Part 1 Factories of the future: future factories and today's organizations, P.R. Duimering et al. Part 2 New management approaches: project definition - some methodological problems, V. Giard. Part 3 CIM modelling: a methodology to improve manufacturing systems integration, G.A. Peoples et al; a method for developing CIM-systems with coloured petri nets, A. Borusan and D. Moldt. Part 4 Information systems: multiple representation, multiple definition and object oriented representation, K. Chelghoum and D. Vandorpe. Part 5 Knowledge-based systems for manufacturing system simulation: productivity enhancement for process simulation using knowledge-based approach, S.M. Reddy et al. Part 6 CAED - computer-aided engineering and design: a new element for symmetrically laminated cross-ply beams based on a higher-order theory, R.K. Kapania and A.W. Obst; configuration of technical products using a knowledge-based model concept, C. Sommer. Part 7 Metal cutting and assembly processes: interactive tool for decision-making in cutting, D. Blanchard-Gaillard et al; subassemblies and common fitting nodes in determination of assembly sequences, C. Mascle. Part 8 Manufacturing cell layout: a generalized approach of the part machine grouping problem for the design of cellular manufacturing systems, R. de Guio and B. Mutel; workshop layout guided by neural networks, F. Biennier et al. Part 9 Scheduling and multi-level control of FMS: scheduling problem in some production processes, T.C.E. Cheng and A. Janiak. Part 10 FMS analysis with Petri nets: task driven multi-level control of FMS, H. Chen and B. Hu. Part 11 Fault diagnosis and maintenance: availability optimization of randomly failing equipment, D. Ait-Kadi. Part 12 Robotics system representation: recursive flexible multibody dynamics using spatial operators, A Jain and G. Roderiguez. Part 13 Collision avoidance and trajectory generation: polyhedron placement for planar motions, T. Simeon et al. Part 14 Robotics systems control: model-based variable structive adaptive control of robot manipulators, S.K. Tso et al. Part 15 Industrial applications: design the standard of low magnetic field by computer simulation, L.-J. Ma and B. Wang.