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Computers in Industry 20 (1992) 375-377 Elsevier Contents of Volume 20 Volume 20, Nr. 1, July 1992 State-of-the-Art 1 Object-oriented hybrid intelligent CAD system W. Zeiler 11 Neural network model for design retrieval in manufacturing systems V. Venugopal and T.T. Narendran Applications .25 Truncation of Petri net models for simplifying computation of optimum scheduling problems L. Shen, Q. Chen and J.Y.S. Luh 45 Translating unrestricted relay ladder logic into Boolean form J.T. Welch 63 A logic-based framework for address interpretation and rectification L.G. Occefia and L.-C. Tang 75 High-quality images on a two-piece metal can Y.-P. Huang 87 Quality and optimum paramater selection in metal cutting B. White and A. Houshyar Short Notes 99 Analysis of soil properties and foundation design— Computer applications E.S. Reddy 103 Statistical model of the strength of some Cameroonian hardwood species in tension A. Foudjet and J.A. Mukam Fotsing 109 Development of Bézier-based curves . T.V. To and H.N. Phien News from IFIP TC 5 117 Manufacturing in the Era of Concurrent Engineering— Conference Report Events 119 Call for Papers 123 Announcements 127 Calendar Volume 20, Nr. 2, August 1992 State-of-the-Art 133 Solid freeform manufacturing—Possibilities and restrictions D. Kochan Knowledge Engineering 141 Evaluation of vibroacoustic diagnostic symptoms by means of the rough sets theory R. Nowicki, R. Stowiriski and J. Stefanowski 153 Default logic: A practical approach to expert systems M.T. Tabucanon, V. Wuwongse and N. Juneja 376 Contents Computers in Industry Applications 163 Scheduling manufacturing systems W. He and A. Kusiak 177 Hierarchical structure of a computer-integrated quality management system in a CIM environment G. Wu, F. Shao and B. Hu 187 Definition of a control service in the application layer of the ISO/OSI reference model for control stations E. Chacodn and O. Llanes 193 NC parts programs generation from CAD exchange files C. Cogun 203 Modular CNC system for multi-axes motion devices F. Fadul and L. Arnold 209 Qualitative partial differential equations and their realistic applications M. Dohnal 219 Development of a CAD /CAM robotic translator for programming the IBM 7535 SCARA robot off-line K.V. Kamisetty and K.J. McDermott Short Note 229 Computer simulation and its management applications T.C.E. Cheng News from IFIP TC 5 239 Minutes of the 7th Working Group and Task Force Chairpersons’ Meeting Events 243 Call for Papers 249 Calendar Volume 20, Nr. 3, October 1992 State-of-the-Art 255 Information technology and structural change in the paper and pulp industry— Some technological, organizational and managerial implications J. Ranta, M. Ollus and A. Leppanen Knowledge Engineering 271 Application of an expert knowledge-based system to the semiconductor thin film device coating process K. Rajendran Applications 275 A computer-aided prototype system for NC rough milling of free-form shaped mechanical part-pieces G. Catania 295 Points of correspondence in stereo images with no specific geometrical constraints using mathematical morphology M.T. Boraie and M.A. Sid-Ahmed 311 An on-line light bulb inspection system using afterglow decay measurements A. Haq Qureshi, S.G. Belovich and M. Ahmad 321 Microcomputer-based welder training simulator C. Wu 327 Control software prototyping A.E.K. Sahraoui and N. Ould-Kaddour Computers in Industry Contents 377 Short Notes 335 A two-phase procedure for the study of computer network reliability in automated manufacturing systems T. Gupta and E. Abuelyaman 345 A tandem queue with a general bulk service and servers’ “vacation’’ G.V. Krishna Reddy, R. Nadarajan and P.R. Kandasamy News from IFIP TC 5 355 Report on ATPMS '92 Events 356 Call for Papers 365 Calendar Indexes 371 Subject Index to Volume 20 373 Author Index to Volume 20 375 Contents Volume 20