The Challenges of Industrial Engineer Management Skills in Industry 4.0

2022 ◽  
pp. 225-249
Author(s):  
Carina M. O. Pimentel ◽  
Anabela C. Alves ◽  
João C. O. Matias ◽  
Susana Garrido Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Professional Needs ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

Industrial engineering and management (IEM) is considered a softer type of engineering. IEM professionals have been slow in implementing many changes that have occurred in production, ranging from mass production to mass customization paradigms embedded in Industry 4.0. This chapter introduces and discusses the role of IEM professionals in dealing with all the changes required for the implementation of these paradigms. This chapter discusses the training of these professionals that demands more applied research, and, at the same time, it seeks to instigate their curiosity and creativity to generate new solutions based on fundamental research. A semi-systematic literature review was used. The results indicate that an IEM professional needs a strong leadership style and ethical sense to lead multidisciplinary teams and should also be a systems, lean, and sustainability thinker, who has the technological, digital, and transversal skills to face the current and future challenges of the successive industrial revolutions.

scholarly journals Economies of Scale and Network Economies in Industry 4.0. Theoretical Analysis and Future Directions of Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Büchi ◽  
Monica Cugno ◽  
Rebecca Castagnoli
Keyword(s):  
Mass Production ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Production ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Production Models ◽  
Cost Differentials

This paper analyses the role of cost differentials in the fourth industrial revolution. It uses a literature review in order to identify origins, definitions, enabling technologies and changes in company productivity. Research results show how certain Industry 4.0 enabling technologies help obtain better economic results in mass production and others that support new production models in mass production: mass customization and mass personalization. This paper is of a theoretical nature and identifies certain reflections concerning Industry 4.0’s role in managerial literature by providing interesting lines to be developed in future directions of research.

The Role of Simulation in Business Process Reengineering

2010 ◽  
pp. 649-674
Author(s):  
Firas M. Alkhaldi ◽  
Mohammad Olaimat ◽  
Abdullah Abdali Rashed
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Reengineering ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Future Challenges

This chapter discusses the importance of business process simulation, while illustrating the relationship between business process reengineering (BPR) and change management, it focuses the discussion on the role of simulation in supporting BPR and the effect of simulation on business environment related skills, business management related skills, leadership related skills, employees empowering level, process improvement, ethical issues, and stakeholders’ management skills. The chapter discusses the value of simulation in implementing reengineering strategies and argues the future challenges of business process simulation and describes the limitations of simulation technology in reengineering business processes. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the characteristics of successful simulation and simulation applications.

The Role of Simulation in Business Process Reengineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-58
Author(s):  
Firas M. Alkhaldi ◽  
Mohammad Olaimat
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Reengineering ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Future Challenges

This chapter discusses the importance of business process simulation, while illustrating the relationship between business process reengineering (BPR) and change management, it focuses the discussion on the role of simulation in supporting BPR and the effect of simulation on business environment related skills, business management related skills, leadership related skills, employees empowering level, process improvement, ethical issues, and stakeholders’ management skills. The chapter discusses the value of simulation in implementing reengineering strategies and argues the future challenges of business process simulation and describes the limitations of simulation technology in reengineering business processes. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the characteristics of successful simulation and simulation applications.

The Role of Universities in Industry 4.0 Era

2019 ◽  
pp. 50-70
Author(s):  
Haldun Yavuztürk ◽  
Zeynep Tuğçe Kalender ◽  
Ozalp Vayvay
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
General Overview ◽  
Business Conditions ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

In every industrial era, one of the most important issues is the adaptation of business conditions to operational and administrative processes. Nowadays, as in every field of business-life, globalization and high competition highlighted the importance of entrepreneurship and innovation. The focal point of competition has changed to the position to innovate products at desired and required amounts, times, and quality with affordable price so taking advantage requires integrated management skills. Universities play a key role at this point thus entrepreneurs and researcher universities has emerged. In this study, after a general overview on evaluation of innovation and entrepreneurship concepts, the importance of them are explained in the view of industry 4.0. Then, a model of entrepreneurial and researcher universities is explained in detail with the analysis of several countries' models. The study reveals the role of universities in the innovation and entrepreneurship framework and to generate awareness about industry-university collaborations in the new industrial era.

scholarly journals Leadership Role in Making Effective use of Innovation in Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4S3) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Better Than

Success for industry 4.0 implementation in today’s markets and those of the future depends heavily upon role of leadership. There is enough research in the past on leadership style behaviour and change management, researchers have also concluded that no single style is effective, yes Situational and participation is better than the autocratic style, while we debate what style would be appropriate leadership style behaviour and change management all are crucial, these needs to be explored and tailor made to suit industry 4.0. Literature review is done to understand and share the recommendation on Leadership style, behaviour and other factors which the leader should drive / promote for effective implementation of Industry 4.0.

scholarly journals The Legacies of Manufacturing and Factories of Industrialised Construction

2019 ◽  
pp. 243-250
Author(s):  
Rachel Couper ◽  
Duncan Maxwell ◽  
Mathew Aitchison
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Rapid Rate ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Critical Feature ◽  
History Of ◽  
Traditional Construction ◽  
Technology Industries ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

The term ‘industrialised construction’ carries the promise of an industry transformed, an industry driven by improved processes and higher quality products. One of the more obvious differences between industrialised construction and traditional construction is the factory. Yet it is often undervalued as a secondary consideration to the seemingly more important factors of speed, efficiency and economic rationalisation. This paper offers a reconsideration of the history of the factory as a critical feature in shaping contemporary sites of production in the construction industry. While the manufacturing mega-factories of today continue to develop at a rapid rate, their composition has been shaped by all three previous industrial revolutions and the current fourth. Drawing on the legacies of mechanisation, mass production and automation, today’s factory is informed by ideas of lean and agile production, and the connected factory forecast by Industry 4.0 looks towards the internet, cloud and IoT in visions of the future. By charting the evolution of the preceding three phases of industry in relation to key architectural developments of the factory, this paper reflects upon which aspects of these earlier chapters of manufacturing have affected the implementation of Industry 4.0 in the industrialised construction sector. Research in this area has often asked what the production sites of industrialised construction can learn from contemporary manufacturing, such as the automotive, aerospace or technology industries. By contrast, this paper questions the how the potential requirements of industrialised construction might differ from other forms of manufacturing and how this might in turn inform future sites of production in this sector. This paper speculates that a contemporary industrialised construction industry would be wise to re-evaluate the factory as a space specific to construction, distinct from manufacturing origins, in order to better address the broad range of new, or previously under-considered, industry specific requirements.

The Role of Simulation in Business Process Reengineering

2008 ◽  
pp. 359-390
Author(s):  
Firas M. Alkhaldi ◽  
Mohammad Olaimat ◽  
Abdullah Abdali Rashed
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Reengineering ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Process Reengineering ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Future Challenges

This chapter discusses the importance of business process simulation, while illustrating the relationship between business process reengineering (BPR) and change management, it focuses the discussion on the role of simulation in supporting BPR and the effect of simulation on business environment related skills, business management related skills, leadership related skills, employees empowering level, process improvement, ethical issues, and stakeholders’ management skills. The chapter discusses the value of simulation in implementing reengineering strategies and argues the future challenges of business process simulation and describes the limitations of simulation technology in reengineering business processes. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the characteristics of successful simulation and simulation applications.

scholarly journals The Development of Competencies for Employability Digital Competencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Eszter Németh ◽  
Kornél Németh ◽  
Károly Szép
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

The term called Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is an umbrella-concept, which encompasses several elements from the latest technological trends influencing the human workforce and education. But the questions arise: Does the industry 4.0 concept itself change workforce competencies? What is the impact on education? Thus far, only the technological aspects have been investigated thoroughly, despite their well-known, and strong, influence on the economy and society. This study addresses the interactions, dependencies, and correlations between certain areas of social existence, as expectations change regarding human competencies and their continued role in economic sectors and technological innovation. The role of the human factor within society is unquestionable as we start to understand why industrial revolutions have appeared. Fundamentally, it is always human concerns that stimulate change and it is human/social aspects that are heavily influenced by the same changes. As the I4.0 concept has an influence not just on how products are manufactured but also on the practices of consuming “products”, governments, research institutes, education systems, and organisations all have a crucial role to play in managing the massive wave of change. We believe that the concept should be more deeply analysed and understood, as it might give rise to a new complex terminology for techno-social change, which eventually would feed into achieving economic goals more efficiently.

PERSEPSI PEMAHAMAN PERANAN AUDITOR, ETIKA AUDITOR DAN INDEPENDENSI AUDITOR INTERNAL DALAM MEWUJUDKAN GOOD UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE DENGAN GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 474
Author(s):  
Fipitriany Any
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Style ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Internal Auditor ◽  
Internal Auditors ◽  
Analysis Models ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Role Ethics

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the influence of the role, ethics, and independence of internal auditors in implementing good university governance (GUG) with leadership style as a moderation variable. Multiple linear regression and moderation regression analysis models are used to test the hypothesis. The primary data are obtained through questionnaires that are distributed to the respondents, namely the dean and head of study program at the UniversitasBinaDarma and UniversitasMuhammadiyahPalembang. The results of this study indicate that the instruments in each variable proved to be valid and reliable. Based on the results of hypothesis testing, it can be seen that simultaneously the variable of role, ethics, and independence of internal auditors have positively and significantly effect in implementing good university governance (GUG). These results provide justification or endorsement of the theoretical truths used as the theoretical references of Stewardship Theory and Attitude and Behavioral Theory. Based on the partial test, role of auditor does not significantly affect the variable of GUG, but ethics and independence variable are found to be significant in influencing GUG. The leadership style is negative and insignificant in moderating the role of internal auditors and GUC and also the independence of internal auditor and GUC. The leadership style is found to be positive and insignificant in moderating the relationship of internal auditors’ ethics and GUC.Keywords        Role, Ethics, Independence, Internal Auditor, Leadership Style, Good University Governance  ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh peran, etika, dan independensi auditor internal dalam menerapkan good university governance (GUG) dengan gaya kepemimpinan sebagai variabel moderasi. Model analisis regresi linier berganda dan regresi moderasi digunakan untuk menguji hipotesis. Data primer diperoleh melalui kuesioner yang dibagikan kepada responden, yaitu dekan dan ketua program studi di Universitas Bina Darma dan Universitas MuhammadiyahPalembang. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa instrumen dalam setiap variabel terbukti valid dan dapat diandalkan. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian hipotesis dapat dilihat bahwa secara simultan variabel peran, etika, dan independensi auditor internal berpengaruh positif dan signifikan dalam penerapan good university governance (GUG). Hasil ini memberikan pembenaran atau pengesahan kebenaran teoretis yang digunakan sebagai referensi teoretis dari Teori Penatalayanan dan Teori Sikap dan Perilaku. Berdasarkan uji parsial, peran auditor tidak secara signifikan mempengaruhi variabel GUG, tetapi variabel etika dan independensi ditemukan signifikan dalam mempengaruhi GUG. Gaya kepemimpinan negatif dan tidak signifikan dalam memoderasi peran auditor internal dan GUC dan juga independensi auditor internal dan GUC. Gaya kepemimpinan ditemukan menjadi positif dan tidak signifikan dalam memoderasi hubungan etika auditor internal dan GUC Kata Kunci            Peran, Etika, Independensi, Auditor Internal, Gaya Kepemimpinan, Tata Kelola Universitas

THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (INDUSTRY 4.0) A SOCIAL INNOVATION PERSPECTIVE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Socioeconomic Impact ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Sustainable System ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

The rapid pace of technological developments played a key role in the previous industrial revolutions. However, the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) and its embedded technology diffusion progress is expected to grow exponentially in terms of technical change and socioeconomic impact. Therefore, coping with such transformation require a holistic approach that encompasses innovative and sustainable system solutions and not just technological ones. In this article, we propose a framework that can facilitate the interaction between technological and social innovation to continuously come up with proactive, and hence timely, sustainable strategies. These strategies can leverage economic rewards, enrich society at large, and protect the environment. The new forthcoming opportunities that will be generated through the next industrial wave are gigantic at all levels. However, the readiness for such revolutionary conversion require coupling the forces of technological innovation and social innovation under the sustainability umbrella.

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