...U.J. Udosen Presents a computerized approach to workplace design using computer aided design of workplace assembly layout (CADWORK) to design a workplace for the assembly of a product comprising 11 components. The software accepts product data (assembly sequence), workplace data (working area...

...C.K. Choi; W.H. Ip In recent years, high labour costs and the inconsistency of manual asembly have led to the wider acceptance of robotic assembly in product manufacturing. Planning robot assembly tasks requires a method of estimating robotic cycle time. Identifies some of the relationships between...

...G.G. Hitchings; M. Moore Considers the problems faced by personnel departments in their recruitment strategies for light assembly workers. Reviews the currently available methods of testing prospective operators for dexterity. Recommends that selection procedures are chosen after considering...

... used. Concludes that the constraints on the system has entailed building up groups of data which are capable of covering a wide range of work. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Assembly Manufacturing industry Medical professions Methods time measurement M T M APPLICATION IN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL...