Purpose – Explains how SMEs have discovered how to avoid high investment cost attributed to the implementation costs of knowledge based engineering or engineering automation software. Design/methodology/approach – A study of how SMEs have developed alternative design automation using...

Purpose – To provide a concise briefing on the most topical issues and relevant implications from the top 400 management publications in the world. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the argument...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer. Findings – Bringing products right‐to‐market...

Purpose – In this paper a solution capable of extracting robot motion information from CAD data is briefly presented and explored. Design/methodology/approach – The motion information is added by the user to the CAD file, defining in this way the approach, fly‐by and welding trajectories....