Options for CIM: ‘unmanned factory’ versus skill-based manufacturing

✍ Scribed by Peter Brödner

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 831 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-5240
• DOI: 10.1016/0951-5240(88)90089-4

✦ Synopsis

The concept of the 'unmanned factory' runs into several difficulties which make its success doubtful. This paper compares the technoloyy centred approach with the human centred approach to computer-integrated manufacturin9, showin9 that the latter results in improved productivity. It is also sugoested that the idea (![" replacin9 human capability with machines should be overcome.