Automation is a predominant objective in the development of modern and
advanced manufacturing production. Automatic Supervision in
Manufacturing (ASM) addresses unavoidable disturbances occurring
during production. Its application results in the unmanned functioning
of manufacturing systems through comprehensive and reliable supervision.
Automatic Supervision in Manufacturing is a collection of
contributions written by specialists in the field from Europe and the
USA. It deals with the concept of automatic supervision, the
classification of supervisory systems and their functions. This
publication will be of great interest to researchers and engineers in
the areas of production and manufacturing.