Cloud Manufacturing, 9781447149347
Hardcover
Global networks, which are the primary pillars of the modern manufacturing industry and supply chains, can only cope with the new challenges, requirements and demands when supported by new computing and Internet-based technologies.

Cloud Manufacturing

distributed computing technologies for global and sustainable manufacturing

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  • Hardcover

    259 pages

  • Release Date

    23 March 2013

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Summary

Global networks, which are the primary pillars of the modern manufacturing industry and supply chains, can only cope with the new challenges, requirements and demands when supported by new computing and Internet-based technologies. Cloud Manufacturing: Distributed Computing Technologies for Global and Sustainable Manufacturing introduces a new paradigm for scalable service-oriented sustainable and globally distributed manufacturing systems.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447149347
ISBN-10:1447149343
Author:Weidong Li, Jörn Mehnen
Publisher:Springer London Ltd
Imprint:Springer London Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:259
Edition:2013th
Release Date:23 March 2013
Weight:5.33kg
Dimensions:235mm x 155mm
Series:Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing
About The Author

Weidong Li

Dr Weidong Li is a Reader at the Coventry University, UK. His major research interests include digital manufacturing technologies, collaborative design and manufacturing, and manufacturing planning. In the areas, Dr Li has published 100 research papers, co-authored 3 books (Springer and World Scientific Publishers). As principal investigators or co-principal investigators, he has cooperated with a number of manufacturing OEMs and SMEs to work on various manufacturing application research through EU Framework and UK EPSRC funding. He and his team have attracted more than £2.5m research funding to the Coventry University in recent five years.

Dr Jörn Mehnen is a Senior Lecturer at the Cranfield University, UK. His major research interest lies in applying advanced computing methods to manufacturing problems. Dr Mehnen has published 3 books (one with Springer “Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing. Applications of Soft Computing: from Theory to Praxis”, 2009, DOI 10.1007⁄978-3-540-89619-7) and published more than 100 publications in journals and leading conferences. He is the principal investigator of a £2m project in Additive Layer Manufacturing and the co-founder of the new EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Through-life Engineering Services at the Cranfield University.

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