We live in a manufactured world and the manufacturing and production industry is one of the primary sources of economic prosperity for most countries. Industries strive to produce the right goods for the right customer at the right time, location, quantity, quality, and cost. In addition to this overarching objective, they are faced with a set of challenges such as meeting increased customer requirements, increasing complexity of products and supply chains, ensuring machine and workforce productivity, and empowering the workforce by creating opportunities for training and lifelong learning....