scholarly journals PILLARS IN THE MAKING, INDUSTRY 4.0 ON THE HORIZON

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Engin Akman ◽  
Abdullah Karaman
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
New Era ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) marks a new era in manufacturing and has attracted notable attention from practitioners and researchers. Current production processes are being transformed towards interconnecting the elements of manufacturing systems as a result of digitization. Adopting new technologies is an indispensable practice to compete and sustain business concerns. In this paper, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multi-criteria decision-making methodology, is employed to evaluate and weigh the nine pillars that are the building blocks of an I4.0 system. The assessment model suggests three dimensions, nine pillars, and thirty-four sub-pillars which are evaluated by fourteen I4.0 professionals responding to a pairwise questionnaire. The results are important as they reflect the opinions of the professionals and can help define strategies for companies investing in I4.0 technologies by elucidating the relative impacts of factors in an I4.0 environment.

scholarly journals Impact Assessment of Additive Manufacturing on Sustainable Business Models in Industry 4.0 Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radu Godina ◽  
Inês Ribeiro ◽  
Florinda Matos ◽  
Bruna T. Ferreira ◽  
Helena Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Sustainable Business Models

Additive manufacturing has the potential to make a longstanding impact on the manufacturing world and is a core element of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Additive manufacturing signifies a new disruptive path on how we will produce parts and products. Several studies suggest this technology could foster sustainability into manufacturing systems based on its potential of optimizing material consumption, creating new shapes, customizing designs and shortening production times that, all combined, will greatly transform some of the existing business models. Although it requires reaching a certain level of design maturity to completely insert this technology in an industrial setting, additive manufacturing has the potential to favorably impact the manufacturing sector by reducing costs in production, logistics, inventories, and in the development and industrialization of a new product. The transformation of the industry and the acceleration of the adopting rate of new technologies is driving organizational strategy. Thus, through the lenses of Industry 4.0 and its technological concepts, this paper aims to contribute to the knowledge about the impacts of additive manufacturing technology on sustainable business models. This aim is accomplished through a proposed framework, as well as the models and scales that can be used to determine these impacts. The effects are assessed by taking into account the social, environmental and economic impacts of additive manufacturing on business models and for all these three dimensions a balanced scorecard structure is proposed.

Analysis of Challenges Responsible for the Slow Pace of Industry 4.0 Diffusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 1737-1766
Author(s):  
Chetna Chauhan ◽  
Amol Singh
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Delphi Approach ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Privacy Risks ◽  
Smart Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The pace of Industry 4.0 adoption in manufacturing industries has been slow as it is accompanied by several barriers, specifically in the emerging economies. The current study intends to identify and understand the landscape of these challenges. Further, this paper prioritizes the challenges on the basis of their relative importance. To achieve this objective, the authors combine the fuzzy delphi approach along with the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis is done to enhance robustness of the findings. The global rankings of the challenges reveal that the most significant factors that hamper the full realization of smart manufacturing include cybersecurity, privacy risks, and enormously high number of technology choices available in the market. The analysis offers insights into the reasons for the slow diffusion of smart manufacturing systems and the results would assist managers, policymakers, and technology providers in the advent of manufacturing digitalization.

scholarly journals Integrated technologies, advances and benefits in Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Selman Duran ◽  
Gulgun Sengil
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
New Era ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Technology Revolution ◽  
Conceptual Explanation ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Day By Day

Expressing the digitalization of industry in today's world which is rapidly developing day by day, Industry 4.0 is accepted as the most important technology revolution of our time. This shows that a new era in production has started and the industry has been digitized. In order to adapt to this change, companies should actively follow the innovations and shape the organizational structure accordingly. However, if this is the case, we can respond to the expectations of the current period. That is why it is necessary to activate Industry 4.0 after learning all aspects of it and to develop marketing strategies that can adapt to this digital age. In today's competitive environment, it is inevitable to act integrated into this new situation. This study is designed to emphasize how important it is to identify Industry 4.0 and the most heavily affected marketing strategies from it. It is also a review of the conceptual explanation of Industry 4.0 and the importance of advances in new technologies.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0 Concept: Background and Overview

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreja Rojko
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Reference Architecture ◽  
Architecture Model ◽  
Incremental Development ◽  
Industrial Manufacturing

<p class="0abstract">Industry 4.0 is a strategic initiative recently introduced by the German government. The goal of the initiative is transformation of industrial manufacturing through digitalization and exploitation of potentials of new technologies. An Industry 4.0 production system is thus flexible and enables individualized and customized products. The aim of this paper is to present and facilitate an understanding of Industry 4.0 concepts, its drivers, enablers, goals and limitations. Building blocks are described and smart factory concept is presented. A Reference Architecture Model RAMI4.0 and role of standardization in future implementation of Industry 4.0 concept are addressed. The current status of Industry 4.0 readiness of the German companies is presented and commented. Finally it is discussed if Industry 4.0 is really a disruptive concept or simply a natural incremental development of industrial production systems.</p>

A multi-criteria decision analysis with special reference to loess and archaeological sites in Serbia (Could geosciences and archaeology cohabitate?)

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 333-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav D. Vujičić ◽  
Djordjije A. Vasiljević ◽  
Thomas A. Hose ◽  
Nenad Tasić ◽  
Cezar Morar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Criteria Weights ◽  
Higher Rank ◽  
Geosite Assessment ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Abstract Geoarcheology is a term used to describe the work of experts who deal with the archeological record and combine the expertise of their different disciplines, mainly archeology and geology. Because such scientists have different educational backgrounds and use different research methods it was expected that they might value archeological sites (or geoarchaeological geosites) somewhat differently. The principal aim of this study is to show the results of the application of a GAM’s (Geosite Assessment Model) main values, rank indicators and sub-indicators according to the experts’ preferences and attitudes, as it was presumed that they are not of the same importance. For this purpose, the authors used a AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process), widely used in decision-making analysis, to define the criteria weights and rank the indicators. Two main groups of expert respondents, geoscientists and archeologists, were surveyed and gave their criteria weights. The results obtained by application of the AHP showed that there is a difference in indicator weights. While both groups gave their highest value to the scientific/educational indictor, the geoscientists gave their higher rank to the scenic/aesthetic rather than to the protection indicator, the archeologists ranked them opposite, and gave their higher rank to the protection indicator and lowest rank to the scenic/aesthetic indicator. This paper further provides information on group decision or consensus on weights and shows the final rankings for both groups, which are further examined and discussed.

Design Knowledge Development and Additive Manufacturing Systems

2019 ◽  
pp. 205-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick Walden ◽  
Stefan Lie
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Design Knowledge ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Conventional Design

The adoption of new technology is key for any manufacturer wanting to stay relevant as the world transitions to Industry 4.0. The advance of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies—an important element of Industry 4.0—has become part of a globally accepted reality. However, conventional design practice and knowledge generation inside a manufacturing firm must evolve. Technology-driven innovation must embrace knowledge-directed design work that is aimed at forecasting and utilizing the potential of new technologies. The chapter includes two projects, both of which were manufactured using additive manufacturing laser sintering technology. Analysis of the projects positions them at either end of a wider spectrum of product design practice that more aptly captures the way design and industry must operate for technology-driven innovation and Industry 4.0. A place for conventional design for manufacture remains though the case studies indicate differences in the setting of values to inform practice, requiring new methods for creating and managing design knowledge in the future.

Assessment Model of Comprehensive Coordination and Sustainable Development for Coastal City

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1451-1454
Author(s):  
Hong Tao Nie ◽  
Xiao Fu Xu ◽  
Jian Hua Tao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Coastal City ◽  
Composite Indices ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Indicator Systems ◽  
Coordination Degree

Studying on coastal zone sustainable development (CZSD) has become the hot research region, and setting up the indicator systems and the assessment models of CZSD has being become a challenging task. Thirty-six indicators and three composite indices from the dimensions of environment, economy and society subsystems are built and used to assessment the comprehensive coordination degree and sustainable development degree of coastal city in this paper, and analytical hierarchy process and multi-variate statistics analysis method are adopted to determine the indicator’s weight. As a case study, Tianjin was assessed for sustainable development in the period from 2000 to 2010. The results showed that Tianjin was almost in the potentially unsustainable development or intermediate sustainable development.

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