In Print: ‘Design and Operation of Smart Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems in Industry 4.0/5.0’

Publication title

Design and Operation of Smart Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems in Industry 4.0/5.0

Purdue author

Xingyu Li

Authors

Sihan Huang
Xingyu Li
Xi Gu
Yoram Koren

Publisher

Springer Cham

Publication date

Oct. 2, 2025

About the book (from the publisher)

This book presents the evolution road map of reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) and their characteristics since its invention in the 1990s. It discusses the role of RMS in today’s increasingly competitive manufacturing environment and unpredictable markets and the new challenges and opportunities in RMS design and operations in the emerging Industry 4.0/5.0 era. In addition, this book investigates the relationship between reconfigurable manufacturing and smart manufacturing and demonstrates how smart manufacturing techniques can facilitate the design and operations of RMS. With state-of-the-art research on the development of novel methodologies based on smart manufacturing to guide the design and operations of reconfigurable machines and manufacturing systems, this is a valuable handbook for reconfigurable manufacturing/smart manufacturing researchers and practitioners. Engineering professionals will find the practical values and managerial insights of smart RMS implementations through case studies.

About the Purdue author

Xingyu Li is an assistant professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s School of Engineering Technology. His research interests include sustainable manufacturing, reconfigurable manufacturing, human-centric manufacturing, smart manufacturing and machine/deep learning. Li most recently received funding from the National Science Foundation for research on human-centered AI for reconfigurable manufacturing operation and design synthesis.

About the In Print series

To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today’s weekly book series highlights faculty expertise across diverse subjects and disciplines. Find out more about the Purdue University Books Initiative and how to suggest a book for the In Print series on the Office of the Provost website.