Material Handling Research Colloquium IV, The Netherlands, June 16-19, 1996

9527476麦金尼斯这个项目的目的是在荷兰举办一次关于材料搬运研究的座谈会。一个主要来自美国和欧共体国家的研究团队将参加这次会议。会议将讨论材料搬运研究中的几个主题。这次研讨会是希望构成一年两次的关于材料搬运研究的系列研讨会的第四次。之前的三次座谈会都是在美国举行的。这是第一次在美国领土以外举行的研讨会。只有在受邀的情况下才能出席，这是前三次讨论会都采用的形式。这次座谈会建立在前三次座谈会的基础上，将领先的研究人员聚集在一起，展示他们在该领域的当前研究，集思广益，辩论，并评估材料搬运研究的未来需求和方向。具体地说，研究人员将评估和描述研究的现状，确定关键的研究问题，并确定材料处理研究的未来需求和方向。希望这次会议的国际层面将促进美国和欧共体国家研究人员之间的思想交流，并可能促进新的国际合作。物料搬运是许多制造作业中的一项主要活动。根据行业的不同，经常被引用的材料处理约占所有制造成本的25%-75%。根据这一比例，很明显，改善制造业中的材料搬运功能控制将导致制造业每年节省大量成本。通过研究，可以提高物流控制水平。因此，集中于材料处理问题的研究人员会议可以导致更好的系统理解和控制，改进研究，并加强不同机构研究人员之间的关系

9527476 McGinnis The aim of this project is to hold a colloquium on material handling research in the Netherlands. The will be attended by a team of researchers drawn mostly from the US and the EC countries. At the meeting several topics in material handling research will be covered. This colloquium is the fourth of what is hoped will constitute a series of biannual colloquia on material handling research. All the three previous colloquia had been held in the US. This colloquium is the first to be held outside the territorial USA. Attendance is by invitation only and this has been the format used in all the three previous colloquia. The colloquium builds upon the first three colloquia in bringing together leading researchers to present their current research in the field, brain storm, debate, and assess the future needs and directions of material handling research. Specifically, researchers will assess and characterize the current state of research, identify critical research issues, and identify the future needs and directions of material handling research. It is hoped that the international dimension of the meeting will facilitate cross fertilization of ideas between researchers in the US and the EC countries and possibly foster new international collaborations. Material handling is a major activity in many manufacturing operations. Depending on the industry, it is often quoted that material handling accounts for about 25-75% of all manufacturing costs. With this proportion, it is obvious that improvement in the control of material handling functions in manufacturing will result in some large cost savings annually in manufacturing. Improvement in material handling control can be gained through research. Therefore, a meeting of researchers focused on issues of material handling can lead to better system understanding and control, improved research, and the strengthening of relationships between researchers at various institutions