Lean and Industry 4.0 Strive to Create Smart Factory Through Integration of Systems: An Exploratory Review

Majiwala, Hardik; Sharma, S.K.; Gandhi, Pankaj

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39875-0_20

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“…It is also used as inventory control and replenishment alert tool [13] and supports other Lean practices in the digital world [61]. The replacement of the whiteboards and cards in the traditional model by digital technology intrinsically makes the tool itself even more Lean [62]. Sharing the same characteristics of real-time process control [55], transparency [48] and stakeholder integration [36], this Lean tool when digitized helps the organization to accurately map their processes, integrating them into the digital environment.…”

Section: Kanban 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean Tools in the Context of Industry 4.0: Literature Review, Implementation and Trends

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With the evolution of Industry 4.0, some problems related to inefficient digitalization become clearer in organizations. To minimize these problems, implementation of the lean philosophy is needed in the digital environment. However, before Lean can start to solve the digitalization problems, there is a need to digitalize its tools so that they can comprehend the Industry 4.0 dynamics and become more effective. The aim of this study is to contribute to the theoretical development of Lean tools in the context of Industry 4.0, promoting directions for the industrial sector from the evolution, difficulties, benefits, implementation and trends of Lean 4.0 tools. To achieve this objective, this study performs a systematic literature review and content analysis of 53 papers from 35 journals. The main results of the research show: (i) the characterization of the Lean 4.0 tools; (ii) the evolution of the Lean tools after the integration with digital technologies; (iii) the main trends of Lean 4.0; (iv) the proposal of a Lean 4.0 theoretical framework. From these results, this paper seeks to promote insights for studies in the area of Lean 4.0, as well as for companies to implement and use the Lean 4.0 tools for better improvement in their digital processes and avoid the digital waste.

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Section: Kanban 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean Tools in the Context of Industry 4.0: Literature Review, Implementation and Trends

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“…(3) Industry 4.0 supports Lean, i.e., makes the factory Lean [169][170][171][172][173]; (4) although Lean and Industry 4.0 aim for the same goals, their approach is essentially different regarding digital technology [174]. that most strategic, operational areas benefit from implementing Industry 4.0, such as design-to-cost, supply chain integration or machinery-electronics-database integration [177].…”

Section: The Interaction Between Lean Production and Industry 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In conclusion, there is a wealth of evidence showing that Lean manufacturing is a valid approach to improve assembly operation in the context of mass customization and that Lean and Industry 4.0 can benefit from synergies because each one enhances the other. However, according to some authors [174], Industry 4.0 and Lean have essentially different approaches regarding the role digital technologies should have.…”

Section: The Interaction Between Lean Production and Industry 40mentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean Manual Assembly 4.0: A Systematic Review

2020

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In a demand context of mass customization, shifting towards the mass personalization of products, assembly operations face the trade-off between highly productive automated systems and flexible manual operators. Novel digital technologies—conceptualized as Industry 4.0—suggest the possibility of simultaneously achieving superior productivity and flexibility. This article aims to address how Industry 4.0 technologies could improve the productivity, flexibility and quality of assembly operations. A systematic literature review was carried out, including 234 peer-reviewed articles from 2010–2020. As a result, the analysis was structured addressing four sets of research questions regarding (1) assembly for mass customization; (2) Industry 4.0 and performance evaluation; (3) Lean production as a starting point for smart factories, and (4) the implications of Industry 4.0 for people in assembly operations. It was found that mass customization brings great complexity that needs to be addressed at different levels from a holistic point of view; that Industry 4.0 offers powerful tools to achieve superior productivity and flexibility in assembly; that Lean is a great starting point for implementing such changes; and that people need to be considered central to Assembly 4.0. Developing methodologies for implementing Industry 4.0 to achieve specific business goals remains an open research topic.

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