Industry 4.0 has fueled research for almost a decade now. Beyond production efficiency, it
has raised sustainability issues and societal challenges. However, these have mainly been …

The evolution of manufacturing systems, influenced by changes along four axes-products,
technology, business strategies and production paradigms-is presented. Adoption of human …

One of the most significant advances in the development of computer science, information
and communication technologies is represented by the cyber-physical systems (CPS). They …

Since the start of industrialization, machine capabilities have increased in such a way that
human control of processes has evolved from simple (with mechanization) to cognitive (with …

Production systems play an important role in intelligent manufacturing. A large number of
manufacturing resources are designed and developed with virtual (digital) ones, which will …

A new emerging frontier in the evolution of the digitalisation and the 4th industrial revolution
(Industry 4.0) is considered to be that of “Biologicalisation in Manufacturing”. This has been …

Manufacturing companies, independent of operation sector and size, must be able to
produce lot size one products, just-in-time at a competitive cost. Co** with this high …

Digitalised models can play a key role in the management of building life-cycle. This paper
focuses on the challenges connected to the operation phase of buildings, when the adoption …

The development of Industry 4.0 has provided the possibility to meet frequent changes in
product type and batches, a sharp decline in the delivery cycle, constraints of quality cost …

This paper presents the results of a research work that aimed at investigating the usage of
softbots–as digital intelligent software assistants–as a supporting technology to help in …