Collaborative manufacturing and management are a fundamental requirement in today’s digital age, to enable an innovative and sustainable development of companies. This is possible and highly recommended not just in the context of traditional companies, but further in cyber physical systems and in the context of extended, distributed, networked and virtual organizations.The book provides fundamental methodologies, models, methods, tools, and platforms about collaborative engineering...

In the first decade of the 21st century product development in networks was predicted to be of ever-increasing importance to businesses of all sizes because of changes in markets, in technology, in networks, and in the competences of Businesses. The growth in new products’ share of businesses’ total turnover and earnings were increasing at an unprecedented speed. The entrepreneurial innovations and technological improvements had resulted in the increasingly fast development of new products...

This book provides the key technologies involved in an organization’s digital transformation. It offers a deep understanding of the key technologies (Blockchain, AI, Big Data, IoT, etc.) involved and details the impact, the decision-making process, and the interplay between technologies, business models, and operations.Managing the Digital Transformation: Aligning Technologies, Business Models, and Operations provides frameworks and models to support digital transformation...

Are all work center personnel scheduled and accounted for on work center schedules?Are you able to stop users from sharing or downloading highly sensitive information?Do inputs arrive already labeled with FSC logos or with the logos of competing programs?Do non payments on equal ranking underlying exposures constitute default of property?How high performance can be expected from a classification system operating on images?Is the employee compensation...

Are new clinical research professionals well trained for the front line?Are there crucial questions you should definitely address?Are you looking to transition into a new role in the clinical research field?How can clinical research make use of interoperable electronic health records in a trustworthy way?Is it ethical to include subjects who are unable to consent?Should you be a clinical research principal investigator?What do you know about ...

"Navigating the FDA 510(k) Process: A Comprehensive Guide to Premarket Success" is an essential resource for medical device manufacturers and innovators looking to bring their products to market in the U.S. This guide provides a step-by-step roadmap through the FDA's 510(k) premarket notification process, offering detailed insights into device classification, substantial equivalence, testing requirements, and submission strategies. It covers everything from preparing a strong application t...

This book presents Industry 4.0 enabler technologies and tools. It also highlights some of the existing empirical applications in the context of manufacturing. The book elucidates innovative thematic concepts of Industry 4.0 and its perspectives. It establishes routes to empirically utilize Industry 4.0 standards for manufacturing companies. The book can be used as a reference for professionals/engineers, researchers, and students.

The Digital Supply Chain is a thorough investigation of the underpinning technologies, systems, platforms and models that enable the design, management, and control of digitally connected supply chains. The book examines the origin, emergence and building blocks of the Digital Supply Chain, showing how and where the virtual and physical supply chain worlds interact. It reviews the enabling technologies that underpin digitally controlled supply chains and examines how the discipline of supp...

The book highlights the importance of intelligent decision-making in advanced production systems, and optimization of process parameters using fuzzy-based multi-criteria decision-making tools. It discusses the decision-making aspects of Industry 4.0 using machine learning and optimization techniques and helps in moving toward the digitalization of manufacturing systems. It further covers several important topics including the role of digital twins in advanced manufacturing processes, machi...

Manufacturing from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Advances and Applications unfolds establishing three main pillars: (i) it investigates the theoretical background of the current industrial practice within the framework of industry 4.0 by presenting its key definitions and backbone technologies; (ii) it discusses the methods and state-of-the-art developments employed in the ongoing digital transformation of companies worldwide to promote more resilient, sustainable, and human-centric smart ...

In order to ensure environmentally responsible production and disposal of products, local governments are imposing stricter environmental regulations, some of which even require manufacturers to take back their products at the end of the product's useful life. These government regulations, together with increasing environmental awareness, have forced manufacturers to invest in environment-conscious manufacturing. The multiple Criteria Decision Making Techniques presented in this book can b...

The complex IT requirements of a critical care unit have led to the development of numerous information systems. In this concise handbook, the authors share their experience and research findings on how to unleash the power of the technology and overcome potential problems. Clinical Information Systems in Critical Care explains the key aspects of the information systems currently available, covering topics such as how to select the best system to match the requirements of a critical care u...