Introducing distributed computing paradigms to the manufacturing domain increases the difficulty of designing and planning an appropriate IT infrastructure. This paper proposes a model and solution approach addressing the conjoint application and IT resource placement problem in a factory...

The Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) is a new demonstration and learning infrastructure designed to be the central ecosystem that forms the bridge between academic research and development and its implementation in business. Located in the Eastern part of the Netherlands and managed by the...

Since the mitigation of climate change is one of the biggest challenges to face on a global scale, the topic has become more relevant also in industrial context. Learning factories have proven to be suitable environments to address and convey competencies to tackle industrial challenges in an...

Title -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Sustainability as New Paradigm in Manufacturing -- Motivation -- Objectives and Work Structure -- Theoretical Background -- Production and Production Management -- Energy and Energy Supply -- Energy Consumption in Manufacturing -- Forms of Energy...