Review:
“Industrie 4.0” and Smart Manufacturing – A Review of Research Issues and Application Examples
Klaus-Dieter Thoben*,**, Stefan Wiesner*,†, and Thorsten Wuest***
*BIBA – Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH, the University of Bremen
Hochschulring 20, 28359 Bremen, Germany
†Corresponding author
**Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
***Industrial and Management Systems Engineering,
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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