Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE) is a leading international journal in the field of
industrial engineering, whose first issue was published in 1976. Motivated by its 40th …

… place using soft computing. In this paper, industrial innovations using soft computing are
discussed in Section II, and applications to the aerospace industry, communications systems, …

Data mining and analytics have played an important role in knowledge discovery and
decision making/supports in the process industry over the past several decades. As a …

Simulation is a key technology for developing planning and exploratory models to optimize
decision making as well as the design and operations of complex and smart production …

… computers. If the incidence of outsourcing or investment in computers has risen substantially
across industries … between an industry’s propensity to purchase computers, service sector, …

… A single general purpose host computer is insufficient for processing a high volume of
image data acquired to inspect the textile web moving at the speed of 15–20 m/min. Therefore, …

Computer-Aided Inspection Planning (CAIP) has been a research topic for the past 25 years.
Most of the CAIP systems were developed for Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs). …

Digital twins (DTs) are rapidly changing how manufacturing companies leverage the large
volumes of data they generate daily to gain a competitive advantage and optimize their supply …

The disassembly process is one of the most expensive phases in the product life cycle for
both maintenance and the End of Life dismantling process. Industry must optimize the …

This paper presents a question answering (QA) system that will enable workers from the
manufacturing industry to ’hands-free’ request information. This kind of systems, that are broadly …