Smart manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing: A comparative review

Wang, Baicun, Tao, Fei, Fang, Xudong, Liu, Chao, Liu, Yufei and Freiheit, Theodor 2021. Smart manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing: A comparative review. Engineering 7 (6) , pp. 738-757. 10.1016/j.eng.2020.07.017

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Abstract

The application of intelligence to manufacturing has emerged as a compelling topic for researchers and industries around the world. However, different terminologies, namely smart manufacturing (SM) and intelligent manufacturing (IM), have been applied to what may be broadly characterized as a similar paradigm by some researchers and practitioners. While SM and IM are similar, they are not identical. From an evolutionary perspective, there has been little consideration on whether the definition, thought, connotation, and technical development of the concepts of SM or IM are consistent in the literature. To address this gap, the work performs a qualitative and quantitative investigation of research literature to systematically compare inherent differences of SM and IM and clarify the relationship between SM and IM. A bibliometric analysis of publication sources, annual publication numbers, keyword frequency, and top regions of research and development establishes the scope and trends of the currently presented research. Critical topics discussed include origin, definitions, evolutionary path, and key technologies of SM and IM. The implementation architecture, standards, and national focus are also discussed. In this work, a basis to understand SM and IM is provided, which is increasingly important because the trend to merge both terminologies rises in Industry 4.0 as intelligence is being rapidly applied to modern manufacturing and human–cyber–physical systems.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Additional Information:	This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	2095-8099
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 August 2021
Date of Acceptance:	20 July 2020
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 02:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143503

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