CONTENTS

Guest Editorial

Real versus Simulated Laboratory Equipment
Baldwin, Wesley L. - Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Ball State University

Introducing Lean Production
Kasamis, Dan and Henry Kraebber - Purdue University, School of Technology

Refereed Works

International Academic Linkages and Partnerships: A Case Study
Anwar, Sohail  - Division of Business and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University - Altoona College and Ebenezer Jackson - Electrical & Electronic Engineering Dept., Kumasi, Ghana

Design and Hardware Implementation of a Connection Identification System for ATM Networks 
Antonis K. Koukos - Electrical Engineering Department, Technological Educational Institution of Chalkis 

Construction, Troubleshooting, and Programming of an Intel 8255-Based Interface Card  
Zargari, Ahmad and Michael S. Combs - Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky

An Interdisciplinary Instrumentation Laboratory
Buchanan, Walter W. and William E. Cole - Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

Innovations in Manufacturing Engineering Technology – Integrating Collaborative Engineering and Inaugurating Comprehensive Assessment
Kitto, Kathleen L. and Eric K. McKell - Western Washington University, Engineering Technology Dept.

Information Technology Abilities for Engineering Professionals at Steelcase Corporation
Morse, Julia - The Peter Kiewit Institute of Information Science, Technology and Engineering, Industrial Systems Technology Department, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln