@article {18849,
	title = {IMACS: a case study in real-world planning},
	journal = {Intelligent Systems and their Applications, IEEE},
	volume = {13},
	year = {1998},
	month = {1998/06//may},
	pages = {49 - 60},
	abstract = {This article discusses the complexities of real-world planning and how to create planning systems to address them. IMACS (Interactive Manufacturability Analysis and Critiquing System), an automated designer{\textquoteright}s aid, evaluates machined parts and suggests design modifications to improve their manufacturability, offering advantages over the planning techniques used in classical planning systems},
	keywords = {automated designer{\textquoteright}s aid, CAD/CAM, case study, computer aided analysis, computer aided production planning, design modifications, IMACS, intelligent design assistants, Interactive Manufacturability Analysis and Critiquing System, interactive systems, machined parts evaluation, machining, manufacturability, planning (artificial intelligence), planning systems},
	isbn = {1094-7167},
	doi = {10.1109/5254.683210},
	author = {Gupta,S.K. and Nau, Dana S. and Regli,W. C.}
}
@article {18822,
	title = {Concurrent evaluation of machinability during product design},
	journal = {Computer},
	volume = {26},
	year = {1993},
	month = {1993/01//},
	pages = {61 - 63},
	abstract = {An approach to evaluating the machinability of a part during the design stage, which performs systematic generation and evaluation of machining alternatives, is discussed. The results of the analysis provide feedback to the designer about problems that might arise with the machining and information to the manufacturing engineer about which machining processes and process parameters are most desirable.<<ETX>>},
	keywords = {concurrent engineering, concurrent evaluation, machinability, machining, manufacturing engineer, product design},
	isbn = {0018-9162},
	doi = {10.1109/2.179158},
	author = {Gupta,S.K. and Nau, Dana S. and Zhang, G.}
}
