This book discusses the latest advances in people-centered design operation and management of
broadly defined advanced manufacturing systems and processes. It reports on human factors
issues related to various research areas such as intelligent manufacturing technologies
web-based manufacturing services digital manufacturing worlds and manufacturing knowledge
support systems as well as other contemporary manufacturing environments. The book covers an
extensive range of applications of human factors in the manufacturing industry: from work
design supply chains evaluation of work systems and social and organization design to
manufacturing systems simulation and visualization automation in manufacturing and many
others. Special emphasis is given to computer aided manufacturing technologies supporting
enterprises both in general and in the manufacturing industry in particular such as
knowledge-based systems virtual reality artificial intelligence methods and many more. Based
on the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing held on
July 17-21 2017 in Los Angeles California USA the book provides readers with a timely
snapshot of the enterprises of the future and a set of cutting-edge technologies and methods
for building innovative human-centered and computer-integrated manufacturing systems.
