The current industry landscape is witnessing a trend towards high-mix production, which
requires a reconsideration of the existing production systems. Although high levels of …

Establishing mass‐customization practices, in a sustainable way, at a time of increased
market uncertainty, is a pressing challenge for modern producing companies and one that …

Smart manufacturing (SM) distinguishes itself from other system paradigms by introducing
'smartness' as a measure to a manufacturing system; however, researchers in different …

Global competition and rapidly changing customer requirements are forcing major changes
in the production styles and configuration of manufacturing organizations. Traditional …

It is undeniable that the development of humanity and technology has been closely
connected for decades. What was important before is no longer so. This is because, given …

Ever increasing competition is driving the efforts to improve productivity throughout nearly all
domains. In the manufacturing context, digitalization of value networks and creation of …

New generations of manufacturing systems have been strongly influenced by the
miniaturisation revolution in the design and development of new short-lifecycle products …

The integration of collaborative robots (Cobots) into flexible manufacturing systems (FMS)
represents a pivotal advancement in the field of industrial automation. This research paper …

The new wave of Industry 4.0 is transforming manufacturing factories into data-rich
environments. This provides an unprecedented opportunity to feed large amounts of sensing …

Plug & Produce is a concept that is envisioned to revolutionise manufacturing by enabling
the seamless integration of machines into production processes without extensive …