• Advance manufacturing refers to a family of activities that (a) depend on the use and
coordination of information, automation, computation, software, sensing and networking and …

Many articles have been published on intelligent manufacturing, most of which focus on
hardware, software, additive manufacturing, robotics, the Internet of Things, and Industry 4.0 …

The Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing was established 30 years ago with four issues
published in 1990. The number of issues has gradually increased to eight per year. The …

Manufacturing has evolved and become more automated, computerised and complex. In
this paper, the origin, current status and the future developments in manufacturing are …

Manufacturing has been one of the key areas that support and influence a nation's economy
since the 18th century. Being the primary driving force in economic growth, manufacturing …

With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the realization of smart manufacturing
and Industry 4.0, rapid advancements in technologies will change manufacturing of goods …

CEP October 2012 www. aiche. org/cep 5 ance to performance oriented, tactical to strategic,
and local to global. The pervasive application of networked information and knowledge …

Historic manufacturing enterprises based on vertically optimized companies, practices,
market share, and competitiveness are giving way to enterprises that are responsive across …

Manufacturing systems have undergone many changes with regard to their structure,
organization, and operation. This chapter charts the technical developments in …

Our next generation of industry—Industry 4.0—holds the promise of increased flexibility in
manufacturing, along with mass customization, better quality, and improved productivity. It …