Computer support for cooperative work in advanced manufacturing

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Abstract
In order to prevail in the emerging turbulent business environment, the work organization of advanced manufacturing must be able to adapt diligently and dynamically to the vicissitudes of a volatile market. Meeting this demand requires horizontal exchange of information within a self‐organizing cooperative ensemble of decision makers with a high degree of autonomy in their strategies and conceptualizations. Advanced manufacturing, therefore, poses new demands on the information system of the enterprise that are not addressed in the prevailing approach to computer‐integrated manufacturing.