In furtherance of emerging research within smart production planning and control (PPC), this
paper prescribes a methodology for the design and development of a smart PPC system. A …

Many companies are struggling to manage their production systems due to increasing
market uncertainty. While emerging 'smart'technologies such as the internet of things …

This article aims to introduce the challenge (ie, integration of new collaborative models and
tools) posed by the automation and collaboration of industrial processes in Industry 4.0 (I4 …

Scholars and practitioners have considered Industry 4.0 a comprehensive set of emerging
technologies that establish a new industrial perspective based on the “Internet of Things”. As …

Rapid advances in Industry 4.0 have the potential to transform production planning and
control (PPC) through the emerging concept of smart PPC. This paper provides a visionary …

The information and communication technology (ICT) field is rapidly advancing and has
developed several disrupting technologies, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, big …

Smart manufacturing has attracted significant attention from both researchers and
manufacturing experts owing to its capability of accomplish the goals of Industry 4.0. It …

Because of their cross-functional nature in the company, enhancing Production Planning
and Control (PPC) functions can lead to a global improvement of manufacturing systems …

With increasing technological advancements, manufacturing intelligence has become a
crucial issue for maintaining competitive advantages. Industry 4.0, proposed by Germany, is …

Industry 4.0 has come as a consecutive and predicted outcome of the previous industrial
periods, recently dubbed Industry 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 (Pereira and Romero 2017). As an …