FROM FIELD-BASED STUDIES TO MODELS TO DECISION AIDS - AN APPROACH FOR SUPPORTING HUMAN DECISION-MAKING IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Abstract This paper presents a methodology for supporting human decision-making in advanced manufacturing systems. The methodology is comprised of three components: 1) a conceptual framework to organize descriptions of human role in a manufacturing shop floor, (2) a computational architecture to represent both the automated aspects of a discrete-parts manufacturing system as well as the associated operator problem solving, and (3) guidelines for translating model results into operational decision aids. The methodology is illustrated with an application to electronic assembly systems.

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