Call for chapters – Quality 4.0: from theory to practice

Book editors: Paulo Sampaio, Pedro Domingues, André Carvalho & Ana Rita Dias

Deadline: 31 Aug 2024

How to submit

The concept of Quality 4.0 emerged with the focus on digital transformation brought forth by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, aiming to create a connection between the digital and physical domains encompassing the integration of people, devices and processes.

Quality 4.0 can be seen as an approach based on the interaction and integration of emerging technologies, human intelligence, and systems in order to potentiate connectedness, intelligence and automation, aiming to achieve quality and organisational excellence (Radziwill, 2018). More specifically, Quality 4.0 is the “delivery of superior quality, using modern technology and data to augment the capabilities of both people and quality tools and methods” (Dias et al., 2022). This adaptation of traditional quality tools and techniques to new and powerful technologies can be a great asset for organisations, allowing them to take advantage of the technology by collecting and analysing great amounts of data in real-time, implementing new processes and products efficiently by incorporating new technology and materials, and effectively recognise and redefine stakeholders’ requirements and needs (Carvalho et al., 2021). Furthermore, the implementation of Quality 4.0 can impact an organisation's financial and social performance, environmental sustainability, and external business growth (Antony et al., 2022).

However, to achieve a successful transition to Quality 4.0, it is essential that organisations understand the concept and its importance in a clear and structured way (Dias et al., 2022). Additionally, the actual implementation of Quality 4.0 is still a recent effort without sufficient case studies, validated tools, or standardised processes that organisations can use to orient their transition. We invite researchers, scholars, practitioners, and experts in the field of Quality 4.0 to contribute to an edited volume that explores innovations, challenges, and perspectives in this burgeoning domain. The book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Quality 4.0 and its implications for organisations worldwide. We actively encourage the inclusion of Case Studies.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Applications of predictive quality
• Challenges and limitations in pursuing Quality 4.0
• Data quality and quality in information management systems
• Defining digital quality
• Digital quality and risk management
• Quality and technology
• Quality for additive manufacturing
• Quality for advanced manufacturing systems
• Quality management systems in the digital era
• Supply chain quality management in the digital era
• Work systems and human factors in Quality 4.0

Information for authors

Word count: The manuscript should be 6,000 words maximum, including references. Illustrations/figures count as 250 words toward the total word count.

Images and permissions clearance: no more than 2-3 tables/figures/images per chapter, to be printed in black and white, on text paper, throughout the work. Authors should ensure permission has been
granted by copyright holders for the use of 3rd party material within the chapters.