Proceedings of the 5
thInternational Conference
COMPUTER INTEGRATED
MANUFACTURING
Technologies For
New Millennium Manufacturing
28 - 30 March 2000
Singapore
In conjunction with
ICCIM 2000 Pre-Conference Workshops,
ILA 2000 - The 2nd Asia Pacific Forum on Integrated Logistics Solutions,
TLA 2000 - The 2nd Asia Pacific Exhibition for Transportation & Logistics,
Technology Hub 200 - The lsl Asia Pacific IT Exhibition in
Manufacturing and Logistic Solutions.
Volume 1
Editors
J. Singh, S. C. Lew and R. Gay
CONTENTS
Preface vii
Volume 1
Business & Management Aspects
Agile Enterprise
Strategic Product and Production Technology Planning 5 Gausemeier, Jurgen; Fink, Alexander; Soetebeer, Martin
Maintaining Manufacturing Competitiveness Through Computer
Integrated Manufacturing 17 Luong, Lee H S; Chan, Felix T S
Business Process Re-engineering
A Contigency Framework for Information System Evaluation 29 Qiu, Fasheng; K T, Yeo
Global Manufacturing Issues
Concept and Architecture of Green Integrated Manufacturing Systems 43 Fei, Liu; Zhang, Hua; Naijun, He
Global Manufacturing - Trends and issues in Product Transfers 52 Van, Thothathri
Global Collaborative Product Development - Challenges,
Technologies and Opportunities 68 Domazet, Dragan
Logistic & Distribution
Electronic Commerce
Boosting Peoples' Confidence in Electronic Commerce 85 Khan, Muhammad Arshad; Mohammed, Yakoob Siyal
Measuring Online Service Quality: An Empirical Exploration 95 Gilbert, Arthur Lee; Ng, Jason
Logistics Management
Balanced Scorecards I l l Mats, Johnsson; Gunilla, Jonson; Robert, Bjarnemo
A Study on Transportation Methods of Automobile Components
in the ICGCPS 123 Su, Yuanming; Hiraki, Shusaku
Packaging Logistics in Product Development 135 Robert, Bjarnemo; Gunilla, Jonson; Mats, Johnsson
Dynamic Characteristics of an ASEAN-China global logistics system: a case investigation of car industry 147 Hiroshi, Katayama; Hirofumi, Hiramatsu; Hiraki, Shusaku
Supply Chain
Fit In Inter-Firm Supply Chain Relations 163 Kam, B. Chung
Multi-Agent Enabled Modeling and Coordination with application
to Supply Chain Management 173 Fu, Yonghui; de Souza, Robert; Zhao, Zhenying
Packaging Logistics - evaluation methods for increased efficiency
in the supply chain 185 Gunilla, Jonson; Mats, Johnsson
Integrated Supply Chain Modelling 198 Li, ZhengPing; de Souza, Robert; Yang, Hongpeng
A new approach to a supplier-integrated planning A case study of product development with inter-organisational process management 208 Schafermeier, Ulrich; Helmke, Stefan Helmke; Dangelmaier, Wilhelm Supply Chain Coordination 220 Muller, Andreas
IT Application in Manufacturing
CIM Management & Implementation
Creating A Systemic Framework For Delineating Information
Systems Failures 235 Lim, Thomas C K; K T, Yeo
IT Deployment in an Enterprise Start-Up; an Alignment Framework 247 Lee, Tuck Suen; Singh, Jasbir
On Measures Of Flexiblity In Manufacturing Systems 261 M I M, Wahab; Shanker, Kripa
Product Platform Planning for Mass Customization 273 Du, Xuehong; Jiao, Jianxin; Tseng, Mitchell M
Enterprise Modelling & Engineering
A Specification Language For Adaptive Workflow 287 Liu, Shuzhou; Goh, Angela Eck Soong
Design and Development of Architecture-based Information System
for an Automated Manufacturing System 296 Jambak, M I; Shaharoun, A M; Razak, A A
Enterprise Resource Planning
Capacity Planning In Discrete Manufacturing Environment 309 Samuhavinyoo, Kanchana; M.A.A, Hasin
Impact of Internet on Manufacturing
IT Impact On New Millennium Manufacturing 321 Ajith, Abraham; Baikunth, Nath
The Impact of the Internet on Manufacturing 333 Jeff Y T, Ang
An Approach to Building of Internet Services for Product Models 341 Trajanovic, Miroslav; Cvtetanovic,Svetlana; Domazet, Ljiljana
Requirements for Business-to-Business E-Commerce:
A Consultation with Industry & Government 351 Sng, Dennis
Regional Virtual Networks 366 Felser, Winfried; Jorn, Szegunis; Helmke, Stefan Helmke
Factory Automation
Automated Material Handling Systems
Impact Dynamics of Small Parts on a Vibratory Table 381 Lim, Geok Hian; Chua, S K Patrick
Conflict-Free AGV Routing in a Bi-Directional Path Layout 392 Qiu, Ling; Hsu, Wen Jing
Cordless Linear Motor Material Handling System for
Computer Integrated Manufacturing 404 Hippner, M; Bright, G; Lindsay, C
Intelligent Robotic Systems for Manufacturing
Development of An Automated Coordinate Measuring Robot (CMR)
for Large Objects Measurement 415 Torng, Jingsyan; Lin, Grier C I; Lu, Tien-Fu; Ferris, Timothy L J
Performance of the CENTAUROB ta production plants 425 Schlattmann, Josef; Jan, Hampel
Optimal trajectory generation for wheeled mobil robot 434 Qin, Bin; Yeng, Chai Soh, William; Wang, Danwei; Ming, Xie
Intelligent Robotics and Automation Applications
Distributed Agent Based Design of Modular Reconfigurable Robots 447 S, Ramachandran; Chen, I Ming
Control Architecture for a Novel Dexterous Hand 459 Chen, Wenjie; Ming, Xie
Robust Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators 469 Mao, Lin Ni; Er, Meng Joo; Yeng, Chai Soh, William; Keng, Leng Goh
Machine Vision & Applications
A Camera-Aided Method For Accuracy Improvement In Dual-Robot
Prototyping System 479 Lin, Grier C I; Lu, Tien-Fu; Huang, Hsuan Kuan
CaReSs: A Computer Aided Sematic Modelling of Real World
Objects 487 Bernhard, Ristow
Vision Guided Homing For Humanoid Service Robot 499 Yi, Jin; Ming, Xie
Shop Floor Control & Integration
Corba as an Object-Oriented Infrastructure for Factory Communication and Control 513 Huang, Guangbin; Yang, Zhonghua; Lim, Roland; Gay, Robert
Decentralized Coordination of Autonomous Assembly Lines 521 Song, Zice; Guan, Lim, Roland
Software Interfacing For Condition Monitoring Of A Water Hydraulic Cylinder System 531 Tan, Cheng Hock, Alfred; Chua, S K Patrick; Lim, Geok Hian
Product Design
Product Data Management
X-R Charts With Specified a and p 547 Tian, Yu; Wu, Zhang; Ming, Xie
Variable Control Limits Coefficients Scheme For X Chart 559 Liu, Qingchuan; Wu, Zhang; Ming, Xie
A Function-Based Product Model For Concurrent Design 570 Tay, Eng Hock, Francis; Gu, Jinxiang
Integrating Design Attributes and Parameters in Concurrent
Engineering with the Design Tensor Method 581 Tan, Ah Kat; Tan, Lam Wing; Bonollo, Elivio
Content Based Access To CAD/CAM Drawings 593 Hawamdeh, Suliman
Author Index 1-1
Preface vii
Volume 2
IT Integration
CIM Framework & Architecture
Design And Implementation Of CH Automobile Concurrent
Engineering 609 Zhao, Jinmin; Guan, Qiang; Liu, Jihong; Zhong, Yifang; Jin, Guodong
Data Warehousing & Data Mining
Operation Data Store: Design, Implementation Methodology
& Prospects 621 Lee, Tuck Suen; Koay, Leong Keng
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Design of the Rectifying Inspection Plans and An Optimization
Scheme 635 Wang, Zhigang; Wu, Zhang; Ming, Xie
Flexible Workflow Integration In Manufacturing: Techniques and
Applications 649 Lau, Henry; Ning, Andrew; Chan, Felix T S; Ip, W L Ralph;
Chung, Walter
Manufacturing Systems Design For A Watch Manufacturer 661 Chan, Felix T S; Mak, K L; H C W, Lau; Ip, W L Ralph
An On-Line Process Improvement Of The Manufacturing Systems 673 Chan, Kok Keong; Spedding, Trevor; Xue, Ming Yuan