Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology (IMST): Recent submissions

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    • On Dual Actuation in Atomic Force Microscopes 

      El Rifai, Khalid; El Rifai, Osamah M.; Youcef-Toumi, Kamal (2004-01)
      In this paper, the problem of dual actuation in the atomic force microscope (AFM) is analyzed. The use of two actuators to balance the trade-off between bandwidth, range, and precision has been recently extended to ...

    • Material and Product Design Integration: Establishing Relationships between Design Variables of Both Domains 

      Lu, Wen Feng; Deng, Y.-M. (2004-01)
      Due to the increasing demand of application-specific and/or multi-functional materials, it is necessary to integrate material design and product design. To support such design integration, this paper proposes a methodology ...

    • Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Challenges 

      Cheong, Michelle L.F. (2004-01)
      Logistics has been an important part of every economy and every business entity. The worldwide trend in globalization has led to many companies outsourcing their logistics function to Third-Party Logistics (3PL) companies, ...