Symposium: Group Technology (GT) and Cellular Manufacturing (CM); March 27-29, 2000, San Juan, Puerto Rico

这笔赠款为将于2000年3月27日至29日在波多黎各圣胡安举行的2000年成组技术(GT)和细胞制造(CM)世界研讨会提供资金。研讨会研讨会的目的是为GT/CM学术界和工业界之间的富有成效的讨论和思想交流提供一个环境。研讨会将为产学界互动和多学科学术互动提供机会，以确定GT/CM中影响较大的研究领域，以便为未来的学术研究制定议程。研讨会将汇集领先的行业从业者和学术研究人员，讨论GT/CM中的问题。研讨会的目标包括：(1)在产业界和学术界之间就这一主题建立对话；(2)确定该领域的重要研究问题；(3)就未来的学术研究方向提供业界观点；以及(4)为未来关于高影响力主题的学术研究制定议程。研讨会的成功将使人们更好地了解GT/CM在信息时代面临的挑战。它将有助于促进行业和学术合作。高影响力课题的确定将指导未来的学术研究。

This grant provides funding for the Group Technology (GT) and Cellular Manufacturing (CM) World Symposium - Year 2000 which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from March 27-29, 2000. The purpose of the symposium workshop is to provide an environment for productive discussions and exchange of ideas between the GT/CM academic and industrial communities. The symposium will bring provide the opportunity for industry-academia interaction and multidisciplinary academic interaction to identify high-impact research areas in GT/CM in order to set an agenda for future academic research. The workshop will bring together leading industry practitioners and academic researchers to discuss issues in GT/CM. The objectives include: (1) establishment of a dialogue between industry and academia on the subject; (2) identification of important research issues in the area; (3) providing industry perspective on future academic research directions; and, (4) setting of an agenda for future academic research on high impact topics.The success of the workshop will lead to a better understanding of the challenges of GT/CM in the information age. It will help foster industry and academic collaboration. The identification of high impact topics will guide future academic research.