIZE AND WORK ORGANIZATION IN CNC MACHINING
  9. Chapter 3. REVIEW OF APPLICATION AND OPERATION EXPERIENCE WITH AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR DRILLING OF TRUCK FRAMES
  10. Chapter 4. DIVISION OF LABOUR AND DISTRIBUTION OF TACIT KNOWLEDGE IN THE AUTOMATION OF METAL MACHINING1
  11. Chapter 5. DESIGN OF MAN-MACHINE INTERFACES AND WORK CONTENT IN A CONTAINER TRANSFER PROCESS
  12. Chapter 6. REGULATION REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATION BARRIERS — TWO ASPECTS OF PARTIALIZED ACTION IN INDUSTRIAL WORK
  13. Chapter 7. GROUP TECHNOLOGY — A STRATEGY TOWARDS HIGHER QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
  14. Chapter 8. FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION AND JOB DESIGN IN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: CONCLUSIONS FROM A VISIT IN JAPAN
  15. Chapter 9. WORK ORGANIZATION AND TRAINING IN A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM — AN ALTERNATIVEA PPROACH
  16. Chapter 10. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ALTERNATIVE COMPUTER-AIDED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM BATCH RUNS
  17. Chapter 11. INTERACTIVE NEW DESIGN OF TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATION WITH JOINT CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRITERIA: THE CASE OF A NEW ROLLING MILL PLANT
  18. Chapter 12. THE DESIGNER AND HIS JOB IN THE FACE OF INTEGRATED CAD/CAM SYSTEMS
  19. Chapter 13. VANISHING, DIMINISHING OR REMAINING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEOPLE
  20. Chapter 14. AUTONOMOUS PRODUCTION CELL
  21. Chapter 15. THE AUTONOMOUS PRODUCTION ISLAND
  22. Chapter 16. PARTICIPATION OF PRODUCTION STAFF TO TECHNICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: AMBITIONS AND LIMITS OF AN EXPERIENCE IN A CEMENT FACTORY
  23. Chapter 17. WORKERS' PARTICIPATION IN DESIGN OF WORK: POSSIBILITIES, DIFFICULTIES, RECENT TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
  24. Chapter 18. WORKER PARTICIPATION IN THE DESIGN OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
  25. Chapter 19. PARTICIPATORY JOB DESIGN AND AUTOMATION: UNANTICIPATED SIDE EFFECTS
  26. Chapter 20. WORK STRUCTURING IN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS EXEMPLIFIED BY USE OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS FOR BODY ASSEMBLY
  27. Chapter 21. CONSEQUENCES OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS IN THE FIELD OF WORK ORGANIZATION
  28. Chapter 22. APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF WORK STRUCTURING FOR THE PLANNING OF ROBOT SYSTEMS
  29. Chapter 23. WORK ORGANISATION IN FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS — FIRST FINDINGS FROM INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
  30. Chapter 24. WORK DESIGN IN AN INTEGRATED ROBOT WORK CELL FOR N/C MACHINING
  31. Chapter 25. CONSIDERING SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ECONOMIC CRITERIA IN THE DESIGN OF AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS: CONDITIONS FOR THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
  32. Chapter 26. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, DECISION MAKING AND ITS EFFECTS ON WORK IN THE DUTCH PRINTING INDUSTRY
  33. Chapter 27. THE DIFFUSION OF FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION AND ROBOTS
  34. Chapter 28. APPROPRIATE AUTOMATION FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM INDUSTRIES
  35. Chapter 29. SUMMING UP THE WORKSHOP
  36. AUTHOR INDEX