e-Manufacturing: Business Paradigms and Supporting Technologies

Co-Sponsors. Committees. Editor Foreword. Editorial Board Foreword. Part One: Invited Papers. 1. Perspective on Concurrent Engineering in Product and Process Design; R.J. Graves. 2. E-Manufacturing: The Tools We Need to Deal with Relationships and Networks; A.L. Soares. 3. e-Manufacturing in Europe: Enterprise Networking; F.J. Restivo. 4. Knowledge, Innovation and Investment; J. M. Mendonça. 5. Joint Ventures for Innovation & Competitiveness; J.C. Caldeira. Part Two: Advanced Logistics. 6. Planning, Design and Management of Shared Information within Globally Distributed Manufacturing Networks; T. Forzi, P. Laing. 7. Customer Relationship Management and Smart Organization; P. Weiß, B. Kölmel. 8. The FIR E-Business Engineering Integration Model; M. Beyer, A. Quadt, S. Bleck. 9. Microplano - A Scheduling Support System for the Plastic Injection Industry; C. Silva, L.M. Ferreira. 10. Quality Certification in the Virtual Enterprise; Â. Martins, J.J. Pinto Ferreira, J.M. Mendonça. 11. Making Effective the Introduction of E-Business in SME: A Reference Model Approach; A.L. Soares, L.Maia Carneiro, D. Carneiro. Part Three: Mechatronics. 12. Robot Calibration Using Genetic Programming; J.-U. Dolinsky, G. Colquhoun, I. Jenkinson. 13. Robust Control of an Adaptive Optics System Using HINFINITY Method; B. West Frazier, R K. Tyson, Y.P. Kakad, B.G. Sherlock. 14. Small Linear Actuator for Small Robots; H. Okabe, N. Kakizawa, S. Sakano, M. Kanno. 15. A New ElectromagneticActuation System on an Industrial Sewing Machine with On-Line Efficiency Monitoring; L.F. Silva, M. Lima, F.N. Ferreira, A.M. Rocha, H. Carvalho, C. Couto. Part Four: Manufacturing Systems Integration. 16. Understanding Data in Industrial Environments; E.R. Lopes, N.G. Mourinho, N. Castela, A. Guerra. 17. A Framework for Understanding Cellular Manufacturing Systems; S. do Carmo Silva, A. Carvalho Alves. 18. Sales Prediction With Marketing Data Integration for Supply Chains; D. Gillblad, A. Holst. 19. Utilizing