The general scope of this area can be defined as the industrial
engineering of distributed work systems/facilities, focusing on
the development of computer support tools for collaborative work
(CSCW). The nature of work systems is being transformed significantly
by a variety of factors and information technologies. Important
trends are telecommuting, telecomputing, telecommunication, and
the need to effectively coordinate the distributed workers, sites,
or companies for agile, responsive results. Projects address the
investigation of CSCW software tools, various specific information
and workflow models, and protocols for this emerging work environment.
Projects
Object-Oriented Integration of Concurrent Engineering and a
Laser Processing Cell
Cooperation Requirements Planning for Multi-Robot Assembly Cells
Co-design
Co-X Modules and Protocols
Performing Team Roles in Computer Supported Teamwork Systems
The Development of Collaborative Planning (Co-Plan) Environment
Function-Form Reasoning Protocols for the Concurrent Engineering
of Stamped Metal Parts
Production Control for Just In Time Tool and Die Manufacturing
Control Visualization Using a Simulator-Emulator Workstation
Flexibility Measures: Applicability Analysis and Framework
Concurrent Flexible Specifications of Function and Real-Time
Logic in Manufacturing
Integrating Distributed Concurrent Designs by FDL: A Facility
Description Language
Development of Computer Models for Material Handling and Robotics
Conflict Resolution of Collaborative Facility Design
Human-Robot Interaction for Error-Recovery Using a Fuzzy-Neural
Approach
Intelligent Support for Engineering Collaboration
A Signal Detection Theory Based Perspective on Warning Design
TIE/Protocol: Teamwork Integration Evaluation for Protocol Analysis
and Design
Using Simulation to Model the Integration of Design Tasks