Analyzing socio-technical risks in implementation of Industry 4.0-use cases

Gabriel, Stefan; Grauthoff, Tobias; Joppen, Robert; Kühn, Arno; Dumitrescu, Roman

doi:10.1016/j.procir.2021.05.062

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“…Regardless of some previous opposing indications from some researchers, the fact that we found some negative effects of the interaction Industry 4.0's effect on workers' performance between I4.0 technologies and ST practices highlights the necessity of a more humancentered approach when digitalizing organizations as suggested by Kandler et al (2021). Such unexpected effects converge to the concept of ST risk analysis (Gabriel et al, 2021) and readiness (Sitepu et al, 2020), emphasizing that the integration of I4.0 technologies may raise additional ST challenges.…”

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Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance

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Kumar

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PurposeThis paper aims to examine the moderating effect of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies on the relationship between socio-technical (ST) practices and workers' health, quality and productivity performance.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, 192 practitioners from different manufacturing firms adopting I4.0 technologies were surveyed, analyzed the collected data using multivariate techniques and discussed the results in light of ST theory.FindingsFindings indicate that I4.0 moderates the relationship between ST practices and performance, to an extent and direction that varied according to the focus of the technologies and practices adopted.Originality/valueThe I4.0 movement has triggered changes in the work organization at unprecedented rates, impacting firms' social and technical aspects. This study bridges a gap in the literature concerning the integration of I4.0 technologies into manufacturing firms adopting ST practices, enabling the verification of the moderating effects on workers' performance. Although previous studies have investigated that relationship, the moderating effect of I4.0 on performance is still underexplored, characterizing an important contribution of this research.

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“…(2021). Such unexpected effects converge to the concept of ST risk analysis (Gabriel et al. , 2021) and readiness (Sitepu et al.…”

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Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance

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“…Risks relating to employee and organisation are crucial in implementing risks management. The socio-technical aspect of risks management is required to address the dimensions of human, organisation, and technology and to take their interaction with one another into account [139]. Given this a priority can improve easy identification of potential risks and unsafe site practices on construction sites.…”

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“…Traditionally, the science of information delivery is traced back to humans which forms a significant part of the concept of the socio-technical aspect of construction risk management. Projects using digital technologies must be designed and optimised in a way that considers organisational structures, technology and humans to achieve risk-free outcomes [139] because a task is always implemented by the interaction of a human, technology, and organisation [140]. Additionally, [141] agrees to the understanding of a socio-technical perspective which involve human (collaboration, qualifications, work assignment, and structures), organisational (knowledge, organisation & processes, culture, and ethics), and technological innovations (IT systems, automation, data science and management).…”

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Perspective Chapter: Recent Advancements in the Management of Construction Risks

Muhammed-Yakubu

2024

Civil Engineering

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The UK zero-harm agenda’s catchphrase, “One Death is Too Many,” demonstrates that no accident on construction sites is acceptable. Risks associated with construction can be reduced by combining cultural, social, and technological factors. While much work has been done from social and cultural perspectives, the technological aspect, particularly the use of digital technologies, has been minimal. To address this, it is necessary to investigate how social-technical systems interact and their effects on risks on construction sites. Although evidence indicates that effective digitization is required to achieve the zero-harm target and best practices on construction sites, current approaches focus on the socio-cultural aspect of risk management. In order to enforce risk management on construction sites, this paper addresses the digital visualisation of risk management by identifying risks and unsafe site practices. It suggests new approaches for utilising contemporary technologies to reduce risks on construction sites.

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“…Implementing Industry 4.0 in a company is also associated with risks. Our method delivers a first approach to deal with these risks that suits the scope of the method, but further research into this topic seems promising and necessary (c.f., [44,78]). Future research should focus on methods and approaches, that support these tasks.…”

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Increasing Firm Performance through Industry 4.0—A Method to Define and Reach Meaningful Goals

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Pierenkemper³

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Industry 4.0 is one of the most influential trends in manufacturing as of now. Coined as the fourth industrial revolution it promises to overthrow entrenched structures opening new pathways for innovation and value creation. Like all revolutions, it is accompanied by disruption and uncertainty. Consequently, many manufacturing companies struggle to adopt an Industry 4.0 perspective that benefits their performance. Hence, our goal was to develop a method for increasing firm performance through Industry 4.0. A key factor was to focus on the entire company as a socio-technical system to depict the numerous interactions between people, technology, and business/organization. To realize the method, we combined consortium research, design science, and method engineering. We gathered comprehensive data from workshops, interviews, and five case studies, which we used to develop the method. It consists of four phases: a maturity model to determine the status quo, a procedure to derive a target position, a pattern-based approach to design the socio-technical system, and a procedure to define a transformation setup. Our approach is the first to combine maturity models with foresight and extensive prescriptive knowledge. For practitioners, the method gives orientation for the future-oriented planning of their transformation processes.

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Analyzing socio-technical risks in implementation of Industry 4.0-use cases

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance

Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance

Perspective Chapter: Recent Advancements in the Management of Construction Risks

Increasing Firm Performance through Industry 4.0—A Method to Define and Reach Meaningful Goals

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