The flexibility claimed by the next generation production systems induces a deep
modification of the behaviour and the core itself of the control systems. Over-connectivity and …

Production rescheduling has been categorized according to applied approaches or
application context. With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, new perspectives and …

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 …

Mining and mineral resources help provide the requirements of everyday life by contributing
to essential products and services. In the era of fourth industrial revolution, the trend in …

This editorial introduces the special issue in the Elsevier journal Computers in Industry that
analyses how the digital transformation of manufacturing is speeded up by two important …

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 …

Bottlenecks in manufacturing systems may significantly reduce their efficiency and
productivity. Therefore, bottleneck analysis is a consolidated topic in Industrial Engineering …

Industrial control systems play a central role in today's manufacturing systems. Ongoing
trends towards more flexibility and sustainability, while maintaining and improving …

The recent manufacturing trend toward mass customization and further personalization of
products requires factories to be smarter than ever before in order to:(1) quickly respond to …

The smart factory has been widely applied in manufacturing enterprises to meet dynamics in
the global market. Bottleneck-based dispatching method (BDM) is a promising approach to …