... of the purchased item to the sourcing company. Make v. buy Manufacturing strategy Knowledge‐based systems Manufacturing systems One of the key issues to have emerged in manufacturing strategy has been the growing importance of the make or buy decision. Surveys have shown that senior managers...

...Basim Al‐Najjar; Imad Alsyouf In manufacturing systems intelligent techniques are being used to integrate and interpret data from multiple sensors to predict tool wear and tool life. Less attention is devoted to developments of integrated condition monitoring systems, which enable the user...

...Yuejin Zhou; K.B. Chuah The study of intelligent manufacturing systems (IMS) has attracted increasing interest in recent years. Examines “human intelligence” as the key factor in IMS in the context of our present research into manufacturing automation and computerisation in PRC/HK industrial...