Section I: Implementing Industry 4.0 for Smart Manufacturing in SMEs -- 1. Status of the Implementation of Industry 4.0 in SMEs and Framework for Smart Manufacturing -- 2. Computational Intelligence in the Context of Industry 4.0 -- 3. AI and ML for Human-Robot Cooperation in Intelligent and...

Optimized stocks and lean processes are prerequisites in order to keep up with the increasing consumption of goods and limited storage areas in cities due to urbanization. This paper, therefore, develops a maturity model to increase the dissemination rate of Digitized VMI to optimize supply...

Optimized stocks and lean processes are prerequisites in order to keep up with the increasing consumption of goods and limited storage areas in cities due to urbanization. This paper, therefore, develops a maturity model to increase the dissemination rate of Digitized VMI to optimize supply...

Part I. Introduction to Industry 4.0 for SMEs -- 1. SME 4.0: The Role of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Digital Transformation; Dominik T. Matt and Erwin Rauch -- Part II. Industry 4.0 Concepts for Smart Manufacturing in SMEs -- 2. SME Requirements and Guidelines for the Design of...