An International, Application Oriented Research Journal

The aim of Computers in Industry is to publish original, high-quality, application-oriented research papers that:

• Show new trends in and options for the use of Information and Communication Technology in industry;
• Link or integrate different technology fields in the broad area of computer applications for industry;
• Link or integrate different application areas of ICT in industry.

General topics covered include the following areas:

• The unique application of ICT in business processes such as design, engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, physical distribution, production management and supply chain management. This is the main thrust of the journal. It includes research in integration of business process support, such as in enterprise modelling, ERP, EDM.
• The industrial use of ICT in knowledge intensive fields such as quality control, logistics, engineering data management, and product documentation will certainly be considered.
• Demonstration of enabling capabilities of new or existing technologies such as hard real time systems, knowledge engineering, applied fuzzy logic, collaborative work systems, and intelligence agents are also welcomed.
• Papers solely focusing on ICT or manufacturing processes may be considered out of scope.

A continuous quality policy, based on strict peer reviewing shall ensure that published articles are:

- Technologically outstanding and front-end
- Application-oriented with a generalised message
- Representative for research at an international level

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Editor-in-Chief
B. Grabot
National School of Engineering, 65016, Tarbes, France Email B. Grabot
Editorial Manager for Special Issues
N. Szirbik
University of Groningen Faculty of Economics and Business, Nettelbosje 2, 9700 AV, Groningen, Netherlands Email N. Szirbik
Associate Editors
T. Dereli
Gaziantep University Department of Industrial Engineering, Gaziantep, Turkey
A. Ittoo
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
M. Smith
University of the West of England Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
P. Valckenaers
KU Leuven Association, Leuven, Belgium
W. Van Der Aalst
University of Technology Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Editorial Board
K. Aviso
De La Salle University Department of Chemical Engineering, Manila, Philippines
N. Batanov
Frederick University Department of Computer Engineering and Science, Nicosia, Cyprus
P. Bernus
Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
J. Browne
National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
G. Catania
University Hospital of Bologna Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, Bologna, Italy
D. Cavallucci
National Institute of Applied Sciences of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
P. Delias
Eastern Macedonia and Trace Institute of Technology, Kavala, Greece
K. Främling
Aalto University Department of Computer Science, Helsinki, Finland
H.S. Jagdev
National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
D. McFarlane
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
L. Monostori
Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute for Computer Science and Control, Budapest, Hungary
S.Y. Nof
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
H. Panetto, PhD
University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
H.A. Reijers
Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
R. Setchi
Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
C. Shi
Beijing LiangXin Investment Management Co Ltd, Beijing, China
B. Vogel-Heuser
Technical University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
H. Wortmann
University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
M-C. Wu
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Y. Zeng
Concordia University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
K.P. Zhu
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing, Changzhou, China