The six-volume set IFIP AICT 764-769 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 44th IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2025, held in Kamakura, Japan, from August 31st to September 4th, 2025.

The 227 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 247 submissions, which cover a broad array of research and technological developments on the present and future of “Cyber-Physical-HUMAN Production Systems”. They were categorized under the following topical sections:

Part I: Human-centred Work Systems for the Operator 4.0/5.0 in Manufacturing, Logistics, and Service Domains; AI-Driven Decision Support and Human-AI Collaboration for Smart and Sustainable Supply Chains; Digital Twins and AI for Dynamic Scheduling and Human-Centric Applications.

Part II: Smart Manufacturing Evolution: Integrating AI and the Digital Twin for Human-centric, Circular and Collaborative Production Systems; Human-centered Service Engineering and Digital Transformation for Sustainable Service Industries; Shaping Human Capital for Industry 5.0: Skills, Knowledge and Technologies for Human-centric, Resilient, and Sustainable Manufacturing; Experiential Learning in Engineering Education; Theoretical and Practical Advances in Human-centric, Resilient, and Sustainable Supply Chain Management; Maintenance and Asset Lifecycle Management for Sustainable and Human-centered Production; Methods and Tools for Assessing the Value of Digital, Sustainable and Servitized Offerings of Manufacturing Companies.

Part III: Digital Transformation Approaches in Production and Management; Digital Technologies in Manufacturing and Logistics: Exploring Digital Twin, IoT, and Additive Manufacturing; Enhancing the Value Creation Mechanisms of Manufacturing Value Chains through Digital Platforms, Circular strategies, and Servitization Principles.

Part IV: Enhancing Value Chain Resilience through Digital Technologies; How Supply Chain Can React to Internal and External Disruptions?; Mechanism Design for Production, Service and Supply Chain Management; Transforming Engineer-to-Order Projects, Supply Chains, and Systems; Designing Next Generation Lean Models Supporting Social, Sustainable, and Smart Production Systems.

Part V: Advancing Eco-efficient and Circular Industrial Practices; Upgrade Circular Economy for the Manufacturing Industry; Cyber-Physical System-Based Approaches to Achieve Sustainability; Industrial Data Spaces and Sustainability; Enabling Circularity in Batteries & E-Waste with Digital Technologies: From Production to Recycling; Circular and Green Manufacturing; Sustainable Product Design and Engineering.

Part VI: Digital Services and Smart Product-Service Systems; Innovative Approaches and Methods for Developing Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 Skills; Scheduling and Production Planning in Smart Manufacturing; Supply Network Planning and Optimization; Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning in Manufacturing; Cloud and Collaborative Technologies; Simulation of Production and Supply Chains.