This book brings together experts in the manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and energy sectors to examine what enables success in innovative project collaborations between researchers and practitioners. Understanding what enables success in various industries will help organizations become more competitive through strategic partnerships.

Section I: Partnerships, Frameworks, and Leadership. Remarks on Part I-Partnerships, Frameworks, and Leadership. A Model for Industry/University Partnerships. Industry 4.0: Success through Collaboration. Enhancing Ethical Awareness in Future Generations of Engineers. Merging Literature and Voices from the Field: Women in Industrial and Systems Engineering Reflect on Choice, Persistence, and Outlook in Engineering. Designing, Developing, and Deploying Integrated Lean Six Sigma Certification Programs in Support of Operational Excellence Initiatives. How to Develop and Sustain a Lean Organization through the Use of Collective System Design. Building and Managing the Bill of Process to Streamline the Enterprise-An Emerging Technology-Enabled Systems Approach. Section II: Engineering Applications and Case Studies. Remarks on Part II-Engineering Applications and Case Studies. Value-Based Maintenance for Deteriorating Civil Infrastructures. The Emergence of Industrial and Systems Engineering Principles and Practices in Disaster Management. Very Small Entities: The Business Proposition. Countering Human Trafficking Using ISE/OR Techniques. The Role of Manufacturing Process Design in Technology Commercialization. Improving Responsiveness in Manufacturing Centers through the Virtual-to-Reality Big Data Methodology. Cyber-Physical Real-Time Monitoring and Control: A Case Study of Bioenergy Production. Meta Change Management: Creating Productive and Continuous Initiatives at a Multinational Brewery Company. Section III: Postface. Remarks on Future Directions and Next Steps.