Table of contents
Robots and Automatic Factories
W.B. HeginbothamIndustrial robots bear little resemblance to the science fiction concept of futuristic machines — they are little more than machine tools except that their prime function is…
Micron Diamond — an advancing technology
Stan HerbertFine diamond powders, in some cases composed of particles smaller than one micron, are assuming ever increasing importance, especially as the cost of conventional abrasives rises…
Communicating — taking the wider view
Frank BarnardIf ever there was a safe prediction, it is that corporate communications will be a growth area in the 1980s. This will not happen solely because of current advances or initiatives…
The Bad Debts of Exporting: Why it's doubly important to insure against not being paid
Alec SnobelWhy is an investment invariably insured against loss or damage? Ask a factory manager why, when he has taken all reasonable precautions to prevent fire, flooding and theft, he…
Stress among Blue Collar Workers: A Case Study of the Steel Industry
Mike Kelly, Cary L. CooperAre the sources and effects of executive stress echoed down the line on to the shopfloor of manufacturing industry? Should the researchers into the “stress‐chains” at managerial…
THE MONARCH OF THE GLEN
Alec SnobelEverything about the Chewton Glen Hotel is true‐blue British…except its cuisine which is French. All staff are the most dedicated professionals…except the boss, the monarch of the…
British Waterways Board — An Integrated Transport System
The British Waterways Board are a public corporation, set up by the 1962 Transport Act, to administer some 2,000 miles of Britain's inland waterways. Consequently, the Board have…
Cover Story
A new range of desk‐top microcomputers with both hardware and software specifically designed for a full range of small business applications is announced by Olympia Business…
Computerised Production Control of Consumer Durables
Peter HarveyThe manufacture of consumer durables, such as, for example, washing machines and cars, consists largely of collecting together a number of pre‐fabricated components and affixing…
ISSN:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan