Advances in Manufacturing Technology XVI" provides a comprehensive collection of papers exploring the very latest developments in the field of manufacturing engineering and managment and incorporates the most up-to-date techniques.TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE: Business strategies process reengineeringCAD/CAM and concurrent engineeringE-manufacturing and virtual realityEngineering modelling and simulationsTotal quality management and metrologyIntelligent systems. robotics and automationLean and agiel manufacturingMachining process and toolingOperations managementProcess control and condition monitoringCovering all aspects of manufacturing engineering, systems, and management this volume will be of great interest to those wanting to keep abreast pf current research and those involved in the planning stages in this area of engineering.