Flexibility has become one of the most useful and necessary tool in today's competitive
markets. Manufacturing flexibility is widely recognised as a critical component to achieving a …

Manufacturers and service providers are called to design, plan, and operate globalised
manufacturing networks, addressing to challenges of increasing complexity in all aspects of …

In industrial production, distributed control is perceived to be a promising approach for
dealing with challenges arising from the increasing dynamical and structural complexity in …

Purpose The study aims to examine the influence of Sustainable Human Resource
Management (SHRM) practices and Industry 4.0 Technologies (I4Te) adoption on the …

Autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) are driverless material handling systems used for
transportation of pallets and line side supply of materials to provide flexibility and agility in …

The importance of leveraging manufacturing teaching and training up to the standards of the
current and future needs is obvious. Recent studies have pointed out the urgent need for …

Experts believe that project performance ultimately suffers because of complexity issues.
Although some studies have focused on identifying leading project complexity indicators …

Reconfigurability is an important aspect of modern manufacturing systems as it facilitates the
seamless introduction of new products to production and the adaptation to demand volatility …

The task of design, planning and operation of manufacturing networks is becoming more
and more challenging for companies, as globalisation, mass customisation and the turbulent …

Complexity in manufacturing systems still remains a challenge and leads to operational
issues and increased production cost. In this paper, drivers of complexity and typical …