Joseph Anthony McGeough FREng FRSE is a former Regius Professor of Engineering, and now an Honorary Professorial Fellow, in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. McGeough was born in Kilwinning, Scotland, on 29 May 1940.

• Computer-aided Design and Manufacture Population seeding for genetic algorithms G Passannanti and N Scalzo 3 Application of reverse engineering to end-of-life cycle product disassembly L M Galantucci, G Percoco, and R Spina 11Identifying three-dimensional object features using shape distributions H J Rea, R Sung, J Corney, and D Clark 23Integrated facilities planning system for automated factory K Mori and S Shindo 33From concept design to CAD models using reverse engineering G Smith and T Claustre 43Development of an experimental container for the fluid science laboratory of the international space station C Stein, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 53Computer aided programming for NC-electrochemical contour evolution machining (NC-ECCEM) of integral impellers J Xu, Y Zhu, P Hu, and N Yun 63Optimization of NC-point distribution for five-axis high-speed milling H Fenkl, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 71Computer-aided Process Planning A method for the representation of assembly processes on mobile devices S Parisi, C Matysczok, H Krumm, and A Barcellona 87Study of the optimization of a tendering process in warship refit D A Fleming, G A Forbes, L E Hayfron, A H B Duffy, and P D Ball 95Computer-aided process design system for axi-symmetric deep drawing P V Vijayakumar and N Venkata Reddy 105Metal working process and the associated skill modelling in UML - a case study of grinding troubleshooting S Ito, T Kojima, and K Ai 113Inventory sorting rules and dispatching strategies for scheduling jobs in FMSs using a real-time genetic algorithm M A Shouman, A A Aboul-Nour, H Al-Awady, and M Abdel-Fatah 123Quality in Manufacturing and Design A neural network approach for predicating roundness error in turning M A Younes and M A Shouman 139A procedure of controlling the quality of cast iron parts using ultrasound technique A Attanasio, E Ceretti, C Giardini, and E Gentili 149A systems approach to manufacturing process optimization, including design of experiments and Kaizen techniques G Howell 159Orbital electrochemical finishing of holes using stationary tools H El-Hofy, N Al-Salem, and M A Younes 169A comparison of discriminator performance in fault diagnosis C H Wood, D K Harrison, and T S Sihra 179Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture Controlling part variety through design reuse - retrieving two-dimensional drawings from a sketch D M Love and J A Barton 187Application of integrated CAD/CAE systems in the process of hip joint reconstruction M Pawlikowski, A M DAbrowska-Tkaczyk, K Skalski, and G Wroblewski 189On concurrent engineering and design of an intervertebral disc of lumbar spine M Dietrich, K Kedzior, K Skalski, T Zagrejek, G Krzesinski, J Skoworodko, P Borkowski, and P Wymyslowski 199Production and Control Application of workflow technology for workshop scheduling W Zhou, J Zhu, and Z Wei 223A knowledge-based sequencing strategy for multiple product lines A Khan and A Day 231 Performance measurement based co-ordination of enterprise resource planning systems in a virtual enterprise Y Zhang and A K Kochhar 241AI Applications in Manufacturing AI-based optimization method for the analysis of co-ordinate measurements within integrated CAD/CAM/CAE systems S Zietarski 253

Joseph Anthony McGeough FREng FRSE is a former Regius Professor of Engineering, and now an Honorary Professorial Fellow, in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. McGeough was born in Kilwinning, Scotland, on 29 May 1940.

• Computer-aided Design and Manufacture Population seeding for genetic algorithms G Passannanti and N Scalzo 3 Application of reverse engineering to end-of-life cycle product disassembly L M Galantucci, G Percoco, and R Spina 11Identifying three-dimensional object features using shape distributions H J Rea, R Sung, J Corney, and D Clark 23Integrated facilities planning system for automated factory K Mori and S Shindo 33From concept design to CAD models using reverse engineering G Smith and T Claustre 43Development of an experimental container for the fluid science laboratory of the international space station C Stein, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 53Computer aided programming for NC-electrochemical contour evolution machining (NC-ECCEM) of integral impellers J Xu, Y Zhu, P Hu, and N Yun 63Optimization of NC-point distribution for five-axis high-speed milling H Fenkl, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 71Computer-aided Process Planning A method for the representation of assembly processes on mobile devices S Parisi, C Matysczok, H Krumm, and A Barcellona 87Study of the optimization of a tendering process in warship refit D A Fleming, G A Forbes, L E Hayfron, A H B Duffy, and P D Ball 95Computer-aided process design system for axi-symmetric deep drawing P V Vijayakumar and N Venkata Reddy 105Metal working process and the associated skill modelling in UML - a case study of grinding troubleshooting S Ito, T Kojima, and K Ai 113Inventory sorting rules and dispatching strategies for scheduling jobs in FMSs using a real-time genetic algorithm M A Shouman, A A Aboul-Nour, H Al-Awady, and M Abdel-Fatah 123Quality in Manufacturing and Design A neural network approach for predicating roundness error in turning M A Younes and M A Shouman 139A procedure of controlling the quality of cast iron parts using ultrasound technique A Attanasio, E Ceretti, C Giardini, and E Gentili 149A systems approach to manufacturing process optimization, including design of experiments and Kaizen techniques G Howell 159Orbital electrochemical finishing of holes using stationary tools H El-Hofy, N Al-Salem, and M A Younes 169A comparison of discriminator performance in fault diagnosis C H Wood, D K Harrison, and T S Sihra 179Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture Controlling part variety through design reuse - retrieving two-dimensional drawings from a sketch D M Love and J A Barton 187Application of integrated CAD/CAE systems in the process of hip joint reconstruction M Pawlikowski, A M DAbrowska-Tkaczyk, K Skalski, and G Wroblewski 189On concurrent engineering and design of an intervertebral disc of lumbar spine M Dietrich, K Kedzior, K Skalski, T Zagrejek, G Krzesinski, J Skoworodko, P Borkowski, and P Wymyslowski 199Production and Control Application of workflow technology for workshop scheduling W Zhou, J Zhu, and Z Wei 223A knowledge-based sequencing strategy for multiple product lines A Khan and A Day 231 Performance measurement based co-ordination of enterprise resource planning systems in a virtual enterprise Y Zhang and A K Kochhar 241AI Applications in Manufacturing AI-based optimization method for the analysis of co-ordinate measurements within integrated CAD/CAM/CAE systems S Zietarski 253

Joseph Anthony McGeough FREng FRSE is a former Regius Professor of Engineering, and now an Honorary Professorial Fellow, in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. McGeough was born in Kilwinning, Scotland, on 29 May 1940.

• Computer-aided Design and Manufacture Population seeding for genetic algorithms G Passannanti and N Scalzo 3 Application of reverse engineering to end-of-life cycle product disassembly L M Galantucci, G Percoco, and R Spina 11Identifying three-dimensional object features using shape distributions H J Rea, R Sung, J Corney, and D Clark 23Integrated facilities planning system for automated factory K Mori and S Shindo 33From concept design to CAD models using reverse engineering G Smith and T Claustre 43Development of an experimental container for the fluid science laboratory of the international space station C Stein, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 53Computer aided programming for NC-electrochemical contour evolution machining (NC-ECCEM) of integral impellers J Xu, Y Zhu, P Hu, and N Yun 63Optimization of NC-point distribution for five-axis high-speed milling H Fenkl, D K Harrison, and A K M De Silva 71Computer-aided Process Planning A method for the representation of assembly processes on mobile devices S Parisi, C Matysczok, H Krumm, and A Barcellona 87Study of the optimization of a tendering process in warship refit D A Fleming, G A Forbes, L E Hayfron, A H B Duffy, and P D Ball 95Computer-aided process design system for axi-symmetric deep drawing P V Vijayakumar and N Venkata Reddy 105Metal working process and the associated skill modelling in UML - a case study of grinding troubleshooting S Ito, T Kojima, and K Ai 113Inventory sorting rules and dispatching strategies for scheduling jobs in FMSs using a real-time genetic algorithm M A Shouman, A A Aboul-Nour, H Al-Awady, and M Abdel-Fatah 123Quality in Manufacturing and Design A neural network approach for predicating roundness error in turning M A Younes and M A Shouman 139A procedure of controlling the quality of cast iron parts using ultrasound technique A Attanasio, E Ceretti, C Giardini, and E Gentili 149A systems approach to manufacturing process optimization, including design of experiments and Kaizen techniques G Howell 159Orbital electrochemical finishing of holes using stationary tools H El-Hofy, N Al-Salem, and M A Younes 169A comparison of discriminator performance in fault diagnosis C H Wood, D K Harrison, and T S Sihra 179Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture Controlling part variety through design reuse - retrieving two-dimensional drawings from a sketch D M Love and J A Barton 187Application of integrated CAD/CAE systems in the process of hip joint reconstruction M Pawlikowski, A M DAbrowska-Tkaczyk, K Skalski, and G Wroblewski 189On concurrent engineering and design of an intervertebral disc of lumbar spine M Dietrich, K Kedzior, K Skalski, T Zagrejek, G Krzesinski, J Skoworodko, P Borkowski, and P Wymyslowski 199Production and Control Application of workflow technology for workshop scheduling W Zhou, J Zhu, and Z Wei 223A knowledge-based sequencing strategy for multiple product lines A Khan and A Day 231 Performance measurement based co-ordination of enterprise resource planning systems in a virtual enterprise Y Zhang and A K Kochhar 241AI Applications in Manufacturing AI-based optimization method for the analysis of co-ordinate measurements within integrated CAD/CAM/CAE systems S Zietarski 253