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In this chapter, the Smart Production vision is discussed. The Smart Production approach is developed and described, and Smart Production is positioned in relation to Industry 4.0. Smart Production operationalize the journey towards Industry 4.0 and beyond. First, the need for a new approach to manufacturing is discussed, and from the perspectives of Industry 4.0, the Smart Production concept is derived. Then the framework is explored and finally, the approach is outlined. The Smart Production vision is an approach to make an integrated production system smarter by continuous digitizing, automating, and organizing towards supporting the company specific missions.

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    Charles Møller, Casper Schou, Astrid Heidemann Lassen & Brian Vejrum Waehrens

  2. Chair of Automation Technology, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Siemens-Halske-Ring 14, 03046, Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany

    Ulrich Berger

  3. Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 16, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark

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Møller, C., Madsen, O., Berger, U., Schou, C., Lassen, A.H., Waehrens, B.V. (2023). The Smart Production Vision. In: Madsen, O., Berger, U., Møller, C., Heidemann Lassen, A., Vejrum Waehrens, B., Schou, C. (eds) The Future of Smart Production for SMEs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15428-7_2

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