Current research and future perspectives on human factors and ergonomics in Industry 4.0

Kadir, Bzhwen A; Broberg, Ole; Conceição, Carolina Souza da

doi:10.1016/j.cie.2019.106004

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“…Rojas and Rauch [27] identified similar keywords by conducting a term frequency analysis as part of their systematic review that was based on the database Scopus. Kadir et al [33] again identified similar keywords using a systematic literature review, however, their sample size was small compared to ours due to their specific focus on human factors and ergonomics in Industry 4.0. Overall, our results are in line with available systematic reviews on the research are of Industry 4.0.…”

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Generating Transparency in the Worldwide Use of the Terminology Industry 4.0

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In 2011, the concept of Industry 4.0 was introduced and later adopted by the German government, paving the way for a new industrial revolution in Germany. The high significance of this topic is reflected by the large number of corresponding publications. Additionally, the regional focus of research is widespread on a global level and often differs even at a national level. This paper generates transparency regarding the adoption of the concept of Industry 4.0 by analyzing the locations of main contributors within the research field on an international, European, and German-national level. Further, it examines the regionally different foci concerning the concept of Industry 4.0. Having identified four main aspects linked to Industry 4.0 within a pre-study, a quantitative literature research was conducted based on over 800 published papers. The results were further visualized with QGIS. Looking at the results, it can be concluded that the German research community is virtually the only user of the term Industry 4.0, while other institutions seem to link their research to other related concepts. On a German level, the majority of the analyzed studies originate from Southern and Western Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia and the Aachen/Jülich region, in particular, represent main contributors.

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“…Therefore, Vom Brocke et al [26,27,29,30] underline the necessity of rigorously documented reviews. Systematic approaches have been introduced by [31][32][33].…”

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“…Within the scope of "Industry 4.0," the shift in the landscape of a typical manufacturing shop floor, i.e., from very hands-on, manual labor, interpersonal communications, and judgments or actions primarily driven by human experience, to a very decentralized environment with CPPS including advanced automations, cloud computing, IOT-AI-enabled technologies, driving actionable insights into the manufacturing process is forthcoming. This in turn would drive major improvements benefitting the manufacturing workforce from being production centric to data driven and tech oriented in three distinctive ways, [75,76] which are as discussed below.…”

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Smart Manufacturing for Smart Cities—Overview, Insights, and Future Directions

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Hejny

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Advanced Intelligent Systems

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According to statistics provided by the UN in 2018, the global urban population rose from 0.75 billion in 1950 to 4.2 billion by 2018, a 5.5-fold increase in nearly seven decades. Currently, this 4.2 billion urban population accounts for 55% of the current global population, and given the trend, the global urban population is expected to touch 68% of total population by 2050. [1,2] To keep abreast with this growing shift toward urbanization, the last decade witnessed a multitude of global projects across the USA, EU, Asia Pacific, and Middle East regions to cater to the needs of a futuristic urban population through the concept of "smart cities." [3,4] Some of the popular programs include Smart Cities Initiatives by the USA, [5] EU H2020 Smart Cities and Communities project, [6] Smart Nation Program by Singapore, [7] Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities (GI-REC) by UN, [8] etc., to mention a few. Existing literature shows that there is no single or standardized definition to the concept of a smart city. [9] However, the central theme usually revolves around the application of information and digital technologies to provide intelligent and innovative solutions to the demanding requirements of an urban ecosystem including infrastructure, transport, healthcare, governance, and security. [2,10] The overall essence and motivation of a smart city is to facilitate the highest quality of life to its residents, while simultaneously optimizing the resources and energy efficiency, aiding the overall sustainability, social, and economic development of the city. Given the fact that the concept of smart cities is constantly evolving, devising a single template to describe the various characteristic features of a smart city can be a challenging task. [9] However, notable efforts have been made to determine and define a few salient features or indices of a smart city, published by research organizations as well as by consulting firms. [11] Both types of reports present commonalities in terms of indices, which are integral to smart cities and hence enable their acceptance with a degree of confidence. Some of the most notable and cited reports include Cities in Motion Index by IESE, [12] Smart Cities Ranking by Juniper Research, [13] Top 50 Smart City

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“…The introduction of new advanced technologies into the manufacturing system deploys new level interactions between humans, machines, materials, and objects, consequently changing the role of employees. It is vital to discover and identify the new challenge in human work and ergonomics in Industry 4.0 [111]. European Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work (Directive 89/391 EEC) emphasize the necessity of including safety and health as a part in the management process by enforcing employers consider works are safer and healthier [97].…”

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Is Malaysia ready for Industry 4.0? Issues and Challenges in Manufacturing Industry

Ling

Hamid

Chuan

2020

IJIE

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Despite as a strong manufacturing economist in ASEAN, manufacturers in Malaysia are the beginners who are lack of proper understanding of the concepts and practices of Industry 4.0. The purpose of this paper is to identify the issues and challenges of Industry 4.0 from industry-based companies' aspect by conducting a literature review. This paper also highlighted the comparison between the potential challenges stated in the Malaysia National Policy on Industry 4.0 with the challenges proposed by previous studies of other countries. This paper is a literature review on previous studies regards to challenges or issues on implementation of Industry 4.0 from 2015 to 2019. Total 11 challenges in the processes of implementation Industry 4.0 into manufacturing companies are reviewed. Compared to previous studies, Malaysia National Policy on Industry 4.0 overlooked 3 challenges on Industry 4.0. This is the first review paper to compare the existing challenges in Industry 4.0 with the potential challenges stated in the Malaysia National Policy on Industry 4.0.

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Current research and future perspectives on human factors and ergonomics in Industry 4.0

Cited by 233 publications

References 47 publications

Generating Transparency in the Worldwide Use of the Terminology Industry 4.0

Generating Transparency in the Worldwide Use of the Terminology Industry 4.0

Smart Manufacturing for Smart Cities—Overview, Insights, and Future Directions

Is Malaysia ready for Industry 4.0? Issues and Challenges in Manufacturing Industry

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