July 2020
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
8h 44m
English

In this chapter, we will focus on smart manufacturing as an integral part of future digital supply networks (DSNs). While the notion of smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 for that matter, is broader than only shop floor applications and actually encompassing all areas of business along the digital supply network, we limit the scope of this chapter on the core smart manufacturing technologies, and applications related to the physical production of parts or products and predictive maintenance. The objective is to allow the reader to become familiar with smart manufacturing in general and understand ...