Title :
International cooperation to develop intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS)
Author_Institution :
US Dept. of Commerce, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The author discusses some aspects of advanced manufacturing and the advantages of international collaboration and suggests some areas for collaboration. He outlines the Japanese intelligent manufacturing system (IMS) proposal and enumerates its background. The IMS proposal includes the following elements: (1) the move away from manufacturing by the work force, (2) the appearance of isolated islands of automation, (3) globalization of manufacturing, (4) insufficient systemization for existing technology, (5) diversification of consumer needs, and (6) the hollowing-out of industry and the decline of production
Keywords :
factory automation; research initiatives; Japanese systems; automation; consumer needs; intelligent manufacturing systems; international cooperation; production; Collaboration; Intellectual property; Intelligent manufacturing systems; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Production systems; Proposals; Research and development; US Department of Commerce; US Government;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Manufacturing Technology Symposium, 1990 Proceedings, Competitive Manufacturing for the Next Decade. IEMT Symposium, Ninth IEEE/CHMT International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IEMT9.1990.114972
