Enterprise models are essential for the understanding, analysis, engineering, improvement,
optimisation, maintenance and even management and control of enterprise systems. In that …

Abstract As Additive Manufacturing becomes increasingly prevalent in commercial
manufacturing environments, the need to effectively consider optimal strategies for …

Globalisation is posing several challenges to the manufacturing sector. Design and
operation of manufacturing systems are of great economic importance. Factory performance …

Business process management (BPM) is often employed as a driver of integration, by
articulating business processes that cross the boundaries of individual business functions …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is a common buzzword these days. Even though it is
somewhat artificial and marketing-inspired, it correctly reflects that the evolution of …

This article gives an overview of the general concepts, underlying technologies, similarities,
and differences in the factory and building automation fields and explores issues and trends …

Due to increasing demands on efficiency, quality, and flexibility in manufacturing companies
today, it has become very important to structure the development process of manufacturing …

The emergence of the globalization paradigm in manufacturing industry has changed the
markets' circumstances, and accordingly manufacturing systems need to be compatibilized …

The fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, is a paradigm shift that is currently changing our
society and the way we produce things. The first industrial revolution started at the end of the …

Among formalisms used to model complex systems and organisations, the GRAI Grid has a
special status because it focuses on the decisional aspects of the management of systems …