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AUTOMATION and CONTROL GROUP
Analysis of Production Responsiveness
Distributed, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
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 Principles
Design of Vision-assisted Robots for the Life Sciences
An Arm Support System
Solar Furnace Design and Testing
A Concurrent Integrated CAD Method for ship and sailing Yacht Design
Catamaran Design
CENTRE for INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING
International Manufacturing Capabilities
Global Manufacturing Virtual Networks
Globalisation of Aerospace Manufacturing
MANAGEMENT STUDIES GROUP
Information Management
Small Business, Training and Innovation
Technology, Innovation and Enterprise
Operations Research
Employment Issues
CENTRE for TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Technology Management Network
Strategic Technology Management
Technology Selection
Innovation Success Criteria
Engineering Re-use
New Product Introduction Collaborations
Good Design Practice
Software Technology Management
CENTRE for STRATEGY and PERFORMANCE
Industrial Make Versus Buy Decision
Strategic Action Planning
Performance Measurement in the Supply Chain
Investigating the Role of Complexity in the Supply Chain and how it Inhibits System Integration
Decision Support Tools for the Selection of Appropriate Strategies in Manufacturing Companies
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
Optimum Fibre Orientation in Composites
Aircraft Wing Skin Forming Process
Deformation Strain Fields in Two-phase Alloys
Highly Deformed Metal Structures
Wood and Wood Composites
GENERAL
Effective Models for Postgraduate Education in Engineering
Ownership and Leadership in Manufacturing
Sustainable Manufacturing
Dr D.C. McFarlane
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
Systematic approaches have been developed for assessing how production operations perform in the face of unplanned or uncontrollable disturbances, and have been developed into a practical industrial audit. The audit tool is now being developed into a commercial product and has been used by the Institute for Manufacturing's Industry Links Unit. A new EPSRC project examining the responsiveness of industrial planning, scheduling and control systems was commenced in September 2000.
Dr D.C. McFarlane
a) Monitoring, Detection and Diagnosis
Many fault detection methods rely on complex models to represent both normal and faulty behaviours 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. Ongoing work in collaboration with Australian Defence Force Academy has led to the establishment of a Teaching Company Scheme working on model based detection of pressure leakage.
b) Design Of Manufacturing Control And Decision Support Mechanisms
This work is based on the design of distributed, interactive control algorithms which support the decision making of intelligent machines or devices(L37,L38) or which enhance the decision making of people in physically distributed production environments(L12). A detailed study has been made of the application of distributed, interactive algorithms at all levels of the control system hierarchy(L42).
c) Specification and Development of Reconfigurable, Intelligent Control Systems
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. 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(L8). Intelligent software agents are being used as the basis for this development(L10). In 1999/2000, this work has been expanded to explore internet based distributed control strategies for supporting virtual manufacturing environments(L9).
Dr T. Holden
Methods and technology for managing organisational knowledge resources and assisting decision-making, provide the unifying theme for this work, building upon the group's earlier activities in artificial intelligence, risk management and business system design.
The group has continued to deepen its understanding of knowledge flow in organisations and how this may be supported and directed. Specific applications have been investigated and a particular focus has been on the need to measure the value of investing in knowledge management(L68). The context for the work is the increasing need to integrate knowledge management with electronic business processes and infrastructures. The implications for the social and cultural dimensions of work are a continuing research theme(L56). 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(D55).
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(D55).
Dr T.P Bligh
Mr A.L. 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
Dr D.F. Moore
Professor W.I. Milne
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, E-coli 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, micro-gridding, and micro-arraying robots are now available. This project aims to continue the development of appropriate instruments in a multidisciplinary approach between the Department of Engineering (within a Teaching Company Scheme) and Pathology (within a laboratory funded by Biorobotics) and the company, BioRobotics Ltd.
Dr T.P. Bligh
Professor R. Farmer
An arm support system is being developed to increase the independence of those with reduced arm muscle function due to muscular dystrophy or motor neurone disease, for field trials with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. These have now been completed successfully. It was designed for economic manufacture and a business plan was developed. The aim of the project is to enable a small business to manufacture and sell these units. Cambridge University, through CUTS, has signed a licensing agreement with a manufacturer who will begin manufacture soon.
Dr T.P. Bligh
A new concept for the design of heliostats for a solar concentrator for hydrogen production, glass melting, and combined electric generation and desalination 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. A small prototype has been built and successfully tested. System and detailed design for a full-scale power plant is underway.
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 and the preliminary testing has been extremely well received by 8 world class yacht designers.
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.
The Centre, established three years ago, continues to develop its programme of research, meetings and an annual symposium, now in its fifth year.
Professor M.J. Gregory
Dr Y. Shi
This major EPSRC programme has developed new approaches to the design of international manufacturing networks and the transfer of knowledge between plants. A new workbook for industry on plant location has been published(L7,L54,L62,L64,L65,L67,L70).
Professor M.J. Gregory
Dr Y. Shi
Work has commenced on the study of Global Manufacturing Virtual Networks. Preliminary studies conducted by Dr Xuefeng Li, visiting from the China National School of Administration, Beijing, has identified an initial typology for GMVNs and proposals have been submitted to the EPSRC for the need of a substantial grant(L40,L61,L66).
Professor M.J. Gregory
The EPSRC sponsored MIDAS project has completed a major review of the drivers influencing aerospace businesses at different levels in the supply chain. A business planning process has been developed which allows companies to consider these drivers explicitly in their own planning processes(L21).
The Management Studies group includes members of the Engineering Department and colleagues holding joint appointments with the Judge Institute of Management Studies.
Dr M.R. Jones
Work has continued on changing interests in management thinking with respect to information systems and organisational change(L35) and the use of social theory in Information Systems research(L34). Initial findings of a study of interorganisational information systems is strategic alliances were report(L36).
Dr A.D. Cosh
Work has been carried out for the Department of Trade & Industry, and the Department for Education & Employment on the contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A major survey resulted in a number of publications(L6,L13,L14,L15,L16). Further work was completed on the relationship between training in companies and their growth and profit performance. The particular role of the banks in the financing of firms was another feature of this work(L17).
Dr E.W. Garnsey
Work continued on technology transfer(L18,L19,L20) and on the theoretical underpinning for empirical work on enterprise(L43), the growth of the firm and the high technology complex. A research project on the growth of new firms and new industries as complex dynamic systems was started under the ESRC Priority Network on Complex Dynamic Processes.
Dr D. Ralph
Dr S. Scholtes
Optimization models, in particular linear and nonlinear programming, are a main area of expertise and a focus of research in the Management Science group. In the recent past, members of the group have, e.g. worked on sensitivity and stability analysis of linear and nonlinear optimization and complementarity models and on the convergence analysis of interior point methods. More recently, particular emphasis has been put on the study of Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints (MPECs). Such optimization problems appear naturally in design optimization, e.g. optimal taxation or toll setting, and inverse optimization/inverse pricing whereby one wants to recover unknown data, e.g. demand, from observed prices or other optimized actions in a market. MPECs are also a natural reformulation of leader-follower games which can, e.g. be used to analyse marketing-production channels, where a manufacturer acts as a leader whose decisions on wholesale prices influence the optimal retail pricing and ordering decisions of the retailers. Recent work has focussed on the theoretical analysis and the development of algorithms for MPECs and their convergence analysis(L33,L45,L57,L59).
Another line of research is concerned with quantitative methods for the comparison of homogenous decision making units. The main focus for applications is in health care, in particular hospital comparisons. A theoretical framework for performance related budget allocation and capacity planning in hospitals had been proposed and algorithms have been developed to solve the arising optimization problems. The setting is related to data envelopment analysis and generalises this technique in various aspects. The research is carried out in collaboration with University Hospital, Hamburg and the University of Karlsruhe, and is supported by the German Research Society (DFG). Some of the findings have been published(L39).
Mr C.G. Gill
Recent data from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions was used to draw up a European model of employee participation, incorporating measures on the extent of collective bargaining, indirect and direct participation, and measures of financial participation(L32). Work has also continued in exploring recent developments in European industrial relations(L31).
The Centre's interests are in the area of integrating technological issues into manufacturing business decision making. An active programme of research, teaching and industrial outreach is well established. Collaborative arrangements have been made with leading institutions in Europe, US and Japan.
Mr D.R. Probert
Ms C.J.P. Farrukh
The EPSRC funded Network covered the period May 1998 to October 2000. In this time, over 400 individuals over universities and industry have taken part in the programme of activities, leading to self-sufficiency so that the Network can continue without external funding. Work continues to internationalise the Network.
Mr D.R. Probert
Ms C J.P Farrukh
Dr R. Phaal
Dr E.W. Garnsey
Work on this EPSRC funded project is now well advanced and the main result, a quick process for technology roadmapping, has been developed and is now being extensively tests. Project partners include BAE Systems, Federal Mogul and Domino Printing Sciences. Additional project outputs include a catalogue of technology management tools and a conceptual framework to integrate the ideas underpinning the research(L23,L24,L25,L46,L47,L55).
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. The factors have been operationalised in a software tool that is currently being tested(L60).
Mr D.R. Probert
This work aims to establish the innovation success criteria of pioneering and late entrant product strategies within the pharmaceutical industry. An initial assessment of factors has been made.
Professor M.J. Gregory
Mr R. Antelme
Dr F.H. Hunt
This two year EPSRC funded project was completed in July 2000. It has resulted in a framework to support the understanding and analysis of reuse opportunities in manufacturing business. In addition, a practical methodology for the application of these ideas has been developed.
Mr P. Fraser
Ms C.A.I. Rose
Prof. M.J. Gregory
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 robust supplier/customer combinations or partnerships. A framework of relevant factors has been developed through literature review and case studies, and will be tested through further industrial application.
Professor M.J. Gregory
Mr P. Fraser
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. Two new products have now been launched incorporating industrial design input, and the guidelines for good design practice are being tested with an extended range of companies.
Dr F. Hunt
Mr D.R. Probert
Work continues to investigate the factors which differentiate software from other manufactured products, and to develop technology management tools adapted to these requirements.
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 nearing completion, has continued to work closely with industry in developing competitive manufacturing strategies, and appropriate performance measurement systems. Robust methodologies for manufacturing strategy development, performance measurement system design and competence analysis have been developed and tested. Three books covering these areas have been completed and are currently in the publication process, together with a CD of supporting tools and techniques(L3,L44,L49).
Dr K.W. Platts
Mr D.R. Probert
This project, now in its final year, has resulted in a comprehensive make vs buy framework, and a M vs B decision making process which has been tested in eight industrial cases. A workbook is currently in preparation and should be completed towards the end of 2000(L49).
Dr K.W. Platts
This is a 3-year project aimed at developing a structured approach to identifying and selecting strategic action plans. The work is based on developments of Burbidges's connectance model, coupled with Saaty's AHP approach to decision making. The project is now in its second year. A draft approach has been developed and this is currently undergoing field testing in industrial companies.
Dr K.W. Platts
A project has just started, in conjunction with Ford, to investigate the use of a performance measurement system throughout an automotive supply chain. The project aims to categorise the functions of performance measurement at different levels in the vehicle manufacturer and its suppliers. Following this, a conceptual framework will be developed to describe and explain the role and functions of performance measurement as a management control mechanism in supply chains in the automotive industry.
Mr G.D.M. Frizelle
The project started in 1999 and is a joint investigation with the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University. The industrial partners are Unilever, BAE Systems, 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.
Obstacles to good flow are both structural and operational. To date, two supply chains have been observed: Lever with its bottle supplier Alpla and British Aerospace Systems Engineering and its supplier Graphic. A number of obstacles have been identified including demand changes, problems in the customer's factor, incompatible information systems, too little communication and incompatible measurement systems(L27,L28).
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. One of the outcomes from a strategy formulation exercise is an action list for the SME to pursue, which can include initiatives in one of the strategic areas where the Institute for Manufacturing already has expertise. This expertise has been made available in workbooks. Their structure has been analysed, leading to the development of a guide for anyone wishing to write a workbook. However, the structure has also been contrasted to that of the computer tool. Based on this, the condition under which a methodology can be transferred between media has been determined. The industrial partners are Automatic Brading, CarnaudMetalbox, ECM Systems and Sirius Concepts.
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 has been established, which yields optimised three-dimensional fibre layouts at a detailed level. A matching fibre placement method to manufacture the designed shapes is now being developed(L52).
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.
Dr C.Y. Barlow
A programme of work has been concluded on characterising and modelling the cold-deformation of aluminium-based metal-matrix composites. The particular focus was 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 was carried out in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA and Risø National Laboratory, Denmark(L69).
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Work has continued on deformation structures and recovery/recrystallisation behaviour 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(L1).
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Work on the inter-relation of manufacturing process and mechanical properties of wood composite materials has continued in collaboration with groups from France. Studies have also been made on the effect of extreme pressures on the structure and mechanical properties of solid wood samples(L5).
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. This set of recommendations is currently being studied by the Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia.
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(L50,L51,L53).
Dr C.Y. Barlow
Mr. P.M. Jansson
Dr R Phaal
Mr D.R. Probert
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. A study has been carried out for the EPSRC to assess the levels of understanding and competence both in industry and academia, and to identify target areas for research funding. To provide the basis for establishing an industrial sustainability research centre, a network of researchers is being set up, and major research funding is being sought.
Work is commencing on aspects of eco-design, examining economic models and assessing the potential for creating a framework to assist in the design process.
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L2. Bongarerts, L., Monstori, L., McFaralane, D.C.Kadar, B. Hierachy in distributed shop floor control. Computers in Industry, 43, (2), 123-137 (2000).
L3. Bourne, M.C.S., Mills, J.F., Wilcox, M., Neely, A.D., Platts, K.W. Designing, implementing and updating performance measurement systems. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 20, (7), 754-771 (2000).
L4. Brown, A.D., Jones, M.R. Honourable members and dishonourable deeds: sensemaking, impression management and legitimation in the Arms to Iraq affair. Human Relations, 53, (5), 655-689 (2000).
L5. Bucur, V., Garros, S., Barlow, C.Y. The effect of hydrostatic pressure on physical properties and microstructure of spruce and cherry. Holzforschung, 54, (1), 83-92 (2000).
L6. Bullock, A., Cosh, A.D., Hughes, A. Survival, age, size and growth. In: British Enterprise in Transition: Growth, Innovation and Public Policy in the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Sector 1994-1999; Edited by A.D Cosh, A. Hughes (ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, 2000). ISBN 0906251176.
L7. Chai, K.H., Gregory, M.J. Knowledge sharing and reusing in international networks. International and Strategic Network Development, Proceedings of the 5th International Manufacturing Research Symposium, Cambridge (September 2000).
L8. Chirn, J-L., McFarlane, D.C. A component-based approach to the holonic control of a robot assembly cell. Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3701-3706 (April 2000).
L9. Chirn, J-L., McFarlane, D.C. A holonic component-based approach to reconfigurable manufacturing control architecture. Proceedings, HoloMAS 2000, 1st International Workshop on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, in conjunction with 11th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA 2000), London (September 2000).
L10. Chirn, J-L., McFarlane, D.C. A holonic component-based architecture for manufacturing control systems. Proceedings, IFAC 1st International Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems in Production, MAS99, Vienna, Austria (December 1999).
L11. Chirn, J-L., McFarlane, D.C. Petri nets based design of ladder logic diagrams. Proceedings, Control 2000, International Conference on Control, Cambridge (September 2000).
L12. Chokshi, N.N., Matson, J.B., McFarlane, D.C. Distributed co-ordination of steel making operations for reduced production stoppages. Proceedings, IFAC/IFIP/IEEE 2nd Conference on Management and Control of Production and Logistics, MCPL 2000, Grenoble, France (July 2000).
L13. Cosh, A.D., Hughes, A. (Editors) British Enterprise in Transition: Growth, Innovation and Public Policy in the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Sector 1994-1999 (ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, 2000). ISBN 0906251176.
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L16. Cosh, A.D., Hughes, A. Profitability and finance in UK SMEs. In: British Enterprises in Transition: Growth, Innovation and Public Policy in the Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Sector 1994-1999; Edited by A.D. Cosh, A. Hughes. ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK (2000). ISBN 0906251176.
L17. Cosh, A.D., Hughes, A. Why banks are back in favour with small businesses. Finance and Management (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales), No. 67, 8-9 (September 2000).
L18. Druilhe, C., Garnsey, E.W. Convergence and path dependence in high tech Cambridge and Grenoble. In: New Technology Base Firms at the Turn of the Century; Edited by W.E. During, R. Oakey, M. Kipling (Pergamon Press, 2000). ISBN 0080437915.
L19. Druilhe, C., Garnsey, E.W. Emergence and growth of high-tech activity in Cambridge and Grenoble. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 12, (2), 163-177 (2000).
L20. Druilhe, C., Garnsey, E.W. The incubation of academic spin-off companies. Proceedings, High Technology Small Firm Conference, Twente, the Netherlands, 605-619 (May 2000).
L21. Ellis, B.W.C., Williams, T., Gregory, M.J., Maull, R. Driver and response framework within the global aerospace manufacturing industry. International and Strategic Network Development, Proceedings, 5th International Manufacturing Research Symposium, Cambridge (September 2000).
L22. Farrukh, C.J.P., Phaal, R., Probert, D.R. Technology Management Assessment Procedure (TMAP): a Guide for Supporting Technology Management in Business, 3 vols. (Institution of Electrical Engineers, 2000). Set of books and disk, ISBN 0852967683.
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L32. Gill, C.G., Krieger, H. Recent survey evidence on participation in Europe: towards a European model? European Journal of Industrial Relations, 6, (1), 109-132 (March 2000).
L33. Jiang, H.Y., Ralph, D. Smooth SQP methods for mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. SIAM Journal on Optimization, 10, (3), 779-808 (June 2000).
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L37. Kollingbaum, M., Heikkilä, T., Peeters, P., Matson, J., Valckenaers, P., McFarlane, D.C., Bluemink, G. Emergent flow shop control based on mascada agents. Responsive Production and the Agile Enterprise, Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Managing Innovative Manufacturing (MIM 2000), Birmingham (July 2000).
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