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This book examines the emergence of a new philosophy based on the idea of ""human-centred technology"" and, through the use of a case study, illustrates the ways in which users, social scientists, managers and engineers can participate in the design and development of human-centred computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) system. The book offers a unique insight into a large European project (ESPRIT project 1217) aimed at the design and development of human-centred CIM system. The book examines the problems inherent in developing interdisciplinary design methods and of ""crossing the border"" between the social and engineering sciences. The authors offer proposals and guidelines for overcoming such problems based on their experience within this project. This book will be of particluar interest to researchers and practitioners in the area of factory automation, to students and researchers in AI, and to all those interested in the human and organisational issues surrounding the computerized factory of the future.

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Author:   J. Martin Corbett ,  Lauge Baungaard Rasmussen ,  Felix Rauner ,  F. Rauner (University of Bremen, Germany)
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9783540196136

ISBN 10:   3540196137
Pages:   135
Publication Date:   14 January 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The Work-Oriented Shaping Perspective: The Problem Setting and Perspectives.- 1.1 Do We Need a New Paradigm.- 1.2 The Technique-Oriented Approach.- 1.3 The Sociotechnical Approach.- 1.4 The Human-Centred Approach.- 1.5 Towards a Work-Oriented Shaping Approach.- 1.6 Summary.- 2 The Interdisciplinary Design of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems: ESPRIT Project 1217 (1199) Part One.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Experiences of Interdisciplinary Collaboration During the First Year of the Project.- 2.3 Evaluation of the First-Year Experiences in the Three National Groups.- 2.4 The “Shaping Paper” — Intentions, Reactions and Influence.- Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Second Half of ESPRIT Project 1217 (1199).- 3.1 Experiences of Interdisciplinary Collaboration at the National Level.- 3.2 Experiences of Collaboration at the International Level.- 3.3 Lessons Learned.- 4 Crossing the Border.- 4.1 Crossing the Border — A Tentative Definition.- 4.2 Participatory Systems Development.- 4.3 The Shaping Process.- 4.4 Prospective Example of the Shaping Process as a Rolling Development.- 4.5 Summary and Conclusions.- References.

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