This book provides a comprehensive and effective exchange of information on current developments in the management of manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0. The book aims to establish channels of communication and disseminate knowledge among professionals working in manufacturing and related institutions. In the book, researchers, academicians and practitioners in relevant fields share their knowledge from the sectors of management of manufacturing systems. The chapters were selected from several conferences in the field, with the topics including management of manufacturing systems with support for Industry 4.0, logistics and intelligent manufacturing systems and applications, cooperation management, and its effective applications. The book also includes case studies in logistics, RFID applications, and economic impacts in logistics, ICT support for industry 4.0, industrial and smart logistics, intelligent manufacturing systems and applications

Presents information on current developments in the management of manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0 Collects selected papers from several conferences pertaining to manufacturing systems and Industry 4.0 Includes topics such as smart logistics, supply chain, knowledge management, and entrepreneurship

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Lucia Knapcikova was born on July 6th 1984 in Bardejov (Slovakia). She works at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Informatics at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies (FMT) of Technical University of Kosice as researcher. In 2017 she completed her Habilitation for Associate Professor at the FMT in the field "Manufacturing Technologies". In 2011 she completed her Ph.D. study at the above mentioned Faculty. Assoc. Prof. Knapcíková, Ph.D., is author more than 150 scientific papers in Slovakia and abroad and she is owner of 6 utility models. She participated in several international research projects, mainly in Germany. Most important project is H2020 Less Than Wagon Load (Project duration 2017-2020) in collaboration with Belgium, Germany, Netherland, Italy and Slovakia, where she´s position is Faculty project coordinator. Project has the objective to develop a SMART specialised logistics cluster for the chemical industry in the Port of Antwerp in order to shift transport volumes from road to rail freight. Actually, she participated on project EUROSTARS (BRIDGE2ERA Programm) with collaboration of Technical University of Applied Sciences in Wildau (TH Wildau), Germany. Aim of the project is Industry 4.0 strategic orientation between universities and SME. She lectured at the universities in the Germany (TH Wildau), Czech Republic (TU Liberec) and Croatia (J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Slavonski Brod). Her area of interest includes SMART technologies, SMART materials, applications possibilities directly in the industry. In the year 2018 she was awarded in the category "Personality of Science and Technology under 35 years". The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, in support of the development of science and technology and the recognition of the exceptional achievements in this field, awarded the Science and Technology Awards - the highest award in science and technology, for the year 2018. She is member of European Alliance for Innovation, Belgium (www.eai.eu), TEAM Society in Croatia. She is active member in the Editorial Board of Acta Tecnología Journal (Slovakia), SAR Journal (Serbia). From beginning year 2018 she works on the position Editor- in- chief in Journal EAI Endorsed Transaction on Future Internet- Gent, Belgium. She is responsible person for organizing of International conferences under EAI organization for the Conference on Management of Manufacturing Systems 2019 and previously MMS2018, MMS2017, MMS2016.

Michal Balog is head of Department of Industrial Engineering and Informatics at Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies with a seat in Presov, TU Kosice. His scientific and educational field is oriented on the green logistics, management, quality control and methods of production systems. He is the organizer of many domestic and international conferences, acts as tutor on PhD study programs and has participated innumerous slovak and international projects as team member and as the project head. Most important project is H2020 "Less Than Wagon Load", where he participated as a team member and in the year 2015 he finished project entitled "Promotion & Enhancement of Centre for Research on Transportation" with EU Structural Funds. He is author more than 100 publications in Slovakia and abroad.

Dragan Perakovic- graduated and completed his Master's degree and Ph.D. (doctoral dissertation title: 'The Model of Information Distribution to Traffic System Users') from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) at the University of Zagreb. Post graduation, he began his career at the FPZ where he currently holds the positions of Head of Department for Information and Communication Traffic and Head of Chair of Information Communication Systems and Services Management. He has engaged in several international scientific projects and R&D studies as a researcher, leading researcher

Inhalt

Introduction.- Industry 4.0.- Case Studies in LogisticsCase Studies with RFID Applications.- Economic Impacts in Logistics.- ICT Support for Industry 4.0.- Industrial and Smart Logistics.- Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Applications.- Enterprise Information Systems.- Manufacturing Cell Concepts in Manufacturing Systems.- RFID in Manufacturing, RFID Technologies in Material Handling System.- Supply Chain Approaches.- Tools and Methods for Management Systems.- SMART Technologies Transportation.- Modern trends in Manufacturing Management.- Clusters in SME, Complexity of Supply Chain Management.- Decision-making processes.- Innovation and Knowledge Management.- Lean Management and Manufacturing.- Modeling and Simulation of Manufacturing Companies.- New Trends in Entrepreneurship.- New Trends in Crisis Management.- Production Management Approaches.- Process Management.- Production Planning and Scheduling.- Quality Control and Management TPM.- Sequencing solutions for Lean Manufacturing.- New materials and technologies.- Conclusion.