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CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Technology Management Network
Strategic Technology Management: Linking Technology Resources to Company Objectives
Assessment of Decision Quality
Technology Selection
Engineering Re-use
New Product Introduction Collaborations - Developing Robust Processes for Supplier and Customer Interaction
Good Design Practice: Integrating Engineering and Industiral Design
Software Technology Management
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING
International Manufacturing Capabilities
Manufacturing Mobility
Alliances and Joint Ventures
Globalisation of Aerospace Manufacturing
CENTRE FOR STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE
Manufacturing Strategy and Performance
Industrial Make versus Buy Decisions
Assessing the Impact of Product Introduction on Manufacturing Systems
Investigating the Role of Complexity in the Supply Chain and How it Inhibits Systems' Integration
Decision Support Tools for the Selection of Appropriate Strategies in Manufacturing Companies
CENTRE FOR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Evolution of Business Performance Measurement Systems
The Evaluation of IT Investments
Measuring the Capacity of Firms to Innovate
MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GROUP
Analysis of Production Responsiveness
Monitoring, Detection and Diagnosis
Design of Manufacturing Control and Decision Support Mechanisms
Specification and Development of Reconfigurable, Intelligent Control Systems
PRODUCT PROCESSES
Optimum Fibre Orientation in Composites
Aircraft Wing Skin Forming Processes
Deformation Strain Fields in Two-Phase Alloys: Theory and Experiment
Highly Deformed Metal Structures
DECISION SUPPORT GROUP
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support
DESIGN
Identification of Requirements and their Influence on the Design/Manufacturing Process
Computational Framework for Concept Generation and Exploration in Mechanical Design
A Design Support System for the Synthesis of Physical Effects to Produce Innovative Design Principals
Design of Vision-Assisted Robots for the Life Sciences
An Arm Support System to Increase the Independence of those with Reduced Arm Muscle Function due to Muscular Distrophy or Motor Neurone Disease
Solar Furnace for Hydrogen Production, Glass Melting, and Combined Electric Generation and Desalination Design and Testing
A Concurrent Integrated CAD Method for Ship and Sailing Yacht Design
Catamaran Design
GENERAL
Effective Models for Postgraduate Education in Engineering
Ownership and Leadership in Manufacturing
Sustainable Manufacturing
Research in manufacturing is carried out mainly in Centres and Groups, with a number of independent projects.
The Centre is now well established and in its third year of operation. New research projects have been started and the industrial community linked to the Centre has expanded. The regular programme of events continues to attract increasing industrial and academic participation. The annual Symposium in July was sponsored by EPSRC, DTI/OST, and ESRC. In addition, during the year, assignments have been carried out for the European Commission and the DTI.
Mr D.R. Probert
This EPSRC funded Network was launched in May 1998 and an active group of academics and industrialists has been established. Focused on industrially relevant technology management issues, recent Network meetings have included knowledge management, technology strategy and technology management metrics(M62).
Ms C.J.P. Farrukh
Dr R.Phaal
Mr D.R. Probert
Dr E.W. Garnsey
Work started on this project in April 1998, with EPSRC funding and project partners BAE SYSTEMS, Federal Mogul and Domino Printing Sciences. The aim is to develop a set of practical tools to assist technology planning, together with supporting conceptual frameworks. A `fast-start' technology roadmapping process has been developed, currently being tested in a wide range of companies. In addition, a tool catalogue is being compiled, collecting together a wide range of approaches that can support technology management in the firm(M12,M54,M55).
Mr D.R. Probert
This project has developed a means of assessing the quality of a decision making process. It has been applied to both manufacturing business decisions and broader policy decision issues(M44).
Mr D.R. Probert
This project is developing both a framework of factors and a decision methodology to support the selection of packaged technology in a manufacturing environment.
Professor M. J. Gregory
Engineering re-use is increasingly seen as an important route to cost and lead time reductions. Work in collaboration with GEC-Marconi has led to the creation of a re-use framework. This framework is now applied and tested as the basis of a practical approach to re-use in a number of participating companies.
Mr P. Fraser
Ms C.A.I. Rose
Professor M.J. Gregory
Few companies have all the skills needed to develop technologically complex products. Increasingly, firms opt to form collaborations with suppliers or partners to gain access to other relevant technologies. This project, supported by the EPSRC, aims to improve the understanding of the processes of introducing new products to market when significant development work is provided by new supplier / customer combinations or partnerships.
Mr P. Fraser
Professor M.J. Gregory
This project, funded by the Monument Trust, aims to create and validate a generic process for the creation of new products integrating product planning, engineering and industrial design , and to identify barriers to its adoption in SMEs. The study is being undertaken in collaboration with the University Engineering Design Centre and the Royal College of Art, working with a selected group of partner companies on active development projects.
Mr D.R. Probert
The Centre launched a new project in April 1999, investigating the technology management of software. The aims are:
(1) To identify and isolate the major factors distinguishing software from other technologies in the context of manufactured products and systems
(2) To develop/modify and test selected technology management tools for application in the software domain
(3) To provide guidance on the application of new and existing tools to technology management problems relating to software.
The initial scoping phase included a literature review, interviews with software practitioners and a workshop in July. It yielded a preliminary report and an outline proposal to the EPSRC, who have now requested a full proposal.
The Centre, established two year ago, continues to develop its programme of research, meetings and an annual symposium.
Professor M. J. Gregory
Dr Y. Shi
Work on this major EPSRC programme has continued with the engagement of major companies in the development of new approaches to the design of manufacturing networks. The study of knowledge transfer between plants in international networks is proceeding well(M10).
Professor M.J. Gregory
Manufacturing mobility is concerned with companies' ability to move production internationally. Two workbooks for industry `Manufacturing Mobility' and `Fitness for Transfer' have been published, and a third on plant location is in preparation(M36,M52,M61).
Professor M.J. Gregory
Dr Y. Shi
The need to form balanced and robust Alliances and Joint Ventures is an increasingly important feature of manufacturing internationally. A detailed study of alliances and joint ventures in China is providing the basis for practical guidelines for industry(M66,M67,M68).
Professor M.J. Gregory
Mr B.W. Ellis
The EPSRC sponsored MIDAS project is developing new tools to help companies interpret the impact of economic, technological and market trends on the structure and required competences in the aerostructures industry.
The Centre addresses issues concerned with the development of strategy in manufacturing businesses and methods for developing and embedding performance measures.
Dr K.W. Platts
Professor M.J. Gregory
Dr A.D. Neely
Mr J.F. Mills
Mr M.C.S. Bourne
This project, now in its seventh year, has continued to work closely with industry in developing competitive manufacturing strategies, and appropriate performance measurement systems. Work on the strategy side is currently exploring the resource based view of strategy development and has produced tools to enable companies to identify and asses their competences and capabilities. Work on performance measurement is exploring how new performance measurement systems are embedded. Work on representation and presentation of information is investigating the
applicability of computer-based multi-media in the processes(M3,M4,M5,M30,M31,M32,M33,M34,M35,M41,M45,M46,M58) .
Dr K.W. Platts
Mr D.R. Probert
This project started in January 1998, funded by the EPSRC, with industrial collaboration from Rolls Royce plc, Kenwood plc, and Philips Paging. A series of interviews and case studies, coupled with an extensive literature survey has resulted in a comprehensive "Make vs Buy" framework, which is to form the basis of a Make vs Buy decision-making methodology. This methodology has now been developed and is currently being tested in a wide range of manufacturing companies(M9,M53,M62).
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
Professor M.J. Gregory
This project is now complete. The major finding was that introducing large numbers of products does not, of itself, affect manufacturing. Production is more likely to be disrupted by the introduction of novel products. Novelty is measured by the number of product/processes that are being carried out for the first time.
These findings came from direct measurements made in the plants of four companies, covering both process and assembly operations. One plant introduced many new products but as each was only a minor variant on its predecessor the impact was minimal. However in a second plant, each order involved a high degree of product novelty. Not only did this cause problems to the whole plant but the areas of the factory most affected showed the highest level of disruption, in terms of queue length and volatility(M13).
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
This project started this year and is a joint investigation with the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University. The industrial partners are Unilever, BAe, and AEA Technology. Its aim is to see how complexity creates obstacles to greater integration within the manufacturing supply chain. In any supply chain there are major flows of information and materials. Information, in the form of forecasts and orders from the customer to the supplier, initiates the process. Goods then flow in the opposite direction.
Obstacles to good flow are both structural and operational. In the former case, they usually arise from distinct production technologies resulting in different manufacturing cycles. In the latter, it is the appearance of the unexpected; incorrect forecasts, breakdowns, poor quality, etc. All of these result in the formation of queues, either of information or materials. The task is to observe the behaviour of these queues both in the supplier's and customer's premises, to identify major problem areas(M14,M15,M16).
Professor M.J. Gregory
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
A previous grant from the DTI led to the development of a computer-based decision support tool to help small to medium sized manufacturing companies (SMEs) formulate strategy. This tool has now been turned into a commercial product and has been used by around forty companies world-wide.
One of the outcomes from a strategy formulation exercise is an action list for the SME to pursue. Such a list may include initiatives in one of the strategic areas where the Institute for Manufacturing already has expertise. The research is to see if there are obvious ways to link the tool produced in the DTI study to other tools and techniques developed within the Institute. It has led to more fundamental questions being asked about the nature of enabling methodologies and how they link.
The industrial partners are Automatic Brading, CarnaudMetalbox, ECM Systems and Sirius Concepts.
Dr A.D. Neely
The primary aim of this EPSRC funded project is to identify what factors influence the evolution of an organisation's performance measures. This is an important question as much of the work on measurement to date by organisations will change over time. Already a novel measurement framework - the performance prism - has been developed and a catalogue of measures has been produced. Detailed case study investigations exploring the factors that influence the portfolio of measures used by organisations are now being undertaken(M65).
Dr A.D. Neely
Numerous organisations are making substantial investments in information technology, but how can these
investments be evaluated? The aim of this project is to develop and test a framework for evaluating IT investments. This framework will help organisations assess the business impact of implementing information systems. The project, sponsored by the EU and industrial collaborators, will be extended to include the evaluation of an EDI implementation and the development of transnational information systems in a manufacturing firm. The main output will be the evaluation framework and methodology. Partners in the project will be provided with feedback on the effect of the system implementation and an indication of areas for improvement.
Dr A.D. Neely
In 1996, a team from the Judge Institute of Management Studies and the Institute of Manufacturing undertook a study, sponsored by the Government Office for the Eastern Region, which compared the performance of manufacturing firms in the East of England with those in Baden Württemberg. The findings of this study emphasised the importance of innovation, thereby raising the question - why are some firms more innovative than other firms are. The study currently underway seeks to address this question. An audit methodology that can be used to assess the capacity of firms to innovate has been developed and a significant study of the capacity of firms to innovate in the East of England is now being undertaken with the support of the East of England Development Agency(M40).
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
Dr D.C. McFarlane
Systematic approaches have been developed for assessing how production operations perform in the face of unplanned or uncontrollable disturbances, and has been developed into a practical industrial auditing tool(M28). The work aims to develop an understanding of how such disturbances affect production, provide a quantification of response capabilities for a given plant and provide a means of identifying improvement strategies, particularly in the area of control and decision support systems(M29). A special journal issue has been devoted to these topics(M27).
The remainder of the work of the group is focussed on the development of capabilities for so called Holonic Manufacturing Systems, a bottom-up, building-block style approach to specifying integrated manufacturing systems, which are robust to production disturbances and readily reconfigurable in the face of change.
Dr D.C. McFarlane
Many fault detection methods rely on complex models to represent both normal and faulty behaviour of the process or machine being monitored. The focus of this work is on the development of methods which support the detection of production abnormalities using only simple process representations or models and with minimal a priori anticipation of specific faults or defects(M11). Several industrial studies and reports have also been completed in this area. The work is developing tools based on both discrete time and discrete event(M11) methods.
Dr D.C. McFarlane
This work is based on the design of so called co-operative control algorithms which support the decision making of intelligent machines or devices, or which enhance the decision making of people in physically distributed production environments. The rationale for such an approach to algorithm development(M63,M64) lies in the inherent robustness provided when responsibility for decision making and manufacturing execution reside with the same entities, allowing for:
Dr D.C. McFarlane
This research is investigating new production systems architectures as a means of achieving greater responsiveness to short term disturbances and reconfigurability in the face of longer term changes(M8). The work focuses on the development of control system software architectures which both support co-operative control algorithms and will also provide for easy reconfiguration in the future. Intelligent software agents are being used as the basis for this development(M7,M21). Collaboration with VTT in Finland has led to the development of new software tools for this work(M2,M18,M19).
Mr M.J. Platts
Within small three-dimensional components using composite materials, layers of unidirectional fibres cannot match the desired stress trajectories efficiently. A new design approach which yields optimised three-dimensional fibre layouts at a detailed level, and a matching fibre placement method to manufacture the designed shapes, are now being tested on aircraft landing gear components, in collaboration with Messier Dowty Limited(M20,M51).
Mr M.J. Platts
Modelling algorithms and simulation software for peen forming, press forming and creep age forming of aircraft wing skins and stringers are being developed in conjunction with BAe Airbus, to allow optimisation and control of these processes(M17,M22).
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Work has continued on characterising and modelling the cold-deformation of aluminium-based metal-matrix composites. The particular focus has been to investigate the local strain fields around the reinforcement particles or whiskers using transmission electron microscope microdiffraction techniques. Previous studies have highlighted discrepancies between modelled fields and experimental measurements, but recent models incorporating a strain-gradient factor have enabled a good fit to be obtained. The work is being carried out in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA and Risø National Laboratory, Denmark.
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Work has continued on deformation structures in particle-containing aluminium alloys at high strains. Quantitative characterisation of the development of the microstructures is being carried out, and the interrelationships between microstructures and mechanical properties investigated. The materials show promise as the basis for energy-efficient routes for manufacturing with high-strength materials. The work is being carried out in collaboration with Risø National Laboratory, Denmark(M1).
Dr T. Holden
The theme uniting ongoing research is that of methods and technology for managing organisational knowledge resources and assisting decision-making. This has been interdisciplinary in nature, building upon the group's earlier activities in artificial intelligence, risk management and business system design.
Achievements include: an ethnographically-informed method for supporting knowledge-sharing in petrochemical plants(M60), techniques for mitigating operational risk in finance companies and development of neural-network supported software for knowledge capture, sharing and mining. Throughout its work, the group maintains close collaboration with industry and commerce.
Dr T.P. Bligh
Dr A. Chakrabarti
The `requirements' of a design have an enormous influence on the process and outcome of the design. Being able to identify these and rank the appropriateness of each is of vital importance for a successful design. Using a number of protocol studies of real design processes, the project aims to identify useful, as well as harmful mechanisms whereby requirements are rightly or wrongly identified and used in the design process, and to develop guidelines and means for supporting designers in this difficult yet crucial phase(M43).
Dr T.P. Bligh
Dr A. Chakrabarti
Having conceived a number of ideas, designers all too often do not adequately evaluate them before selecting one for further development. FUNCSION, a software package developed in the Engineering Design Centre, was developed to support designers by exposing them to a wide variety of ideas synthesised by the programme. However, while these ideas are useful, and often not conceived by the designers, there are far too many and they are too abstract in representation to be explored and evaluated easily by the designer. This project aims to rectify this problem(M23,M24).
Dr T.P Bligh
Mr A. Johnson
A computer supported method for the synthesis, evaluation and simulation of innovative design principles from physical effects, for complex products is being developed. This system differs from existing physical effect synthesis approaches in that it incorporates into the representation of principles, their equations, geometry, materials and contextual information. This will enable intelligent synthesis and automated reasoning about side-effects. The Physical effects synthesis will also be combined with integrated parameter analysis, allowing the designer to choose and link physical effects, in order to compare and contrast alternative solutions.
Dr T.P. Bligh
In molecular biology, one of the most tedious laboratory tasks is manual colony picking. This involves transferring tiny colonies (0.3mm in diameter) of yeasts, Ecoli and phages from agar to small test tubes, in the form of microtitre plates. For example, in the Human Genome programme, a typical library would require 100,000 colony picks. In a joint programme between the Departments of Engineering and Pathology, an instrument consisting of a specially designed robotic arm and a leading edge vision system has been designed to accomplish this task. Laboratory tests are complete and many machines have been delivered by BioRobotics Limited to leading laboratories in the UK, USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, Taiwan, China, New Zealand and Japan. Gridding and micro-gridding robots are now available. This project aims to continue the development of appropriate instruments in a multidisciplinary approach between the Department of Engineering and Pathology and the company, BioRobotics Ltd.
Dr T.P. Bligh
Professor R. Farmer
An arm support system is being developed for field trials with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. It is being designed for economic manufacture and a business plan is being developed. The aim of the project is to enable a small business to manufacture and sell these units.
Dr T.P. Bligh
A new concept for the design of heliostats for a solar concentrator has been produced, which overcomes most of the existing problems. The aim of this project is to design a prototype, being built by the Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia, to test the feasibility of a large solar furnace for the production of hydrogen or the large scale melting of glass and the combined production of electricity and fresh water from destination.
Dr T.P. Bligh
The aim of this programme is to develop a new approach to the ship and yacht design process which eliminates the long sequential nature of the present process. The programme will establish a concurrent computer-aided design procedure, instead of following the traditional Ship Design Spiral concept. Preliminary results show a reduction of almost 50% in the design time.
Dr T.P. Bligh
This project is to investigate the basic effects of parametric keel changes to a catamaran. The research, which is based on a novel catamaran design, will employ model testing at the Marine Technology Laboratory, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The outcome of the research will provide designers with invaluable data and insight into the effectiveness of different keel profile shapes and volume distributions.
Dr T.P. Bligh
Dr D.M. Holburn
This project seeks to explore some of the factors that contribute to an effective programme for postgraduate education and research in engineering and technology. Issues such as benefits that accrue to the individuals, institutions, and the nation are explored. Two models for postgraduate education which have stood the test of time, that of North America and the UK, are discussed in detail. The aim of the project is to reach recommendations for a successful postgraduate programme in a rapidly changing world.
Mr M.J. Platts
Understanding the different views of the nature and purpose of manufacturing industry held in different parts of the world, and during different periods in Britain's history, is an important aspect of manufacturing leadership(M47,M48,M49,M50).
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Professor M.J. Gregory
Studies are being carried out to assess how manufacturing industry can be helped to achieve significant improvements in eco-efficiency and environmental sustainability. The levels of understanding and competence both in industry and academia are being investigated, and a network of researchers is being developed.
M1. Barlow, C.Y., Liu, Y.L. High-strain deformation of aluminium containing small alumina particles. Deformation-Induced Microstructures: Analysis and Relation to Properties, Proceedings, 20th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark; Edited by J.B. Bilde-Sorensen et al, 261-267 (September 1999).
M2. Bluemink, G-J., Heikkilae, T., Kollingbaum, M., Saavalainen, P. Flexible software development for AGV - supported flowshops: a simulator aided approach. Proceedings, 5th Symposium on Software Reliability (SSR '99): Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice, Los Angeles, CA, USA (May 1999).
M3. Bourne, M.C.S., Mills, J.F., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W., Richards, A.H. Performance measures for sustaining and developing competences and capabilities. Technology and Innovation Management: Proceedings, Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET '99, Portland, OR, USA, 2 (July 1999). CD Rom.
M4. Bourne, M.C.S., Mills, J.F., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W., Wilcox, M., Hamblin, D.J., Bicheno, J. Performance measurement system design: testing a process approach in manufacturing companies. International Journal of Business Performance Management, 1, (2), 154-170 (1999).
M5. Bourne, M.C.S., Mills, J.F., Wilcox, M., Hamblin, D.J., Bicheno, J., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W. Developing and testing performance meaurement system design processes through action research. Management Accounting Research Group Conference, Aston, Birmingham (September 1998).
M6. Bourne, M.C.S., Neely, A.D., Mills, J., Platts, K.W. Performance measurement system implementation: an investigation of failures. Managing Operations Networks: Proceedings, 6th European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) Conference, Venice, Italy; Edited by E. Bartezzaghi et al, 749-756 (June 1999).
M7. Brueckner, S., Wyns, J., Peeters, P., Kollingbaum, M. Designing agents for manufacturing control. SIGMAN '98, Proceedings, 1998 Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing Research Planning Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, USA (August/September 1998); Edited by L.D. Interrante, G.F. Luger, 40-46 (AAAI, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 1998). ISBN 1577350723.
M8. Bussmann, S., McFarlane, D.C. Rationale for holomic control systems. Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS '99, Leuven, Belgium, 177- (September 1999).
M9. Cáñez, L., Probert, D.R. Technology sourcing: the link to make-or-buy. Technology and Innovation Management: Proceedings, Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET '99, Portland, OR, USA, (2) (July 1999). CD Rom. Also published in: Technology and Innovation Management (Selected papers from PICMET '99); Edited by D.F. Kocaoglu, T.R. Anderson, section 2, 47- (PICMET, Portland State University, 1999).
M10. Chai, K.H., Shi, Y., Gregory, M.J. Bridging islands of knowledge: a framework of knowledge sharing in international manufacturing networks. Managing Operations Networks: Proceedings, 6th European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) Conference, Venice, Italy; Edited by E. Bartezzaghi et al, 853-860 (June 1999).
M11. Cirocco, L., Jarvis, D., Jarvis, J., Lovrenich, R., Matson, J. Zone logic: a declarative approach to the agent-based control of discrete part manufacturing systems. Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS '99, Leuven, Belgium (September 1999).
M12. Farrukh, C.J.P., Phaal, R., Probert, D.R. Tools for technology management: dimensions and issues. Technology and Innovation Management: Proceedings, Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET '99, Portland, OR, USA, 2 (July 1999). CD Rom.
M13. Frizelle, G.D.M. The Management of Complexity in Manufacturing. (Business Intelligence Ltd, London, 1999).
M14. Frizelle, G.D.M. Management of complexity in manufacturing. Presented at: 2nd World Manufacturing Congress, Durham (September 1999).
M15. Frizelle, G.D.M. The measurement of complexity. 3rd Manufacturing Complexity Network Meeting, Warwick (August 1999).
M16. Frizelle, G.D.M. Supply chain management: current practices in other industries. CICA, 26th Annual Convention: Construction and the Information Society, Cambridge (September 1999).
M17. Gardiner, D.S., Platts, M.J. Towards peen forming process optimisation. Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Shot Peening, Warsaw, Poland, 235-243 (September 1999).
M18. Heikkilae, T., Kollingbaum, M., Bluemink, G-J., Valckenaers, P. manAge agents for distributed flow shop control. Arpakannus (magazine of the Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society), (2), special issue on Intelligent Agents, 22-30 (1999).
M19. Heikkilae, T., Kollingbaum, M., Bluemink, G-J., Valckenaers, P. manAge: an agent architecture for manufacturing control. Proceedings, 2nd International Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, IMS '99, Leuven, Belgium (September 1999).
M20. Jones, S.E., Platts, M.J. Representing seriously 3D fibre layouts in composites. Proceedings, ABAQUS Users' Conference 1999, Chester, 409-423 (May 1999).
M21. Kollingbaum, M., Heikkilae, T., McFarlane, D.C. Persistent agents for manufacturing information systems. Proceedings, CAiSE'99, 11th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems (AOIS '99), Heidelberg, Germany (June 1999). Also presented at: Agents '99 and CAiSE '99 International Bi-Conference Workshop on Agent-Oriented Information Systems (AOIS '99), Seattle, WA, USA (May 1999).
M22. Levers, A., Tanner, A., Al-Khalil, M., Platts, M.J. Development of integrated decision support systems for creep age forming. Proceedings, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimisation Conference, London (October 1998), 16.1-16.6 (Royal Aeronautical Society, London, 1998). ISBN 185768074X.
M23. Liu, Y.C., Chakrabarti, A., Bligh, T.P. A strategy for functional design. Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED'99), Munich, Germany; Edited by U. Lindemann, H. Birkhofer, H. Meerkamm, S. Vajna (August 1998). ISBN 392297953X.
M24. Liu, Y.C., Chakrabarti, A., Bligh, T.P. Transforming functional solutions into physical solutions. Proceedings, DETC'99, ASME 1999 Design Engineering Technical Conferences: 11th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA, DETC/DTM-8768 (September 1999).
M25. Matson, J.B., Chokshi, N.N., McFarlane, D.C. Distributed co-ordination and control of steel-making operations: problem formulation, system modelling and simulation. Poster presentation. Hybrid Systems Conference, HSC'99, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (March 1999).
M26. Matson, J. B., McFarlane, D. C. Assessing the responsiveness of existing production operations. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 19, (8), 765-784 (July 1999).
M27. McFarlane, D. C., MacCarthy, B.A. (Editors) Special issue on manufacturing responsiveness, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 19, (8) (July 1999).
M28. McFarlane, D. C., Matson, J. B. Assessing and improving the responsiveness of manufacturing production systems. Invited paper. Proceedings, IEE Manufacturing Seminar on Customer Focused Manufacturing: Survival of the Fittest, London, 2/1-. IEE Colloquium Digest 99/166 (September 1999).
M29. McFarlane, D. C., Matson, J. B. Evaluating and improving production responsiveness - a control systems perspective. Proceedings, 1999 Advanced Summer Institute, ICIMS-NOE Annual Conference, ASI '99: Life Cycle Approaches to Production Systems: Management, Control and Supervision, Leuven, Belgium (September 1999).
M30. Mills, J.F., Bourne, M.C.S., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W., Gregory, M.J. Operations strategy and the resource based theory of the firm. Proceedings, 10th Production and Operations Management Society Conference, Charleston, SC, USA (March 1999).
M31. Mills, J.F., Bourne, M.C.S., Platts, K.W., Gregory, M.J. Competence in a service network. Managing Operations Networks: Proceedings, 6th European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) Conference, Venice, Italy; Edited by E. Bartezzaghi et al, 933-940 (June 1999).
M32. Mills, J.F., Bourne, M.C.S., Platts, K.W., Gregory, M.J. Manufacturing strategy and the resource-based theory of the firm. Strategy-Driven Manufacturing: a Key for the New Millennium, Proceeedings, International Symposium on Manufacturing Strategy (ISMS '98), Tokyo, Japan, 156-162 (November 1998).
M33. Mills, J.F., Bourne, M.C.S., Platts, K.W., Gregory, M.J., Neely, A.D. Pragmatic methods for evaluating company resources and competences. Technology and Innovation Management: Proceedings, Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET '99, Portland, OR, USA, 2 (July 1999). CD-Rom.
M34. Mills, J.F., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W., Gregory, M.J. Manufacturing strategy: a pictorial representation. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 18, (11-12), 1067-1085 (1998).
M35. Mills, J.F., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W., Richards, A.H., Gregory, M.J. Learning in the strategy process. Strategy-Driven Manufacturing: a Key for the New Millennium, Proceedings, International Symposium on Manufacturing Strategy (ISMS '98), Tokyo, Japan, 79-85 (November 1998).
M36. Minshall, T., Chai, K.H., Gregory, M.J. International manufacturing mobility: a knowledge perspective. Strategy-Driven Manufacturing: a Key for the New Millenium, Proceedings, International Symposium on Manufacturing Strategy (ISMS'98), Tokyo, Japan (November 1998).
M37. Neely, A.D. Measuring Business Performance: Why, What, How? (Economist Books, London, 1998).
M38. Neely, A.D. Operations Management - Instructor's Manual, 2nd edition. (Pitman, London, 1998).
M39. Neely, A.D., Al-Najjar, M. The measurement of customer satisfaction: pitfalls in practice. Proceedings, 10th Production and Operations Management Society Conference, Charleston, SC, USA (March 1999).
M40. Neely, A.D., Hii, J. The innovative capacity of firms. TQM and Innovation: Proceedings, 4th International Conference on ISO 9000 and TQM, Hong Kong (1999); Edited by S. K.M. Ho, 1, 51-57 (Hong Kong Baptist University, 1999). ISBN 962-85264-4-8.
M41. Neely, A.D., Mills, J. F., Bourne, M.C.S., Platts, K.W., Richards, A.H., Gregory, M.J. Developing and testing management processes. Strategy-Driven Manufacturing: a Key for the New Millennium, Proceedings, International Symposium on Manufacturing Strategy (ISMS '98), Tokyo, Japan, 163-169 (November 1998).
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