This book presents the proceedings from the International Symposium for Production Research 2020. The cross-disciplinary papers presented draw on research from academics and practitioners from industrial engineering, management engineering, operational research, and production/operational management. It explores topics including:

* computer-aided manufacturing;

  • Industry 4.0 applications;
  • simulation and modeling
  • big data and analytics;
  • flexible manufacturing systems;
  • decision analysis
  • quality management
  • industrial robotics in production systems
  • information technologies in production management; and
  • optimization techniques.

Presenting real-life applications, case studies, and mathematical models, this book is of interest to researchers, academics, and practitioners in the field of production and operation engineering.