Industrie 4.0 by Siemens

Abstract

The digital disruption is to transform all industries, leading to new business models based on the new technologies. In manufacturing, one model for digital disruption is Industrie 4.0. Proposals for Industrie 4.0 involve the virtualization and vertical and horizontal integration of the value chain, digital services, the digital transformation of products, the digital transformation of production equipment, the digital transformation of factories and the digital transformation of supply chains. The former two are already in place today. This article and its follow-up builds an overview of the pillars of Industrie 4.0 as addressed by the proponents of the model, by consultancy companies, by journal research, and by the customer proposition of Siemens. CapGemeni rate General Electric as a key player in the Industrial Internet in the Digital Revolution, and Siemens is its contestant. This article builds a detailed analysis of Siemens' strategy which covers the steps already made and the steps to be made in the future as a follow-up. The digital twin strategy leads the way to the next stage.

Implementation of digital twins in the process industry: A systematic literature review of enablers and barriers

“…Industry 4.0 is rapidly changing numerous industry sectors and enabling new business models (Cozmiuc and Petrisor, 2018) due to machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), the (industrial) Internet of Things ((I)IoT), data analysis techniques, and the latest developments in information and communication technologies (Liu et al, 2021;Fuller et al, 2020;Yun et al, 2020;Ren et al, 2018;Errandonea et al, 2020). One of the technologies under the Industry 4.0 umbrella is digital twins (DTs) (Rojek et al, 2021;Ho et al, 2021;Hsu et al, 2019).…”

Business Models for the Internet of Services: State of the Art and Research Agenda

“…For Cozmiuc and Petrisor [34] (P6), the shopfloor will become a network of self-organizing decision-making agents by transforming all machines into CPS, which form the IoT and IoS within Industry 4.0. The idea matches the concept of IoS as a future internet Manufacture/Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 could be divided into CPS (Cyber-physical systems), IoT, IoS, and the Smart Factory [1].…”

“…For Cozmiuc and Petrisor [34] (P6), the shopfloor will become a network of selforganizing decision-making agents by transforming all machines into CPS, which form the IoT and IoS within Industry 4.0. The idea matches the concept of IoS as a future internet allowing an ad hoc configuration of services, not relying on pre-determined network infrastructure [56].…”

“…For Cozmiuc and Petrisor [34] (P6), the shopfloor will become a network of self-organizing decision-making agents by transforming all machines into CPS, which form the IoT and IoS within Industry 4.0. The idea matches the concept of IoS as a future internet Healthcare Healthcare is one of the main categories of organizations that can benefit from ICT advances as it will be personalized and involve the use of wearable sensors transmitting a large amount of patient data via mobile devices and computers [32] (P4).…”

Evolving Trends in Supply Chain Management: Complexity, New Technologies, and Innovative Methodological Approaches

“…New technologies have also played a key role in the aforementioned evolution of supply chains [7]. Continuous technological developments, such as augmented reality, direct digital manufacturing, warehouse automation, and 3D printing [8,9]-to name a few-open a new world of opportunities from a supply chain perspective.…”