Extensive digitization and interconnection through networks have ushered in a number of
new paradigms over the last years: Internet of Things, cyber–physical systems, Industry 4.0 …

Abstract In the Industry 4.0 era, manufacturers strive to remain competitive by using
advanced technologies such as collaborative robots, automated guided vehicles …

Several high-tech manufacturing technologies are emerging to meet the demand for mass
customized products. These technologies include configurable robots, augmented reality …

Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) systems are often designed without sufficiently considering the needs of
stakeholders and the organizational processes to be supported, leading to solutions that are …

Business process management is often deployed to improve enterprise integration, but its
impact is yet to reach manufacturing operations. We propose the concept of unified process …

IoT's presence is increasingly felt. There are already more connected devices to the internet
than total human population and sales are starting to rise. As there is extensive research …

Large scale, complex, networked enterprises, as may be considered (trans) national energy
systems, multi-national manufacturing enterprises, smart cities aso are structures that can be …

This paper proposes a method for iterative engineering of cyber-physical production
systems (CPPS) that allows early testing of virtual prototypes and early involvement of …

This paper presents an approach to the seamless integration of business and manufacturing
processes based on S-BPM and B2MML (Business to Manufacturing Markup Language) …

Industry 4.0 denotes the shift in the production industry towards digitalising and
decentralising operations from shop floor to office floor and across company networks. This …