Zero Defect Manufacturing – from vision to integrated industrial reality.
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| Title: | Zero Defect Manufacturing – from vision to integrated industrial reality. |
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| Authors: | Psarommatis, Foivos1,2 (AUTHOR) foivosp@ifi.uio.no, Azamfirei, Victor3 (AUTHOR), Solina, Vittorio4 (AUTHOR), May, Gokan5 (AUTHOR), Jun, Hongbae6 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | International Journal of Production Research. Sep2026, Vol. 64 Issue 17, p7261-7268. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Manufacturing defects, Industry 4.0, User-centered system design, Sustainability, Digital technology |
| Abstract: | Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) has evolved from a long-standing quality philosophy into a comprehensive, data-driven, and sustainability-oriented paradigm for modern industry. This editorial introduces the Special Issue on ZDM, which comprises twelve papers that collectively advance the scientific, technological, and managerial foundations for achieving defect-free production in digitally connected manufacturing environments. The issue builds upon the ZDM life-cycle framework, which integrates core strategies within a continuous loop of data collection, analysis, decision-making, and adaptive learning. The collected contributions address key enabling domains, including data analytics, artificial intelligence, explainable AI, digital assets, cost modelling, human–AI collaboration, human-centric implementation, machine-vision maturity assessment, and the integration of Lean, Industry 4.0, and Industry 5.0 principles. Collectively, they demonstrate the growing maturity of ZDM as both a research field and an industrial practice. Emerging directions highlight sustainability and circularity, standardisation through interoperable data architectures such as AAS and GAIA-X, and human-centric readiness for implementation. The future outlook identifies six research priorities, semantic interoperability, hybrid intelligence, lifecycle integration, standardised benchmarks, cybersecurity, and human-centric design, positioning ZDM as a cornerstone for resilient, intelligent, and sustainable manufacturing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) has evolved from a long-standing quality philosophy into a comprehensive, data-driven, and sustainability-oriented paradigm for modern industry. This editorial introduces the Special Issue on ZDM, which comprises twelve papers that collectively advance the scientific, technological, and managerial foundations for achieving defect-free production in digitally connected manufacturing environments. The issue builds upon the ZDM life-cycle framework, which integrates core strategies within a continuous loop of data collection, analysis, decision-making, and adaptive learning. The collected contributions address key enabling domains, including data analytics, artificial intelligence, explainable AI, digital assets, cost modelling, human–AI collaboration, human-centric implementation, machine-vision maturity assessment, and the integration of Lean, Industry 4.0, and Industry 5.0 principles. Collectively, they demonstrate the growing maturity of ZDM as both a research field and an industrial practice. Emerging directions highlight sustainability and circularity, standardisation through interoperable data architectures such as AAS and GAIA-X, and human-centric readiness for implementation. The future outlook identifies six research priorities, semantic interoperability, hybrid intelligence, lifecycle integration, standardised benchmarks, cybersecurity, and human-centric design, positioning ZDM as a cornerstone for resilient, intelligent, and sustainable manufacturing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00207543 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00207543.2026.2707319 |
