Industry 5.0 is currently a highly topical challenge for production and service sectors. Large companies are already responding to this challenge and mobilizing their potential. This book addresses the unique challenges that SMEs face in implementing Industry 5.0, particularly when they do not have their own R&D departments to apply the modernize their production in line with the concept of Industry 5.0. Covering concepts such as the barriers to implementing Industry 5.0, integrating design methods, and the potential for artificial intelligence, this Open Access volume takes an international approach that will be of interest to researchers and practitioners involved in SMEs alike.