Concurrent Engineering Approach to Materials Processing

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Concurrent engineering is not an easy task--engineering with consideration of all elements of a product life cycle, from concept through disposal, and including quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements. Papers presented at the symposium on [title] held in Chicago, November 1992, discuss its implementation in materials processing, with a focus on modeling various manufacturing processes, intelligent processing, knowledge-based systems, and the need for new technologies to enhance the current status of modeling. Member price, $47. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)