1st Edition

Advanced Manufacturing. An ICT and Systems Perspective

Edited By Marco Taisch, Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Marco Montorio Copyright 2007
330 Pages
by CRC Press

330 Pages
by CRC Press

Manufacturing plays a vital role in European economy and society, and is expected to continue as a major generator of wealth in the foreseeable future. A competitive manufacturing industry is essential for the prosperity of Europe, especially in the face of accelerating deindustrialisation. This book provides a broad vision of the future of manufacturing, analysed from a system-management... Read more

Preface

Part I: Advanced manufacturing: Foresight and roadmapping initiatives

Part II: Product lifecycle management

Part III: Sustainable products and processes

Part IV: Production scheduling and control

Part V: Benchmarking and performance measures

Part VI: Industrial services

Part VII: Human factors and education in manufacturing

Part VIII: Collaborative engineering

Part IX: Supply chain integration

Subject index

Author index

Biography

Marco Taisch, Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Marco Montorio