Abstract
ABSTRACT Industry 4.0 is a new paradigm in the manufacturing world and it has deeply changed the Human–machine interaction. This paper focus is on the nature of this interaction, which is made possible thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cyber-Physical System (CPS). These Industry 4.0 key technologies are studied related to the standard Deming cycle, in order to underline the importance of Human–machine interaction. The Fourth Industrial Revolution involves several changes in the workforce’s key features. In this paper, a new perspective based on the centrality of humans is given in the new Industry era. The importance of the human factor will be deeply studied through the implementation of the ‘Sand Cone Model’. A new framework is proposed in order to explain the quality measures addiction on the workforce quality skills, and how it engraves on improving efficiency and effectiveness of an industrial process.
Highlights
IntroductionThe definition of ‘Industry 4.0’ spread in 2011 when an association made of business, politics and academia, named ‘Industrie 4.0’ supported the idea of a new kind of manufacturing industry (Drath & Horch, 2014)
The definition of ‘Industry 4.0’ spread in 2011 when an association made of business, politics and academia, named ‘Industrie 4.0’ supported the idea of a new kind of manufacturing industry (Drath & Horch, 2014).The term ‘Industry 4.0’ describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is taking place in these years
This paper focus is on the nature of this interaction, which is made possible thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cyber-Physical System (CPS)
Summary
The definition of ‘Industry 4.0’ spread in 2011 when an association made of business, politics and academia, named ‘Industrie 4.0’ supported the idea of a new kind of manufacturing industry (Drath & Horch, 2014). The term ‘Industry 4.0’ describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is taking place in these years. This Revolution was preceded by three other Industrial Revolutions as it can be seen in Figure 1: the first one took place in the second half of the eighteenth century and it sprang with new mechanical production facilities using water or steam power. The Third Industrial Revolution can be associated with the introduction of the digital work and it took place in the 1970s. The Third Industrial Revolution can be associated with the introduction of the digital work and it took place in the 1970s. (Wittenberg, 2016).
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