Objective THE INTENTION OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT WAS TO SHOW THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, TO ANALYSE THE INTRODUCTORY PROCESSES AND TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF WORK ORGANISATION ON QUALIFICATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING. THE RESEARCH PROJECT SHOULD ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS AND THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THEREFORE A COOPERATION WAS ORGANISED BETWEEN GERMAN, FRANCH AND DANISH RESEARCH GROUPS. TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF RESEARCH BECAUSE OF EXISTING TIME AND COST RESTRICTIONS WE CHOSE FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND CELLS (FMS/FMC) AS ONE OF THE ADVANCED EXAMPLES OF NEW PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR MAIN FIELD OF APPLICATION, TEH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SECTOR. YET DUE TO THE PRESENT DISSEMINATION OF FMS?FMC IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IT WAS NECESSARY TO COMBINE A WRITEN QUESTIONNAIRE AND CASE STUDIES OF SELECTED COMPANIES OPERATING FMS IN THIS SURVEY TO OBTAIN A WIDER AN DEEPER SCOPE OF INFORMATION. Programme(s) PRE-FAST 2 - Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. EU contribution No data Address Breslauer Strasse 48 76139 Karlsruhe Germany See on map Total cost No data