Preface Editors Contributors Modelling and Simulations of Manufacturing Systems Modelling Manufacturing Systems with Place/Transition Nets and Timed Petri Nets Maria Paola Cabasino, Mariagrazia Dotoli, and Carla Seatzu Modelling Manufacturing Systems in a Dioid Framework Thomas Brunsch, Laurent Hardouin, and Jörg Raisch Modelling Manufacturing Systems and Inventory Control Systems with Hybrid Petri Nets Maria Paola Cabasino, Alessandro Giua, and Carla Seatzu Hybrid Models for the Control and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems Christos G. Cassandras and Chen Yao Freight Transportation in Distributed Logistic Chains Angela Di Febbraro and Nicola Sacco Supervisory Control of Manufacturing Systems Deadlock Avoidance Policies for Automated Manufacturing Systems Using Finite State Automata Spyros Reveliotis and Ahmed Nazeem Structural Deadlock Prevention Policies for Flexible Manufacturing Systems: A Petri Net Outlook Juan-Pablo López-Grao, José-Manuel Colom, and Fernando Tricas Deadlock Avoidance Policies in Production Systems by a Digraph Approach Maria Pia Fanti, Bruno Maione, and Biagio Turchiano Supervisory Control of Manufacturing Systems Using Petri Nets Carla Seatzu and Xiaolan Xie Supervisory Control of Manufacturing Systems Using Extended Finite Automata Martin Fabian, Zhennan Fei, Sajed Miremadi, Bengt Lennartson, and Knut Åkesson Inference-Based and Modular Decentralized Control of Manufacturing Systems with Event-Driven Dynamics Shigemasa Takai and Ratnesh Kumar Model Predictive Control of Manufacturing Systems with Max-Plus Algebra Ton J.J. van den Boom and Bart De Schutter Performance Evaluation of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains Performance Evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Coloured Timed Petri Nets and Timed State Space Generation Gasper Mu?si?c, Liana Napalkova, and Miquel Àngel Piera Performance Evaluation and Control of Manufacturing Systems: A Continuous Petri Nets View Manuel Silva, Estíbaliz Fraca, and Liewei Wang Performance Evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Timed Process Algebra María Carmen Ruiz, Diego Cazorla, Fernando Cuartero, and Hermenegilda Macia Lean Buffer Design in Production Systems Jingshan Li, Semyon M. Meerkov, and Xiang Zhong Inventory Allocation and Cycle Time Estimation in Manufacturing and Supply Systems Liming Liu and Yang Sun Minimizing Total Place Capacity under Throughput Constraint for a Weighted Timed Event Graph Alix Munier Kordon Scheduling of Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems Using Petri Nets Fei Qiao and MengChu Zhou Model Synthesis, Planning, Scheduling and Simulation of Health-Care Delivery Systems Using Petri Nets Vincent Augusto and Xiaolan Xie Fault Diagnosis of Manufacturing Systems Fault Diagnosis of Manufacturing Systems Using Finite State Automata Stéphane Lafortune, Richard Hill, and Andrea Paoli Fault Diagnosis in Petri Nets Elvia Ruiz-Beltrán, Antonio Ramirez-Treviño, and J.L. Orozco-Mora Online Control Reconfiguration for Manufacturing Systems Yannick Nke and Jan Lunze Index