With growing evidence of advanced technologies-assisted smart processes, it is
fundamental to comprehend whether manufacturing systems are adequate to manage …

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 …

Smart manufacturing (SM) or Industry 4.0 is a term generally applied to the improvement in
manufacturing operations through integration of systems, linking of physical and cyber …

Manufacturing is becoming smart with capabilities of self-awareness, autonomous decision-
making, and adaptive excitation and collaboration. Standardization is a crucial enabler for …

Smart manufacturing has received increased attention from academia and industry in recent
years, as it provides competitive advantage for manufacturing companies making industry …

Due to the manufacturing sector's severe negative impacts on sustainable development,
sustainable manufacturing is gaining more momentum than ever. Despite the advantages of …

The transformation from traditional manufacturing to intelligent manufacturing intrigues the
profound and lasting effect on the future manufacturing worldwide. Industry 4.0 was …

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have gained an increasing attention recently for their
immense potential towards the next generation smart systems that integrate cyber …

Abstract Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and Smart Factory are phenomena regarded as a
key necessity for Small, Medium and Micro Businesses (SMMEs) worldwide. Even though …

Today, the manufacturing industry is aiming to improve competitiveness through the
convergence with cutting-edge ICT technologies in order to secure a new growth engine …