The roles of the supervisor in computerized process control and computerized discrete part manufacturing are compared. Research strategies aimed at understanding the decision processes of the operator in supervising flexible manufacturing systems are outlined and methodologies for assessing the optimal allocation of functions between the human and computer in flexible manufacturing systems are discussed.
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