This book reports on research findings and technologies supporting the paradigm shift toward the Factory of the Future. Gathering peer-review contributions to the 9th International Scientific-Technical Conference MANUFACTURING 2026, held on May 19-21, 2026, in Poznan, Poland, it covers topics relating to quality management in the context of Industry 4.0/5.0 and sustainable development. They report on advanced methods for intelligent monitoring, big data analytics, energy efficiency and new...

This book covers timely topics in quality engineering, with a special focuses on issues relating to Industry 4.0 and 5.0. Based on peer-reviewed contributions to the 8th International Scientific-Technical Conference MANUFACTURING 2024, held on May 14–16, 2024, in Poznan, Poland, the chapters describe advanced engineering methods for managing quality and risk at different stages of the product lifecycle. They discusses the role of the sustainable development aspect in supply chain, in the c...

This book covers a variety of topics in material, mechanical, and management engineering, especially in the area of machine design, product assembly, measurement systems, process planning and quality control. It describes cutting-edge methods and applications, together with exemplary case studies. The content is based on papers presented at the 5th International Scientific-Technical Conference (MANUFACTURING 2017) held in Poznan, Poland on 24-26 October 2017. The book brings together engin...

This book covers a variety of topics in manufacturing, with a special emphasis on product design, production planning, and implementation of both resources and production processes. The content is based on papers presented at the 6th International Scientific Technical Conference MANUFACTURING 2019, held in Poznan, Poland on May 19-22, 2019. The main focus is on showing best practices to use tools currently available in the enterprises to effectively improving industrial processes. Knowledg...

This book reports on innovative strategies for quality control, risk assessment and sustainable development in production processes, in the era of industry 4.0. Based on peer-reviewed contributions to the 7th International Scientific-Technical Conference MANUFACTURING 2022, held on May 16–19, 2022, in Poznan, Poland, the chapters cover important topics relating to the use of quality management strategies in different stages of the production processes. They report on methods for statistica...

This book covers a wide range of management issues, concerning planning, control and continuous improvement. It especially focuses on the management of the enterprise and production processes in the era of globalization, discussing the process of transferring production to developing countries, covering issues in technological culture, and reporting on quality control issues and on problems related to continuous process improvement. Modern strategies such as Six Sigma and lean manufacturin...