Navigating Human-Machine Collaboration in Smart Factories

Smart factories are redefining the landscape of manufacturing by integrating technology such as AI, robotics, and Internet of Things (IoT). At the heart of this transformation lies human-machine collaboration, a dynamic and evolving relationship that merges human creativity with machine precision and efficiency. Navigating this collaboration presents both immense opportunities and complex challenges, as organizations strive to optimize productivity, ensure safety, and maintain a human-centric approach amidst rapid technological change. Navigating Human-Machine Collaboration in Smart Factories provides a roadmap to successfully navigate the complexities in human-machine collaboration. This book uses real life examples and discusses the opportunities and challenges of smart factories. This book covers topics such as technology, AI, and machine advancements and is a useful resource for business leaders, technologists, and practitioners.

Vannie Naidoo is a full time staff member at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in the Faculty of Management and Law. Her field of teaching is in management, corporate strategy, project management, marketing, project management research methodology and entrepreneurship. The research areas pursued by Prof. Naidoo are in the areas of management, management, marketing, service marketing, entrepreneurship and social media and e-learning or learning with new technologies. She has presented papers at international conferences throughout the world and has written on various issues in management and marketing in journal articles and books.

Rahul R. Verma, Ph.D. (Commerce), M.Com. (International Business) & PGDBA (Finance & Marketing), is a Lecturer in Commerce with the University of Delhi, India & Delhi Skill & Entrepreneurship University, for the last 14 years. His research interests include Marketing, International Business, and Finance. He has attended / presented / published more than 56 research papers / chapters in several national / international conferences / seminars and has edited 14+ books with prestigious publishers like IGI Global, Apple Academic Press, etc. till date. He is also on editorial boards of several peer - reviewed journals.