Technology Innovation Pillars for Industry 4.0: Challenges, Improvements, and Case Studiesdiscusses the latest innovations in the application of technologies to Industry 4.0 and the nine pillars and how they relate, support, and bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds we now live in.This book discusses each of the nine pillars and the roles they play in the rapid transformation of the design and operation, and offers applications and case studies supporting Industry 4.0 technologies. It presents the supply chain organizational activities utilizing cyber- physical systems architectures and talks about the advantages of intelligent manufacturing and the ability to proactively detect and respond to events, to improve quality and yield, reduce downtime, and lead to better overall equipment effectiveness among other advantages in smart factory operations.This reference book provides a great resource for undergraduate and graduate students, industrial and manufacturing engineers, and engineers of related disciplines along with business professionals, explaining what the nine pillars are and how they relate to Industry 4.0 and smart factories.