The seven-volume set IFIP AICT 807-813 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 45th IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems, APMS 2026, held in Bergamo, Italy, during September 13-17, 2026.

The 269 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 320 submissions. They deal with up to date research in production management systems. This year's topic is “Shaping the Future of Industry through Sustainable, Data-Driven, and Human-Centric Production Systems”.

The papers were categorized under the following topical sections: Sustainable, Circular and Responsible Production Systems; Collaborative Manufacturing, Service Systems and Lifecycle Management; Resilient, Sustainable and Digital Supply Networks; Smart Manufacturing, Digital Twins and Industrial Intelligence; Data-Driven and AI-Enabled Production Management; Human-Centred Production Systems, Work and Skills; Production Management Theory, Education and Research Methods.