(Shkarkoni) E.B.O.O.K.S Enabling Manufacturing
Competitiveness and Economic Sustainability: Proceedings
of the 4th International Conference on Changeable, Agile,
Reconfigurable and Virtual Production (Carv2011),
Montreal, Canada, 2-5 October 2011
By Hoda A. ElMaraghy
The changing manufacturing environment requires more responsive and
adaptable manufacturing systems. The theme of the 4th International
Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual production
(CARV2011) is "Enabling Manufacturing Competitiveness and Economic
Sustainability." Leading edge research and best implementation practices
and experiences, which address these important issues and challenges, are
presented. The proceedings include advances in manufacturing systems
design, planning, evaluation, control and evolving paradigms such as mass
customization, personalization, changeability, re-configurability and
flexibility. New and important concepts such as the dynamic product
families and platforms, co-evolution of products and systems, and methods
for enhancing manufacturing systems' economic sustainability and
prolonging their life to produce more than one product generation are
treated. Enablers of change in manufacturing systems, production volume
and capability
