At present, sustainability science is mainly based on conscious information and strongly
focused on analytical tools or strategies. Neuroscience has made obvious that human …

Globalization in the field of industry is fostering the need for cognitive production systems. To
implement modern concepts that enable tools and systems for such a cognitive production …

The industrial sector is an important player in the global sustainable development agenda.
Over the last several decades, the sector has made considerable progress towards the …

With growing evidence of the operational performance of cyber-physical manufacturing
systems, there is a pivotal need for comprehending sustainable, smart, and sensing …

Future manufacturing scenarios will likely be built around cyber-physical production
systems. To succeed, this new manufacturing paradigm will also have to comply with the …

One objective of Industry 4.0 is to reach a better system performance as well as to have a
better consideration of humans. This would be done by benefiting from knowledge and …

This book is an adaptation of the author's PhD thesis, in which he explored environmentally
conscious design in the electrical/electronics industry sector. In this new and rapidly …

The digital and technological revolutions of Industry 4.0 aim at increasing the flexibility of
companies, the mass customization of products and the improvement of working conditions …

Smart machine companions such as artificial intelligence (AI) assistants and collaborative
robots are rapidly populating the factory floor. Future factory floor workers will work in teams …

Scholars from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives have sought to unravel the high
complexities of sustainability. A mature understanding of sustainability management …