Industry 4.0: Managing the Digital Transformation

Abstract

Industrial Revolution emerged many improvements in manufacturing and service systems. Because of remarkable and rapid changes appeared in manufacturing and information technology, synergy aroused from the integration of the advancements in information technology, services and manufacturing were realized.Theseadvancementsconducedtotheincreasingproductivitybothinservice systems and manufacturing environment. In recent years, manufacturing companies andservicesystemshavebeenfacedsubstantialchallengesduetothenecessityinthe coordination and connection of disruptive concepts such as communication and networking (Industrial Internet), embedded systems (Cyber Physical Systems), adaptiverobotics,cybersecurity,dataanalyticsandartificialintelligence,andadditive manufacturing. These advancements caused the extension of the developments in manufacturing and information technology, and these coordinated and communicative technologies are constituted to the term, Industry 4.0 which was first announced fromGermangovernmentasoneofthekeyinitiativesandhighlightsanewindustrial revolution. As a result, Industry 4.0 indicates more productive systems; companies have been searching the right adaptation of this term. On the other hand, the achievementcriteriaandperformancemeasurementsofthetransformationtoIndustry 4.0 are still uncertain. Additionally, a structured and systematic implementation roadmap is still not clear. Thus, in this study, the fundamental relevance between designprinciplesandtechnologiesisgivenandconceptualframeworkforIndustry4.0 is proposed concerning fundamentals of smart products and smart processes development.