Virtual metrology (VM) involves estimating a product's quality directly from production
process data without physically measuring it. This enables the product quality of each unit of …

The prevailing competitive manufacturing industry calls for continuous customer satisfaction
for business sustainability. With the emergence of the Industry 4.0 paradigm, product …

In the era of big data, mass customization (MC) systems are faced with the complexities
associated with information explosion and management control. Thus, it has become …

In recent years, the challenges of mass customisation (MC) have been increasing sales
conversion rate and effectively matching supply with demand. Additionally, online customer …

To ensure stable manufacturing and high yield of production, factories (eg, semiconductor or
TFT-LCD fabs) conduct quality inspection on workpieces. They tend to adopt sampling …

Manufacturing is the application of labor, tools, machines, chemical and biological
processing, to an original raw material by changing its physical and geometrical …

Carbon fiber is currently one of the most popular composite materials in the world, with its
wide applications ranging from bikes to space shuttles. However, there is no comprehensive …

Smart manufacturing comprises fully integrated manufacturing systems that respond in real
time to meet the changing demands and conditions in industrial activities, supply networks …

Industry 4.0 paves the way to smart factory through integrating Internet of Things, cyber-
physical systems, cloud manufacturing, and big data analytics for various industrial fields …

The current thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel industry evolves in
transition from volume production to customized production service as a major competition …