Crossing the Border: The Social and Engineering Design of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

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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.