Production and industrial engineering

This book explores systems-based, co-design, introducing a "e;Decision-Based, Co-Design"e; (DBCD) approach for the co-design of materials, products, and processes.

The book provides an introduction to logistics and supply chain management and the application of evolutionary computation, focusing on specific fields related to supply chain issues, from strategic sourcing decisions, and production planning and control to inventory to logistics and its application using evolutionary / heuristics techniques.

This book unites two fast-developing forms of control-vision-based control and fractional-order control-and applies them in mechatronic systems.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Industry 4.

This book discusses the main quality management (QM) programs and their possible integration into systematic industrial maintenance (SIM).

The book gives a broad overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) concept from various angles.

This book deals with stochastic combinatorial optimization problems in supply chain disruption management, with a particular focus on management of disrupted flows in customer-driven supply chains.

This book highlights some of the latest research advances and cutting-edge analyses of real-world case studies on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management from diverse international contexts, while also identifying business applications for the latest findings and innovations in operations management and the decision sciences.

This book focuses on the emerging additive manufacturing technology and its applications beyond state-of-the-art, fibre-reinforced thermoplastics.

This introductory book describes the initial (first) level of studying the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) from the series "e;TRIZ from A to Z,"e; and presents the most general methods for solving inventive problems and generating new ideas.

This peer-reviewed book explores the technologies driving broadband internet connectivity in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.

This volume chronicles the 16th Annual Conference on System Engineering Research (CSER) held on May 8-9, 2018 at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.

This book presents the advances in abrasive based machining and finishing in broad sense.

This book has resulted from the activities of IFAC TC 5.

This book addresses the use and management of chemicals in the food and beverage industry.

This book sheds light on the development of the cold spray process in applications of additive manufacturing (AM) and repair/remanufacturing engineering.

The volume describes the main theoretical propositions of the methodology to predict mechanical reliability under conditions of repeated exposure to random extreme loads.

This book gathers selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the 6th European Lean Educator Conference (ELEC), held in Milan, Italy, on November 11-13, 2019.

This book reviews recent research and applications, developments, research trends, methods and issues related to the applications of industrial hemp for fundamental research and technology.

The book is basically written with a view to project Computer Numerical Control Programming (CNC) Programming for machines.

This book unites two fast-developing forms of control-vision-based control and fractional-order control-and applies them in mechatronic systems.

This book gathers the papers presented at the XXIX International Congress INGEGRAF "e;The digital transformation in graphic engineering,"e; which was held in Logrono, Spain on June 20-21, 2019.

This graduate textbook is focused on digital transformation.

This book presents the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Health Care Systems Engineering (HCSE 2019), which took place in Montreal, Canada, from May 30 to June 1, 2019.

This book presents the technological developments that are currently being researched or implemented in the management of palm oil industrial waste.

This book offers an extensive, interdisciplinary overview of dynamic textiles.

This book thoroughly examines and explains the basic processing steps used in MEMS fabrication (both integrated circuit and specialized micro machining processing steps.

This book discusses various aspects of Industry 4.

This book addresses optimization in robotics, in terms of both the configuration space and the metal structure of the robot arm itself; and discusses, describes and builds different types of heuristics and algorithms in MATLAB.

This book provides a comprehensive and effective exchange of information on current developments in the management of manufacturing systems and Industry 4.

This book presents the potential applications of hard materials as well as the latest trends and challenges in machining hard materials.

This book offers a timely yet comprehensive snapshot of innovative research and developments in the area of manufacturing.

This book provides insight into research and development of key aerospace materials that have enabled some of the most exciting air and space technologies in recent years.

This book offers a comprehensive review of sustainability and product design, providing useful information on the relevant regulations and standards for industries to meet increasing market demands for eco-products, while reducing their impact on the environment.

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive knowledge of all the tools provided in the software SOLIDWORKS for a variety of engineering areas.

This book describes the development of portable, wearable, and highly customizable hand exoskeletons to aid patients suffering from hand disabilities.

This book reports on innovative technologies and their applications in the field of mechanical engineering, covering new design methods as well as the practical implementation and optimization of existing ones to satisfy growing and changing industrial needs.

The book is devoted to problems of information technologies (description and processing signals, especially ones corrupted by noises and disturbances) and to problems of telecommunications and production of advanced equipment in radio-electronics developed at the Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

The book is addressed to Master-students, senior students of universities, professors working at Master Programs, as well as researchers, engineers and managers of all industries without restrictions.

This book is focused on the importance of detecting people's motivation, how they make decisions and the way the actions they take is rapidly increasing with the progress of IoT and the Connected Society.

This book introduces models and methodologies that can be employed towards making the Industry 4.

This book examines the development, use, extraction, and recovery of rare earth metals.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book focuses on open issues of new intelligent control paradigms and their usage.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

This book is part of a five-volume set that explores sustainability in textile industry practices globally.

In this monograph, the authors demonstrate how the integration of adaptability, operability, and re-configurability in the design of complex systems is indispensable for the further digitization of engineering systems in smart manufacturing.

This book presents critical information on the principles and operation of friction welding, friction stir welding, and friction stir processing enhanced with many robust illustrations.