This paper reviews the breadth of complexity of the design process, products,
manufacturing, and business. Manufacturing is facing unprecedented challenges due to …

In this paper, general requirements of next generation manufacturing systems are
discussed, and the strategies to meet these requirements are considered. The production …

One of the most significant advances in the development of computer science, information
and communication technologies is represented by the cyber-physical systems (CPS). They …

One of the most significant directions in the development of computer science and
information and communication technologies is represented by Cyber-Physical Systems …

The emerging paradigm of agent-based computation has revolutionized the building of
intelligent and decentralized systems. The new technologies met well the requirements in all …

The field of Design Theory and Methodology has a rich collection of research results that
has been taught at educational institutions as well as applied to design practices. First, this …

Manufacturing enterprises are changing the way they behave in the market to face the
increasing complexity of the economic, socio-political and technological dynamics …

Manufacturing exists to create value. However, historically, discussion of economic issues in
manufacturing primarily emphasizes cost. It is becoming more difficult to understand and …

Traditional engineering design optimisation which is the process of identifying the right
combination of product parameters is often done manually, time consuming and involves a …

The application of pattern recognition techniques, expert systems, artificial neural networks,
fuzzy systems and nowadays hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in manufacturing …