Foundations & Principles of Distributed Manufacturing Elements of Manufacturing Networks, Cyber-Physical Production Systems and Smart Automation /

• Main Authors: Kühnle, Hermann (Author), Bitsch, Günter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer organization.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Industrial organization.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Industrial Organization.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.

The book presents a coherent description of distributed manufacturing, providing a solid base for further research on the subject as well as smart implementations in companies. It provides a guide for those researching and working in a range of fields, such as smart manufacturing, cloud computing, R...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Description of the Working Field
• Theory Building Approach
• Process Models and Networks’ Analysis
• Smart Manufacturing Units
• Networking Tools and Information Models
• Conclusions and Outlook.