IMS

Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

A Program for International Cooperation in Advanced Manufacturing
Final Report of the International Steering Committee adopted at ISC6, Hawaii, 24 to 26 January, 1994

CONTENTS

• Executive Summary
• PART I The IMS feasibility study
• Chapter 1 Historical perspective and objectives
  • 1.1 Japanese proposal for IMS program
  • 1.2 Tripartite meetings
  • 1.3 Objectives
  • 1.4 The IMS feasibility study
• Chapter 2 Structure and management of feasibility study
  • 2.1 Terms of Reference
    • 2.1.1 Implementation procedures
    • 2.1.2 R&D test case criteria
  • 2.2 Principles
  • 2.3 Committee structure
    • 2.3.1 International Steering Committee
    • 2.3.2 International Technical Committee
    • 2.3.3 International Intellectual Property Rights Committee
    • 2.3.4 Secretariats
  • 2.4 Information exchange prior to R&D test case consortium formation
• Chapter 3 Establishing a framework for testing international cooperation
  • 3.1 Modalities
  • 3.2 Technical themes
  • 3.3 Intellectual property rights
• Chapter 4 Selection, launch and assessment of test cases
  • 4.1 Criteria for test case selection
  • 4.2 Test cases selected
    • 4.2.1 Clean manufacturing in process industries
    • 4.2.2 Concurrent engineering for global manufacturing
    • 4.2.3 Globeman 21
    • 4.2.4 Holonic manufacturing systems
    • 4.2.5 Rapid product development
    • 4.2.6 Gnosis: systematisation of knowledge
  • 4.3 Assessment of test cases
  • 4.4 Specific lessons learned from individual test cases
• Chapter 5 Value added of IMS framework
• Chapter 6 Lessons learned
  • 6.1 Lessons learned as reported by the test case consortia
  • 6.2 Lessons learned in the assessment of test cases
  • 6.3 Lessons learned from international committee work
    • 6.3.1 Lessons learned by the ISC from international committee work
    • 6.3.2 Lessons learned by the ITC from international committee work
    • 6.3.3 Lessons learned by the IIPRC from international committee work
• PART II Conclusions and recommendations
  • II.1 Conclusions related to the IMS feasibility study
  • II.2 Value added by international collaboration in advanced manufacturing
    • II.2.1 For industrial partners
    • II.2.2 For academia
    • II.2.3 For public administrations/governments
  • II.3 Recommendations for a full scale IMS program
  • II.4 Recommendations for the transition period
  • II.5 Issues for attention
• PART III Terms of Reference for a program for international cooperation in advanced manufacturing
  • I Purpose
  • II Objectives
  • III Background
  • IV Principles
  • V Program structure and funding
  • VI Management structure
  • VII Commencement of the IMS program
  • VIII End of the IMS program
  • IX Admission of new participants
  • X Consortium formation
  • XI Evaluation, selection and review of projects
  • XII Role of IMS vis-a-vis small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), universities and government research institutes
  • XIII Dissemination of results
  • Appendix III.1 Technical themes for full scale IMS Program as proposed by ITC
  • Appendix III.2 Intellectual property rights provisions for research and development projects
  • Appendix III.3 Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (Stockholm, 14 July 1967)
• ANNEXES
  • Annex I Members of international committees
  • Annex II International meetings
  • Annex III Workplans
  • Annex IV Terms of Reference for feasibility study on international cooperation in advanced manufacturing
  • Annex V Guidelines on intellectual property rights for research and development test cases conducted within the feasibility study