APPLICATION OF HYPERTEXT TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST MAINTENANCE ON THE SHOP-FLOOR

Authors
KOSHY TT GRAMOPADHYE AK KENNEDY WJ RAMU NV
Citation
Tt. Koshy et al., APPLICATION OF HYPERTEXT TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST MAINTENANCE ON THE SHOP-FLOOR, Computers & industrial engineering, 30(2), 1996, pp. 283-295
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Industrial
Journal title
Computers & industrial engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
03608352
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
283 - 295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-8352(1996)30:2<283:AOHTTA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Hypertext is an effective way of organizing and presenting data or tex t for information retrieval. Computer based hypermedia tools have been successfully employed for training purposes. However, the manufacturi ng industry still continues to rely heavily on paper versions of techn ical manuals for troubleshooting, maintenance and calibration tasks. T his paper reports the results of a study conducted to compare the effe ctiveness of a computer based hypermedia tool vs the paper version of the same manual to assist operators in a local manufacturing industry to perform complex maintenance and calibration tasks.