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A simulation model for ergonomic design of industrial processes

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This study examines the feasibility and potential benefits of using simulation to aid designers of large industrial processes. A demonstration of simulations is provided in the basic oxygen furnace shop and subsequent steel-making operations prior to rolling slabs. We explore three design situations: (1) a new processing technology, (2) the removal of bottlenecks in current operations, and (3) sensitivities of processing to equipment failures. Overall shop productivity and the time workloads of crews and individual process operators are examined. Contrasts are made on these criteria between the current mode of operation and the potential design situations stated above through simulation experiments. Results of these simulation experiments provide the basis for economic and ergonomic justification as well as indications for further improvements in the ergonomic facets of design. (Reprinted with permission of the publisher.)

Systems analysis, Ergonomics, Decision support systems, Industrial engineering, Decision Support Software, Models, Simulation, Behavioral Science, Process Management, Furnaces, technical

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Gould Receives Contract to Develop Artificial Intelligence-Based Integrated Circuit Design Aid

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The U.S. Army Electronic Devices Technology Laboratory has awarded a $1.3 million contract to Gould Inc. The contract is for the development of an expert system to be used in the design of integrated circuits. Development of design tools and methods to aid in redesigning obsolete electronic systems is a primary task.

Integrated circuits, Circuit design, Contracts, Computer aided design, Artificial intelligence, Expert systems, Manufacturers, Computer-Aided Design, Government Contracts, Defense Contract, Gould Inc.

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