Digital manufacturing and supply chain: creating benefits through operations research and artificial intelligence

Abstract

With Industry 4.0, a transition from automated and intelligent to digital has been coined.This transition covers both network and plant levels.At the plant level, digital manufacturing is based on the collaboration of machines, machines with products, and humans with machines.From the application perspective, these features have materialized through additive manufacturing, robotics, digital twins, virtual and augmented reality, and collaboration tools in creating products and services.At the network level, the digital supply chain has been created utilizing Blockchain, the Internet of Things, e-commerce platforms, and collaborative supplier portals to achieve seamless end-to-end visibility.From the solution methodology perspective, innovative approaches have been developed combining interdis-