Background: Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) has revolutionized the operations, technologies, logistics and supply chain. To align with industry 4.0, the conventional logistics processes need to upgrade into digital logistics (logistics 4.0). This study aims to analyse the critical...

This book helps decision makers grasp the importance, and applicability to business, of the new technologies and extended connectivity of systems that underlie what is becoming known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution: technologies and systems such as artificial intelligence, machine learning,...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- About the Authors -- Part I Defining Smart Digital Manufacturing and Manufacturing 4.x -- Chapter 1 Introducing Manufacturing 4.x for Smart Digital Manufacturing -- 1.1 From Industry 4.0 to Manufacturing 4.x -- 1.2 Manufacturing...

Die digitale Revolution ist allgegenwärtig -- Wer Daten hat, hat die Macht -- Die moderne Architektur der Wertschöpfungsstufen -- Weckruf nach neuer Unternehmenskultur -- Denken ohne Grenzen -- Der Mensch im Netz der Digitalisierung -- Das Erfolgscredo: Machen, machen, machen! -- Nicht ohne...