The objective of this study is to identify ways to make the system of manufacturing so efficient, so responsive, and so effective that it will make the organization of which it is a part the most ...

For much of manufacturing’s modern history, the quality of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) has set the boundaries for achieving innovation. An MES captures data from equipment and, to some ...

Enterprise resource planning and supply chain management software have been essential tools in the manufacturing industry for decades. They provide visibility into production, scheduling, inventory, ...

As additive manufacturing (AM) evolves from prototyping into large-scale production, the convergence of digital design, networked fabrication equipment and global supply chains has created a new cyber ...

A case study in aerospace manufacturing provides an overview of how physics-informed digital twin systems transform robotics processes—from adaptive process planning and real-time process monitoring ...

The data silos contained in disconnected manufacturing systems makes gaining an accurate understanding of day-to-day operations difficult. A Unified Namespace architecture is becoming essential for ...

NOTICE: The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its ...