Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative and Knowledge-Based Production Management in a Global-Local World

The three volumes IFIP AICT 438, 439, and 440 constitute the refereed proceedings of the International IFIP WG 5.7 Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2014, held in Ajaccio, France, in September 2014. knowledge-based planning and scheduling; knowledge-based performance improvement, and case studies.