The Emergence of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs).- A Classification for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- System Engineering-based methodology to Design Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- System Design of Architecture and Physical Configuration for RMT/RMS: Modelling of Machines, Workpieces, Manufacturing Operations and Process.- Feature-Driven Design of Reconfigurable Machine Tool Configurations.- Safety, Ergonomics and Human Factors in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.- Analysis of the Scalability for Different Configurations of Lines.