EXISTING MANUAL MODE OF MANUFACTURING PLANNING IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS A CRITICAL LINK IN OUR MANUFACTURING SECTOR'S DRIVE FOR TOTAL QUALITY-INTEGRATED-PRODUCTIVITY ATTAINMENT THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF "PAPERLESS" FACTORY OPERATIONS.

EXISTING MANUAL MODE OF MANUFACTURING PLANNING IS NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS A CRITICAL LINK IN OUR MANUFACTURING SECTOR'S DRIVE FOR TOTAL QUALITY-INTEGRATED-PRODUCTIVITY ATTAINMENT THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF "PAPERLESS" FACTORY OPERATIONS. THERE IS A PRESSING NEED TO CAPTURE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF EXPERIENCED PLANNERS, INCORPORATE THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO AN "INTELLIGENT PLANNING ASSISTANT" SERVING BOTH AS AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS AND AS A SELF-HELP TUTOR FOR NEW OR LESSER EXPERIENCED PLANNER, AND INTEGRATE THIS "INTELLIGENT ASSISTANT" INTO A MANUFACTURING HOMEOSTASIS FOR SELF-ADAPTIVE LEARNING BASED UPON EXPERIENCES FROM THE PRODUCTION FLOOR. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THESE CAPABILITIES.