FINAL  PROGRAM

Sunday, 6 April, 2003

17.00 - 18.30
Registration
19.00 - 21.00
Welcome reception


Monday, 7 April 2003



Room A
08.15-09.00
Opening Ceremony

Room A
Room B
09.00 - 10.40
Digital Factories, Production Networks I.

Web-Based E-Services for Manufacturing Systems
Jörg Niemann, Marcus Stolz, Engelbert Westkämper

Content Management System and Its Alignment to Business Processes
John Mo, Laszlo Nemes, Mingwei Zhou, Julia Anticev

Constraint Programming Based Support for Production Networks Management
Elisabeth Ilie-zudor, Laszlo Monostori, E. Kuzmina

E-business and Supply Chain Integration for the Leather Industry
Myrna Flores, Marzio Albertoni, Yann Bourban, Marcel Siegenthaler
Design

Developing a Theory of Design Through an Explicit Knowledge Representation of Design Objects
David Chen

STEP-NC Data Model Development for Wire-EDM Manufacturing
Gabor Erdos, Paul Xirouchakis

Knowledge Management Support for Machine Tool Designers
Janos Nacsa , Aitor Alzaga

Pre-defined Geometrical Model of Reverse Engineering in case of Simple Mechanical Parts
Gy. Matyasi, A. Friedrich
10.40 - 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 - 12.40
Digital Factories, Production networks II.

Special Issues in Interactive Multimedia for Telepresence Operations
Geza Haidegger, Tibor Szalay, Szilveszter Drozdik

Realizing the Digital Factory: Monitoring of Complex Production Systems
Zs. J. Viharos, L. Monostori, Z. Csongradi

Role of Trust in Networked Production Systems
Istvan Mezgar

The 5-day-car: Increasing Agility in the Automotive Supply Chain
Daniel Palm

Production Planning & Control

Constraint-Based Scheduling: an Introduction for New Comers
Roman Bartak

Production Planning for Complex Plants Using FCM
Nikolinka G. Christova, Chrysoostomos D. Stylios, Peter P. Groumpos

Discrete Model for Hybrid Dynamical Approach to FMS Scheduling
J. Somló, A.V. Savkin

Study of Hybrid Dynamical Approach for Manufacturing Systems Scheduling by Discrete Event Simulation
A. Anufriev
12.40 - 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 - 15.40
Multi-agent Approaches

Multi-agent Support of Mass Customization for Corporate Knowledge Management
Alexander Smirnov, Mikhail Pashkin, Nikolai Chilov, Tatiana Levashova

Identification of Adacor Holons for Manufacturing Control
Paulo Leitão, Francisco Restivo

The Divergence of Theoretical and Actual Designs in a Holonic Packing cell
Martyn Fletcher, Duncan McFarlane, Andrew Lucas, James Brusey

Agent-based Optimisation of Logistics and Production Planning
Anthony Karageorgos, Nikolay Mehandjiev, Alexander Hämmerle, Georg Weichhart
Monitoring & Control I.

Intelligent Material Cutting for Line Scan Camera Image Reconstruction
Theodor Borangiu, Nick-Andrei Ivanescu, Silviu Barad and Florin Ionescu

Monitoring of Automated Screw Insertion Processes – A Soft Computing Approach
Mika Ruusunen, Marko Paavola

A Concept for On-line Testing of Distributed Safety-Critical Supervisory Systems
Istvan Varga, Tamas Bartha, Alexandros Soumelidis, Bela Katics

PC - NC Communication by Dual-port Memory
Ferenc Deak
15.40 - 16.00
Coffee break
16.00 - 18.05
Modelling & Simulation

The Role and Trends of Modelling and Simulation in Managing Manufacturing Complexity
Marco Garetti, Marco Macchi

Guidelines for Effective Simulation in Manufacturing Management and Control
Brian W Hollocks

Approximative Modelling of Manufacturing Systems
Christoph Heitz

Workflows Management for Project-Driven Manufacturing
Zbigniew Banaszak

Category Theory Based Approach for IMS Modelling
Jean-Pierre Lavigne, Frédérique Mayer, Pascal Lhoste
Monitoring & Control II.

The Impact of Auto-ID Technology in Materials Handling Systems
Andres Garcia, Duncan McFarlane, Alan Thorne, Martyn Fletcher

The Development of an Expert System when Elid Grinding Hard Materials
Keresztesi Gizella, Zoltan Laszlo

Controller Design to Enforce Boundedness, Liveness, and Reversibility in Petri Nets1
Altug Iftar, Aydin Aybar

Remote Control and Monitoring over the Internet - Wireless Construction Site
Leila Rannanjärvi, K. Kansala


Tuesday, 8 April, 2003


Room A
Room B
09.00 - 10.40
Benchmarking and Performance Measures of on-line Production Scheduling Systems I.
(Inivited session, IMS NoE, SIG4)

Development of a Reference Architecture for Benchmarking Service of Manufacturing Systems
S. Terzi, S. Cavalieri, M. Garetti, M. Macchi, H. Panetto

The Complexity of Design and Test of Multi-Agent Control Systems: Lessons Learned in a Decade of Research Experience
M. Macchi, S.Cavalieri, M. Garetti

Multi-agent Manufacturing Control: an Industrial Case Study
Bart Saint Germain, Paul Valckenaers, Hendrik Van Brussel, Hadeli, Olaf Bochmann, Constantin Zamfirescu, Paul Verstraete

Real-life Scheduling using Constraint Programming and Simulation
Andras Kovacs, Jozsef Vancza, Botond Kadar Laszlo Monostori, A. Pfeiffer
Optimisation



Optimization of the Structure of Multi-Level Parallel Assembling
Tiit Riismaa, Ingmar Randvee, Jüri Vain

Some Optimization Approaches for Transfer Lines with Blocks of Parallel Operations
A. Dolgui, B. Finel, N. Guschinsky, G. Levin, F. Vernadat

Deadlock Avoidance in Systems of Multiassortment Repetitive Production
Bozena Skolud

10.40 - 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 - 12.15
Benchmarking and Performance Measures of On-line Production Scheduling Systems II.

Collaboration Support in Factory Planning by Means of E-simulation
W. Sihn, J. Mandel, T.-D. Graupner

Planning, Scheduling, and Control from a Sociotechnical Perspective
Toni Wäfler

Benchmarking and Robust Multi-agent-based Production Planning and Control
Daniel Frey, Jens Nimis, Heinz Wörn, Peter Lockemann
Education & Knowledge Management


A Holistic Education Approach for the Factory of the Future
Jan C. Aurich, D. Ostermayer, K. Köklü

Constraint Management Based Decision Engineering
Josef Basl


Developing Knowledge Based System for Assessment of Business Excellence
V.D. Majstorovic
12.15 - 14.00
Lunch break