* These abstracts are reprinted by kind permission of Pergamon Press Ltd, Oxford, from the Proceedings of an IFAC Workshop: edited by T. Martin, entitled Design of Work in Automated Manufacturing Systems Proceedings of the IFAC Workshop, Karlsruhe, FRG, 2–4 November 1983. A collection of twenty-nine papers which discuss manufacturing systems to suit the needs of modern industries. Emphasis is placed on new design concepts and practical applications presented as case studies, rather than on theoretical work.

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