SCOPE & TOPICS
The main goal of the Advances in Production Engineering & Management (APEM) is to present high quality research developments in all areas of production engineering and production management, as well as their applications in industry and services, to a broad audience of academics and practitioners. In order to bridge the gap between theory and practice, applications and case studies are particularly welcome. For theoretical papers, their originality and research contributions are the main factors in the evaluation process. Fields of interest include, but are not limited to:
Artificial Intelligence
Automatic Control
Cutting and Forming Processes
Decision Support Systems
Discrete Systems and Methodology
Education
Fuzzy Systems
Human Behaviour Representation
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Processes
Inventory Management
Knowledge Management
Logistics
Manufacturing Systems
Mechanical Engineering
Numerical Techniques
Operations Research
Operations Strategy
Operations Planning, Scheduling and Control
Optimisation Techniques
Production Processes
Project Management
Rapid Prototyping
Robotics and Manipulators
Quality Management
Queuing Systems
Risk and Uncertainty
Self-Organizing Systems
Simulation
Statistical Methods
Supply Chain Management
Technology, Technological Improvement
Virtual Reality
Visualisation
General approaches, formalisms, algorithms, or techniques should be illustrated with significant applications that demonstrate their applicability to real-world problems.