Industrial Assembly is a rapidly changing field with significant importance in production. This book is the first of its kind to combine technology, design, methods, and planning and control models of assembly operations and systems. With the increasing importance of assembly in industry and of...

In an increasingly interconnected world, physical, service, and digital supply networks are becoming progressively more complex, dynamic, and interdependent. Moreover, sustainability concerns push for higher efficiency in the use of resources, reducing protective redundancies and making supply...

Supply networks are becoming increasingly collaborative, with more and more data being shared and decisions taken through intense deliberations. With increased collaboration comes a greater risk of exceptions, which can undermine the collaborative advantages. Handling the exceptions is essential...

Supply chain management is very critical in today's global business environment. With the development of modern communication methods the costs of communication have gone down considerably and have opened new horizons for improvement in the domain of supply chain management. The direct/indirect...