The technological advancements promote the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, where
key terms are efficiency, innovation, and enterprises' digitalization. Market globalization …

Manufacturing is the backbone of the European economy, but it is challenged by
globalisation and technological evolution. Among the potential problems existing in current …

The global industry is currently facing a growing increase in the competitiveness that forces
companies to adopt and develop new strategies and methods of production. Therefore, one …

Abstract Digital factory, and Cloud Manufacturing are two approaches that aim at addressing
the Factory of the Future, ie, to provide digital support to manufacturing factories. They find …

Simulation is a powerful tool to observe the performance of the manufacturing systems in
variable demand and dynamic factory conditions in virtual environments. Recently, modeling …

Leather processing over the years has evolved greatly. Performance and supply/demand
based value addition have made this transformation possible. The high intense processing …

Digital factory modelling based on virtual design and simulation is now emerging as a part of
mainstream engineering activities, and it is typically geared towards reducing the product …

The railway industry's digitalization is enabled by new ICT trends, which significantly impact
traditional railway computer-based systems. The work of this thesis covers three aspects …

Nowadays, companies are facing an intense global competition and increasing demand
from stakeholders. Thus, the capability to introduce into the market new and innovative …

This work aims at the observation of existing forms of collaboration between organizations
that are seeking to explore new market opportunities and to work with partners from both …