This paper summarizes a vision of the challenges facing the so-called “Industry of the
Future” as studied by the research community of the IFAC Coordinating Committee 5 on …

Manufacturing is continuously evolving from concept development to methods and tools
available for the production of goods for use or sale. Traditionally, manufacturing refers to an …

In recent years, the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies in the manufacturing landscape
promoted the development of smart factories characterised by relevant socio-technical …

Mass personalization is becoming a reality. It requires responsive and flexible
manufacturing operations for producing individualized products in dynamic batch sizes at …

To help meet competitive realities operations managers need to know more about the
strategic aspects of manufacturing flexibility. This paper takes steps toward meeting that …

Future manufacturing systems need to cope with frequent changes and disturbances. As
such, their control requires constant adaptation and high flexibility. Holonic manufacturing is …

Manufacturing has faced significant changes during the last years, namely the move from a
local economy towards a global and competitive economy, with markets demanding for …

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 …

Industry 4.0 is a current research topic in the field of production engineering. One common
characteristic of Industry 4.0 is decentralization which can be implemented by a …

In the last decades significant changes in the manufacturing environment have been
noticed: moving from a local economy towards a global economy, with markets asking for …