Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been rapidly develo** over the last decade. It shows
great potential in reducing the need for energy-and resource-intensive manufacturing …

RFID technologies may improve the potential benefits of supply chain management through
reduction of inventory losses, increase of the efficiency and speed of processes and …

Industrial companies are nowadays acting in global production networks (GPNs). A
comprehensive scientific overview of those networks is still missing. To close this gap, a …

A great challenge facing industry today is managing variety throughout the entire products
life cycle. Drivers of products variety, its benefits, pre-requisites and associated complexity …

Manufacturing companies are continuously facing the challenge of operating their
manufacturing processes and systems in order to deliver the required production rates of …

Assembly is the capstone process for product realization where component parts and
subassemblies are integrated together to form the final products. As product variety …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an advanced technology where products are manufactured
by building up thin layers of materials from digitized three-dimensional (3D) designs virtually …

Manufacturing enterprises are changing the way they behave in the market to face the
increasing complexity of the economic, socio-political and technological dynamics …

Manufacturing exists to create value. However, historically, discussion of economic issues in
manufacturing primarily emphasizes cost. It is becoming more difficult to understand and …

Undoubtedly, Manufacturing is of great importance throughout a number of industrial
sectors. Manufacturing is an activity that creates jobs and wealth and is widely regarded as a …