Engineering and manufacturing processes and systems designs involve many challenges,
such as dynamism, chaotic behaviours, and complexity. Of late, the arrival of big data, high …

Abstract Industry 4.0 integrates cyber-physical systems with the Internet of Things to optimize
the complete value-added chain. Successfully applying Industry 4.0 requires the …

The papers in this special section focus on the concept of Industry 4.0. From its origin,
Industry 4.0–derived from the German term Industrie 4.0–is used as a synonym for Cyber …

Objective The goal of this study is to identify gaps and challenges related to cross-domain
model management focusing on consistency checking. Method We conducted a systematic …

Innovations in Cyber-Physical System (CPS) are driven by functionalities and features.
Mechanical Engineering, on the other hand, is mainly concerned with the physical product …

Today's industrial production plants are complex mechatronic systems. In the course of the
production plant lifecycle, engineers from a variety of disciplines (eg, mechanics, electronics …

Modern production systems can benefit greatly from integrated and up-to-date digital
representations. Their applications range from consistency checks during the design phase …

Modeling and simulation are now leading the way in supporting analysis and development
of system of systems. At present, to support the unified modeling formalism and dynamic …

To cope with the challenge of managing the complexity of automated production systems,
model-based approaches are applied increasingly. However, due to the multitude of …

Increasing complexity in today's manufacturing and production industry due to the need for
higher flexibility and competitiveness is leading to inconsistencies in the iterative exchange …