Management and control of production and logistics (MCPL '97) : a proceedings volume from the IFAC/IFIP conference, Campinas, SP, Brazil, 31 August-3 September 1997

Production Planning and Control. Agent-based interorganisational workflow (L. Bichler et al. ). Supervisory control: towards a proactive attitude (G. Neubert et al. ). Modelling shop scheduling of parts with transfer, setup and storage (M. Hoyos, H. Bera). Virtual Enterprise and Supply Chain Integration. Logistics, maintenance, production in virtual manufacturing enterprise (B. Descotes-Genon et al. ). Control of flexible manufacturing system: interaction between production and transportation (F. Chetouane et al. ). The basic concept for the production-marketing integration with information technology (M. Ota). Discrete-Event Systems and Petri-Nets. Application of queuing systems with many classes of customers for structural optimisation of banks (B. Filipowicz, B. Bieda). A note on realizable sequences in supervisory control of timed event graphs (S. Takai, S. Kodama). Modeling and control of supplier relations (D. Arnold, A. Zillus). Scheduling. Flowshop and extensions (G. Finke et al. ). Hybrid job-shop problem: a two-stage approach (B. Penz, L.M. Aguilera). A neural network for solving job shop scheduling problem (A. Abada et al. ). Organization and Optimization of Complex Systems. Global optimization of energy and production in basic industries: a genetic algorithm application (A.C. Santos, A. Dourado). Modelling and analysis of complex industrial systems (V. Chapurlat et al. ). Shop floor control engineering: a model based approach (J.J.P. Ferreira). Modelling and Control of Manufacturing Systems. A process/agent/operation paradigm for manufacturing systems modelling (F. Vernadat). Design of machines and robots endowed with permanent learning ability for integrated production systems (J.S.S. Sousa, D. Brun-Picard). The assessment of residual lifetime of steel structure by means of the off-line system (D. Vincour, S. Vejvoda). Methods and Tools. A Monte-Carlo approach to nonlinear stochastic optimal control with an example using the HMMS data (R.W. Samohyl). A neural network environment for modelling and simulation (I. Ciuca, A. Ware). Choice criteria for maintenance policies: application to manufacturing systems (C. Sassine, Z. Simeu-Abazi). Miscellaneous. Improvements in third party logistics services in Finland during 90's (A. Bask). Micromanipulation sensor structure: a new approach (P. Arato et al. ). A highway to overall efficiency in manufacturing companies (A.D. Pinto, Jr.). Panel Paper. Management and control of modern manufacturing organisations: an interdisciplinary approach (F. Vernadat et al. ). Author index.