Transactions of the 12th International Conference on Production Research Americas

This volume contains the papers presented at the 12th International Conference on Production Research – Americas, ICPR Americas 2024. The focus and theme of the conference is Intelligent Production and Industry 5.0 with Human touch, Resilience, and Circular Economy. The conference has majority of authors from Western Hemisphere, thus providing readers with the current research topics and results in that region towards establishing Industry 5.0 and resilient intelligent production method in the theory and practice of production research. As such, the volume establishes direction for the further advancement of circular economy and human advancement. A) what areas are covered? The book covers the broad area of production research, covering the following topics: Intelligent Production for Circular Economy, Digital, cyber and cloud manufacturing, Smart Factories and Industrial Internet of Things, Innovative Manufacturing Systems and Services, Manufacturing Systems Design and Analysis, Lean and Agile Manufacturing, Sustainable Manufacturing and Engineering, Modelling and Simulation of Manufacturing and Services, Enterprise Knowledge Engineering, Explainable AI in Production and Manufacturing, Production Planning, Scheduling, and Control, Strategies and Approaches to Develop Production Resilience, Digital and Cyber Manufacturing and Services for Industry 4.0 & 5.0, Internet of Things, Data Analytics and Smart Manufacturing, Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Human Factors Engineering, Sustainable Production and Climate-Smart Production, Logistics Engineering and Management, Quality Engineering and Management, New Product Development and Innovation Management, Collaborative Robotics for Intelligent Production B) What is the main focus? The presented papers will covernew theories in production research, with emphasis on digital and smart manufacturing, lean and agile manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing and engineering. However, as the ICPR conferences also cover applications of developed thories in industry, it is expected that about 1/3 of papers will have application focus. C) who will be interested in reading? The book aims to get an attention of graduate students and early researchers eager to learn new methodologies and theories of production research as its primary audience.However, advance undergraduate students may be also tempted to learn the topics of the conference as a potential medium in their choices of careers, particularly when considering graduate degrees. This is the first edition of the book, but it also continues the tradition of proceedings from previous ICPR Americas regional conferences.