Opportunities of Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a state-of-the-art review of Industry 4.0 based on recent developments in research and practice, and present an overview of different opportunities for sustainable manufacturing in Industry 5.0.
About: This article is published in Procedia CIRP.The article was published on 2016-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1276 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainable development & Sustainability.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a Smart SME Technology Readiness Assessment (SSTRA) methodology which aims to enable practitioners to assess the SMEs Industry 4.0 technology readiness throughout the end-to-end engineering across the entire value chain.
Abstract: Purpose
This study proposes the Smart SME Technology Readiness Assessment (SSTRA) methodology which aims to enable practitioners to assess the SMEs Industry 4.0 technology readiness throughout the end-to-end engineering across the entire value chain; the smart product design phase is the focus in this paper.
Design/methodology/approach
The proposed SSTRA utilises the analytic hierarchy process to prioritise smart SME requirements, a graphical interface which tracks technologies' benchmarks under Industry 4.0 Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs); a mathematical model used to determine the technology readiness and visual representation to understand the relative readiness of each smart main area. The validity of the SSTRA is confirmed by testing it in a real industrial environment. In addition, the conceptual model for Smart product design development is proposed and validated.
Findings
The proposed SSTRA offers decision-makers the facility to identify requirements and rank them to reflect the current priorities of the enterprise. It allows SMEs to assess their current capabilities in a range of technologies of high relevance to the Industry 4.0 area. The SSTRA assembles a readiness profile allowing decision-makers to not only perceive the overall score of technology readiness but also the distribution of technology readiness across the main smart areas. It helps to visualise strengths and weaknesses; whilst emphasising the fundamental gaps that require serious action to assist the program with a well-balanced effort towards a successful transition to Industry 4.0.
Originality/value
The SSTRA provides a step-by-step approach for decision-making based on data collection, analysis, visualisation and documentation. Hence, it greatly mitigates the risk of further Industry 4.0 technology investment and implementation.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors have analyzed global trends and industrial production transition practices in Russia to the new models of organizational and technological transformation of production processes, and they have brought an assessment finding of prospective economic development in production sector.
Abstract: The main purpose of this paper devoted to studying economic factors of industrial production and development in the framework of concept Industry 4.0. The authors have analyzed global trends and industrial production transition practices in Russia to the new models of organizational and technological transformation of production processes. In this paper the authors bring an assessment finding of prospective economic development in production sector. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of manufacturing development in the framework of Industry 4.0 concept were identified on the basis of the SWOTanalysis, using statistical and publicly available data. As a result, development strategies of industrial production in Russia in the framework of concept Industry 4.0 have been proposed. These strategies are aimed at stimulating long-term investments, ensuring financial resources redistribution between the industries, as well as at establishing and influencing new leading markets for goods and services. Based on the results of SWOT-analysis, the most significant economic factors of industrial production development in Russia have been found out. The authors have noted increased productivity and profitability of production and the rise of collaboration effectiveness between the economic entities. Such factors as the need to develop a new type of intellectual value chain, production of individual and customized goods with reasonable prices and use of learning factories have specific meaning in the framework of this problem. These factors are also significant for European manufacturers. However, in the context of the Russian industrial policy within Industry 4.0, certain systemic economic factors that could have a negative impact on the development of priority sectors of industry have been identified. The obtained results can be used by representatives of enterprises and regional government organizations implementing strategies for the digital transformation of industrial production.
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TL;DR: This paper provides a novel transdisciplinary engineering method to measure and promote social sustainability on production sites and exploits Internet of Things technology to support the (re)design of manufacturing processes and plants toward human-centered connected factories.
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25 Mar 2020
TL;DR: The ground work for establishing the industrial 4.0 age involves the tiered architectures that are made up of multiple planes encompassed with the physical things that are embedded with internet capabilities, and the block chain method was most preferred due to its transparency and highly reliable and expedient services.
Abstract: The ground work for establishing the industrial 4.0 age involves the tiered architectures that are made up of multiple planes encompassed with the physical things that are embedded with internet capabilities. This infrastructure enables an incorporation of the various functions that are necessary in a manufacturing industry to enhance the efficiency of the industry, and contrivance a highly supple and a self-organizing industry that is smart. On the other hand it becomes essential to preserve the information’s safely as many internet enabled devices are utilized and more networks are formed for the proper incorporation of the various activities taking place. Since the conventional methods are inadequate the block chain method was most preferred due to its transparency and highly reliable and expedient services. To further structure a tamper proof network the blockchain is built with the smart contract laid on the system providing the impermeable authenticity on the industrial data transferred by securing the information’s against the authentication that is anonymous. The performance of the system is validated to on the basis of security provided on the transactions made, and the cost spent on the proposed design.
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12 Jun 2019
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the term Industry 4.0, its context, raison d'etre, challenges and highlight the critical issue of the employees' driven adaptability and attitudes to change.
Abstract: Since the first Industrial revolution, many engineers attempted to resolve problems related to operations, machinery and their maintenance, by doing so, they tried to improve the efficiency of production processes. Decades ago, due to the introduction of computers and computational methods, a new wave of solution to manufacturing related problems emerged, those provided solutions were more accurate therefore a significant boost was given to the Industries worldwide. By 2050 The Globe's population is destined to reach 9.3 Billion and different challenges and issues are adding pressure on the current industry supply chains like transport, deadlines, cost, quality etc; the term Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution originally initiated in Germany, has proven to be an attractive topic in recent literatures, A new era of change birthed and it is directly linked to the Internet of Things, Cyber Physical System, Information and Communications Technologies. As the fourth industrial revolution shapes up, human operators are at the center of the change, they experience a complexity increase in their daily routines, and they are required to be highly flexible and to adapt to a very dynamic working environment. The paper discuss the term Industry 4.0, its context, raison d’etre, challenges and highlight the critical issue of the employees' driven adaptability and attitudes to change.
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...0” refer to the cutting edge technologies representing the core of change in industrial settings, that aim to deliver a significant transformational change either in the organization or in management of industrial processes [2]....
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