Title :
E-manufacturing in networked virtual environments
Author :
Jin, Li ; Oraifige, Ilias A. ; Lister, Pad M. ; Hall, Frank R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & the Built Environ., Univ. of Wolverhampton, UK
Abstract :
E-manufacturing as a new generation of product development solution allows manufacturers all over the world to speed up and slim down everything from design to manufacturing. It has been employed in a wide range of manufacturing activities. Networked Virtual Environments (Net-VEs) have already begun to foster an insightful, intuitive and interactive system that allows effective communication among multiple users. After exploring the architecture and features of Net-VEs, a cost-effective approach to create an e-manufacturing system in Net-VEs is proposed in this paper. The World Wide Web (WWW) as the delivery mechanism has made such systems widely available and affordable. We also evaluate an e-manufacturing system in Net-VEs by comparison with a traditional product development approach
Keywords :
flexible manufacturing systems; product development; virtual reality; Net-VEs; World Wide Web; e-manufacturing; interactive system; networked virtual environments; product development; Communication effectiveness; Computer aided manufacturing; Intelligent networks; Interactive systems; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Process planning; Product development; Virtual environment; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7087-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2001.973604
