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The primary objective of this book is to offer readers an insightful exploration into the realms of innovation and sustainability within the textile industry. As global competition intensifies, organizations are increasingly compelled to revisit and refine their business strategies, emphasizing the imperative for continuous innovation and adaptability. This shift towards innovation-centric strategies is driven by the pursuit of sustainability and a competitive advantage, underscoring innovation as the cornerstone for business growth and market expansion. Innovation not only opens avenues for companies to overhaul their business models and enhance process technologies but also enables them to achieve optimal productivity and minimize waste. In an era characterized by swift technological advancements, the demand for rapid information flow, and evolving consumer preferences, a firm's capability to innovate emerges as a critical determinant of its growth, sustainability, and competitive positioning in the textile sector. Process innovation, which entails the adoption of novel or significantly improved manufacturing or delivery methodologies, plays a pivotal role. This could involve substantial modifications in techniques, equipment, and/or software, aimed at bolstering production efficiency, augmenting quality, or facilitating the creation and delivery of significantly improved or new products. Manufacturing firms, through their marketing departments, are in a constant quest for opportunities to develop new products to maintain their competitive edge. Organizations that lag in embracing innovation risk losing their market share and profitability as competitors seize the opportunity to outperform them. A firm's innovative capabilities are instrumental in fostering long-term market sustainability and business growth by delivering unparalleled value to customers. Consequently, innovation is integral to corporate strategies for a myriad of reasons – from achieving more efficient production processes and enhancing market performance to cultivating a forward-thinking brand image and securing a sustainable competitive advantage.

This seminal compendium, available through open access, illuminates the forefront of digital collaboration in production. It introduces the visionary concept of the Internet of Production (IoP), an ambitious initiative by Germany's esteemed Cluster of Excellence at RWTH Aachen University. This handbook pioneers the integration of data, models, and knowledge across development, production, and user cycles, offering interdisciplinary insights into production technology's horizons with the overall objective to create a worldwide lab.The work is organized into seven key parts, each contributing to a comprehensive understanding of the IoP. Part I lays the foundation with interdisciplinary visions and concepts. Part II delves into IoP's infrastructure, encompassing digital shadows and actionable artificial intelligence. Part III examines materials within the digitalized production landscape. Part IV confronts the challenges and potentials of production processes under novel digitalization methods.Part V focuses on production management with data-driven decision support, while Part VI explores agile development processes. Finally, Part VII delves into the interplay between internal and external perspectives in the IoP, human-centered work design, and platform-based ecosystems.Supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG), this compendium redefines manufacturing through the transformative IoP lens. Embrace this scholarly endeavor to embrace technological advancement. This is an open access book.

This book examines the impact of industry 4.0, and constructs a strategic digital transformation operational framework to prepare for it. It begins by examining the background of industry 4.0, exploring the industrial internet, new business models and disruptive technologies, as well as the challenges that this revolution brings for industries and manager. The research enhances our understanding of strategic digital transformation framework within industry 4.0. It will be valuable reading for academics working in the field of industry 4.0 and strategy, as well as practitioners interested in enhancing their firms'readiness for industry 4.0.

Das Zukunftsprojekt „Industrie 4.0“, das ein zentrales Element der Hightech-Strategie der Bundesregierung darstellt, zielt auf die Informatisierung der klassischen Industrien, wie z. B. der industriellen Produktion. Auf dem Weg zum Internet der Dinge soll durch die Verschmelzung der virtuellen mit der physikalischen Welt zu Cyber-Physical Systems und dem dadurch möglichen Zusammenwachsen der technischen Prozesse mit den Geschäftsprozessen der Produktionsstandort Deutschland in ein neues Zeitalter geführt werden. Das Technologieprogramm „Autonomik für Industrie 4.0“ des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) ist Teil des Zukunftsprojekts „Industrie 4.0“. Im Kontext dieses Programms ist der vorliegende Band entstanden. Das Buch gibt einen Überblick über mögliche Wege in die die Zukunft der Arbeit unter den Bedingungen von Autonomik und Industrie 4.0. Zentrale Herausforderungen, Chancen und Risiken werden aus Sicht der Forschung, der Industrie und der Sozialpartner benannt.Beispielhafte Gestaltungslösungen aus den Bereichen Produktions- und Automatisierungstechnik, Robotik, Virtual Engineering, Landmaschinen und Lernfabriken illustrieren die im Buch dargestellten Trends.

Basis des in den Jahren 2010 bis 2012 vom BMBF geförderten Forschungsprojekts „Management von Produktionsinnovationen“ (FKZ: 01IN1M2) war eine wissenschaftliche Analyse produktionstechnischer Innovationen, die das Ziel verfolgte, einen Beitrag zu einer allgemeingültigen Systematik für das Management von Produktionsinnovationen zu leisten.Am Beispiel der hinsichtlich ihrer technologischen und wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung als Leitindustrie einzuordnenden Automobilproduktion sollten Ansätze zur Verbesserung der Innovationsfähigkeit entwickelt werden. Defizite sollten identifiziert, Handlungsbedarfe formuliert und Empfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung und Verbesserung sowie systemtech-nische Modelle für Innovationsmanagement in der Produktionswirtschaft erarbeitet werden.Als zentrales Ergebnis des Forschungsvorhabens entstand das vorliegende Innovationssys-tem Produktionstechnik zur strukturierten und zielgerichteten Planung und Durchführung von Produktionsinnovationen. Dabei ist das Innovationssystem in vier Hauptgruppen, die Innovationsaufbereitung, die Innovationsentwicklung, die Innovationsrealisierung und die Innovationserfahrung unterteilt. Diese vier Hauptgruppen bilden die systemische Struktur eines Innovationsvorhabens in der Produktion ab und stellen den gesamten Zyklus einer Innovation von der Bedarfsanalyse bis hin zur abschließenden Rückführung.

This book includes discussion on advance computer technologies such as cloud computing, grid computing, and service computing. In addition, it furthers the theory and technology of grid technologies that is used in manufacturing, and accelerates the development of service-oriented manufacturing.

'This book focuses on new developments in computational intelligence in areas such as forecasting, scheduling, production planning, inventory control, and aggregate planning, among others. It provides cutting-edge knowledge on information technology developments for both researchers and professionals in fields such as operations and production management, Web engineering, artificial intelligence, and information resources management'--Provided by publisher.