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Industry 4.0 Concept: Background and Overview

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Rojko, Andreja·2017·International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

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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.

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  • German-Japanese cooperation formed three work groups focusing on standardization, digital business models, and cyber/industrial security.

    “Between 2016 and 2020, the German-Japanese cooperation for the standardization of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial internet of things formed three work groups focus-ing on standardization (use cases and applications), digital business models and cyber and industrial security [117] under the common strategy for I4.0 and IIoT [118]”

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  1. B. C. Morello, B. Ghaouar, C. Varnier and N. Zerhouni, "Memory tracking of the health state of smart products in their lifecycle," Industrial Engineering and Systems Manage- ment (IESM), Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on, Rabat, 2013.

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Authors
Rojko, A.
Corresponding author
Rojko, Andreja
Venue
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)
Published
2017-07-24
Volume
11
Issue
5
Pages
77
ISSN
1865-7923 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2737940375
Cited by
1,023
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 60 · 2024: 105 · 2023: 136 · 2022: 178 · 2021: 228 · 2020: 184 · 2019: 86 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 2
FWCI
86.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
Keywords
Industry 4.0, digitalization of manufacturing, smart factory, standardization, Industry 4.0 readiness, German industry, disruptive innovation, industrial production systems

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