Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing

This is the first book to focus on emerging technologies for distributed intelligent decision-making in process planning and dynamic scheduling. The book provides a better understanding of the present state and future trends of research in this area.

Presenting the concept and design and implementation of configurable intelligent optimization algorithms in manufacturing systems, this book provides a new configuration method to optimize manufacturing processes.

Written by a leading expert in this dynamic field, and fully road-tested in class, this text has chapters on all the topics in car manufacturing, from product development to supply chain management. It includes an appendix on core principles and terminology.

This book provides specific topics intending to contribute to an improved knowledge on Technology Evaluation and Selection in a Life Cycle Perspectives.

Aligning current practices, innovations and case studies with academic theories, this book offers detailed coverage of multi-criteria and game theory applications in manufacturing and logistics. Discusses vehicle routing problems and supply chain management.

"Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems" discusses key strategies for success in the changing manufacturing environment. Changes can often be anticipated but some go beyond the design range, requiring innovative change enablers and adaptation mechanisms.

Supported by illustrations, tables and diagrams, this book explains, step-by-step, a novel re-engineering method aimed to impact the customer perceived value which is then applied to several case studies across different industrial sectors.

This book covers theory and application of such MADM methods as Analytic Hierarchy Process, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution, VIsekriterijumsko KOmpromisno Rangiranje and more. Offers novel MADM methods, and includes computer code.

This book describes theories and technologies that readers can use to improve their own experience of digital manufacturing science. It introduces the definition, theory architecture, main content and key technologies of digital manufacturing science.

This book introduces readers to cybersecurity and its impact on the realization of the Industry 4.0 vision. It covers the technological foundations of cybersecurity within the scope of the Industry 4.0 landscape and details the existing cybersecurity threats faced by Industry 4.0, as well as state-of-the-art solutions with regard to both academic research and practical implementations.Industry 4.0 and its associated technologies, such as the Industrial Internet of Things and cloud-based design and manufacturing systems are examined, along with their disruptive innovations. Further, the book analyzes how these phenomena capitalize on the economies of scale provided by the Internet.The book offers a valuable resource for practicing engineers and decision makers in industry, as well as researchers in the design and manufacturing communities and all those interested in Industry 4.0 and cybersecurity.

This book presents a set of researched methods that can consistently represent and uniformly manage engineering semantics in the ever dynamic evolvement of modern enterprises. Includes practical case studies and test samples.

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems are now the backbone of the information systems in public and private sector organisations. This book provides a unique and comprehensive insight into ERP systems, from both a social and a technical viewpoint.

Advances in Design examines recent advances and innovations in product design paradigms, methods, tools and applications. It presents fifty-two selected papers which were presented at the 14th CIRP International Design Seminar held in May 2004.

Virtual Manufacturing presents a new technique for discrete manufacturing systems that combines computer interfaces with virtual reality. Before introducing the method, the text addresses relevant concepts of manufacturing engineering, virtual reality, and computer science and engineering.

Presenting both basic and advanced modeling concepts, this volume presents the latest research and development trends in the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. Topics include rapid prototyping and tooling, micromachining, nano-finishing, and composites manufacturing.

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Networked Manufacturing Enterprises Management addresses prominent concepts and applications of AI technologies in the management of networked manufacturing enterprises.

"Changeable and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems" discusses key strategies for success in the changing manufacturing environment. Changes can often be anticipated but some go beyond the design range, requiring innovative change enablers and adaptation mechanisms.

This book describes the latest optical sensors used to measure angle and displacement in precision nanometrology, and presents scanning-type measuring systems for use in surface forms and stage motions. Coverage includes algorithms and experimental data.