Advances in Manufacturing Systems -- Preface and Committee -- Table of Contents -- A Comparison of BPMN 2.0 with other Notations for Manufacturing Processes -- A Methodology to Evaluate Complex Manufacturing Systems through Discrete-Event Simulation Models -- A New Methodological Approach for the Machining Process Planning -- Aircraft Final Assembly Line Balancing and Workload Smoothing: A Methodological Analysis -- Assembly Work Instruction Deployment Using Augmented Reality -- Audits as a Manner of Conformity Assessment and Improvement Guidelines in the Organisation -- Balance between Lean and Sustainability in Product Development -- Clean Manufacturing from Cradle to Cradle -- Conceptual Design of an Aircraft Final Assembly Line: A Case Study -- Energy Requirements in Manufacturing: Lifecycle and Tribology Considerations -- Graphical Analysis of Improvements in Manufacturing Processes as Result of Kaizen Events -- Holistic Approach to Information Search Based on Six Sigma -- Implementing Manufacturing Features in Mechanical Design -- Initial Methodology for Sustainability Comparison among Materials Processing -- Integration of Quality, Labor Risks Prevention, Environment and Ethical Management. Model Applied to R&D&I and Manufacturing Processes in an Organization -- Machining a Free-Surface via Reverse Engineering -- Maturity Determination of New Forming Processes Considering Uncertain Indicator Values -- Production Planning and Control in an Automobile Closed-Loops Assembly Line -- Rheological Characterization and Mathematical Modeling of a SEBS Blend for Industrial Applications where Nowadays Liquid Silicone Rubber is Used -- Rules of Precedence as Basis to Generate Manufacturing Routes and Process Planning -- Simulation and Ergonomics Approach for Service & Manufacturing Process Improvement -- Simulation of a Closed-Loops Assembly Line.

The Holistic Approach of the Industrial Strategies of Continuous Improvement -- Virtual Verification of an Aircraft Final Assembly Line Industrialization: An Industrial Case -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.