Edited by
Alexandre Dolgui, Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France
Gerard Morel, CRAN, University Henri Poincare, Nancy, France
Carlos Pereira
Description
Information Control Problems in Manufacturing 2006 contains the Proceedings of the 12th IFAC Symposium on Information
Control Problems in Manufacturing (INCOM'2006). This symposium took place in Saint Etienne, France, on May 17-19 2006.
INCOM is a tri-annual
event of symposia series organized by IFAC and it is promoted by the IFAC Technical Committee on Manufacturing Plant Control.
The purpose
of the symposium INCOM'2006 was to offer a forum to present the state-of-the-art in international research and development work, with
special emphasis on the applications of optimisation methods, automation and IT technologies in the control of manufacturing plants and
the entire supply chain within the enterprise. The symposium stressed the scientific challenges and issues, covering the whole product
and processes life cycle, from the design through the manufacturing and maintenance, to the distribution and service.
INCOM'2006
Technical Program also included a special event on Innovative Engineering Techniques in Healthcare Delivery. The application of engineering
and IT methods in medicine is a rapidly growing field with many opportunities for innovation.
The Proceedings are composed of 3 volumes:
Volume 1 - Information Systems, Control & Interoperability
Volume 2 - Industrial Engineering
Volume 3 - Operational Research
Included in series
IFAC Proceedings Volumes
Audience:
Proceedings from INCOM’2006, the major scientific and industrial event in Manufacturing in 2006
