Support of opportunities for shopfloor involvement through information and communication technologies

AI and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-133

  Wilson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human centred manufacturing; Personal digital assistant; Personal display system; Shopfloor information; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; COMMUNICATION INTERFACE; DISPLAY SYSTEM; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION REQUIREMENT; MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; SHOP FLOOR;

COMMUNICATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS;

EID: 33645749080     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-003-0250-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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