Digital and Cyber-Manufacturing

• Integrated Design and Manufacturing 
  Models with Metrology

• Plug-and-Play Toolkit for Geometric-Adaptive
  Machining

• Model-Based Enterprise Data 
  and Infrastructure

• Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) Tool Integration

• AVM Technology Development

• Shop-Floor Augmented Reality 
  and Wearable Computing

• Smart Factory Visibility and 
  Real-Time Optimization

• Cloud Based Manufacturing and Services

• Factory Infrastructure Cyber-Security 
  Assessment

• Virtually Guided Certification (AA)

• Operating System for Cyber-Physical 
  Manufacturing

• Systems Design Using the Digital Thread

• Digital Manufacturing

• Augmented and Virtual Reality for   
  Manufacturing

• Human-Automation Interaction in Manufacturing and Production Systems

Additive Manufacturing

• Innovative Additive Manufacturing 
  Processes (AMPs)

• Modeling of AMPs

• Innovative AMPs

• Design Methods for AMPs

• Topology Optimization for AMPs

• AMP materials Design and Microstructures

• Monitoring and Control of AMPs

• Qualification of AMPs

• AMPs Education

Industrial Engineering and  Operations Research

• Remanufacturing

• Management and Economics of Production Resources, Systems, and Processes

• Agile Manufacturing

• Data Analytics in Manufacturing and Logistics

• Decision Support Systems for Manufacturing

• Strategies for Cyber Physical Systems

• Energy Management in Manufacturing

• Algorithms for Cyber Physical Systems

• Sensor Deployment for Cyber Physical Systems

• Bio-Manufacturing

Global Economy and Its Impact on Manufacturing Trends

• The Future of Manufacturing Considering 
  Global Economic Developments in terms of 
  Products, Manufacturing Technologies, 
  Demand Profiles, Customer Expectations

• Global Agreements and Regional Alliances 
  and its Impact on Manufacturing 

• The Global and Regional Trends in Wages and Pricing

• The Effect of Economic Policies on 
  Manufacturing Sector

Manufacturing Systems and  Supply Chains

• Integration of Manufacturing System Design 
  with Supply Chain/Network Design

• Hybrid Manufacturing System Design

• Virtual Production and Supply 
  Networks

• Developing Intelligent Design and 
  Control Systems

• Cultural Challenges in Global 
  Production Systems

• Educational Programs and Initiatives for Manufacturing Supply Networks