An Empirical Study to Examine the Role of Manufacturing Informatics in Smart Manufacturing

Abstract

Smart Manufacturing(SM) being a technology plays a vital role in the enhancement of the performance of an industrial unit by incorporating different zones of engineering, both in terms of resources and informatics. Smart Manufacturing integrates manufacturing informatics (MIT) in real-time through an entire manufacturing process in medium and large companies. In the present era many reports are there that are dealing with the technical and operative characteristic of SM, but the role of manufacturing informatics as a vital element in the deployment of SM is not considered fully. Recognising the significance of role of MIT in SM, an empirical study has been carried out & presented in this paper with the purpose of achieving additional awareness.