Topic outline
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Subunit 1 - Advanced manufacturing – companies’ mindset and current trends - Basics
With the help of prepared articles and videos, we will provide basic information on industry 4.0 to be able to better understand the topic. Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, takes the emphasis on digital technology from recent decades to a whole new level with the help of interconnectivity through the Internet of Things (IoT). It thrives to create a more connected/holistic ecosystem by combining IIoT, big data and smart manufacturing while at the same time focusing heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data.
To complete this unit, please do the following activities:
1. Read the following article (15 minutes): „What is Industry 4.0? Everything you need to know“ https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-industry-40-everything-you-need-to-know
2. Read the following article (45 minutes): “Industry 4.0: the essence explained in a nutshell“ in the article “Industry 4.0: the fourth industrial revolution – guide to Industrie 4.0” https://www.i-scoop.eu/industry-4-0/
3. Watch the following videos (20 minutes): “What is Industry 4.0”
o “What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution”o “Industry 4.0: A Brief History”4. Complete the short quiz to assess your knowledge.
We combined two YouTube videos and two articles that will provide you with insights into the world of advanced manufacturing.
To complete this activity:
1. Watch the two videos (20 minutes)
“Speaking of the future: Advanced Manufacturing”
“The Robot Revolution: the New Age of Manufacturing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX620 minutes)M4QunVmA
2. Read the following article (40 minutes): “Industry 4.0 for Advanced Manufacturing and its Implementation” (pdf attached)
3. Read the following article (15 minutes): “Glossary of Advanced Manufacturing Terms” https://www.manufacturing.gov/glossary
4. Complete the short quiz (15 minutes).
Industry 4.0 helps manufacturers with current challenges by making them becoming more flexible and reacting to changes in the market more easily. It can increase the speed of innovation and is very consumer-centred, leading seen by learners) to faster design processes. The aim of this activity is to get insight into the benefits and opportunities arising from the Industry 4.0.
To complete this lesson:
1. Read the following article (15 minutes): „Industrial Revolution 4.0 – Advantages, Challenges and the Future“ https://techutzpah.com/industrial-revolution-4-0-advantageschallenges-and-the-future/
2. Read the following article (10 minutes): „How can Industry 4.0 benefit my business?“
4. Read the following chapter, p. 53-63, (30 minutes): http://www.smeart.eu/en/results/handbooksmeart/SMeART_Handbook_2019__web_EN.pdf
5. Complete the short quiz (5 minutes)
Industry 4.0 is giving manufacturers faster, more flexible, and more efficient processes to produce higher-quality goods and lower costs. because of this, the workforce experienced. One of the biggest changes. Research shows that sectors that are highly vulnerable to automation, may need to upskill or shift their focus to a new discipline to stay in the game, therefore to maintain a competitive and innovative economy, it is important that already during vocational education and training the basis is provided to properly face the recent developments in “working world 4.0”.
To complete this activity:
1. Watch the following video (10 minutes): „Web 4.0 & Industry 4.0 | Bringing us progress or making us jobless?“
2. Watch the following video (5 minutes): „Industry 4.0 Jobs“
3. Watch the following video (5 minutes): „Fourth Industrial Revolution: creating new job opportunities“
4. Read about the project VET 4.0 and check out the eLearning for Students and Teachers (20 minutes): http://www.vet-4-0.eu/About.html
5. Read the following chapters (p. 1-5 and 18-19, with special focus on Exhibit 10, p. 19) (15 minutes): https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Featured%20Insights/Futur e%20of%20Organizations/Skill%20shift%20Automation%20and%20the%20f uture%20of%20the%20workforce/MGI-Skill-Shift-Automation-and-futureof-the-workforce-May-2018.ashx
6. On the basis of the Exhibit 10, reflect upon your professional profile and the future skills needed (p. 19, https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Featured%20Insights/Futur e%20of%20Organizations/Skill%20shift%20Automation%20and%20the%20f uture%20of%20the%20workforce/MGI-Skill-Shift-Automation-and-futureof-the-workforce-May-2018.ashx)
Activity 1: Current trends
Tasks:
● read through printed PDF about industry 4.0 trends
● watch the videos ● research: find videos about the topic
● make an infographic and present it to other students (use Canva, PPT…)
● short quiz in Moodle classroom To complete the activity: Watch the following videos: Industry 4.0 global trends:
What is smart manufacturing?
Read the article about trends: Trends in Advanced Manufacturing Technology Innovation Olivier de Weck, Darci Reed, Sanjay Sarma, Martin Schmidt Massachusetts Institute of Technology https://www.als2018.com/pdf/ALS2018%20ppt_5.6%20Thriving%20in%20Industry%204.0%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Festo%20Way.pdf
Subunit 3 Mindset and current trends
Many argue that the first step needed for the successful digital transformation/transformation to the Industry 4.0 is a shift in the mind-set of business owners, managers, engineers, designers and other employees. T
his subunit focuses on some of the methods and tools that are being used for the business model transformations.
To complete the activity:
1. Watch the following video (5 minutes):
2. Read the following handbook (60 minutes): https://www.alpinespace.eu/projects/desalps/desalps-design-thinking-teaser_-complete-toolkit.pdf
3. In order to use some of the tools from the Design Thinking Teaser, revise the tools and select the most appropriate for the classroom (25 minutes).
This activity focuses on understanding the organisational structure (and the changes needed) in the context of the Industry 4.0.
To complete the activity:
1. Read the chapter 4. Industry 4.0 roadmap (p. 926-929) (45 minutes): https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JMTM-02-2018- 0057/full/pdf?title=the-future-of-manufacturing-industry-a-strategic-roadmaptoward-industry-40
2. Read the following article (25 minutes) „Is your organization ready for Industry 4.0?“: https://medium.com/iotforall/is-your-organization-ready-for-industry-4-0- c4013ee5a283
3. Read the following article (10 minutes) „Customer Centric IIoT Projects are the Key to Success“: https://www.iotforall.com/customer-centric-successful-iiotprojects/
4. Complete the short quiz (10 minutes). https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/manufacturing/traditional-industrial-vsadvanced-manufacturing-t-8304
More and more businesses participate in the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. In this latest revolution, business models are being transformed to take advantage of the possibilities of connected devices, data analytics and other technologies.
This unit focuses on steps and strategic roadmaps that companies apply in their transitioning process. To complete the activitiy:
1. Read the following article (15 minutes): “Strategy: When strategy leads, success follows” in the article “The Fourth Industrial
Task 1. Use some of the tools provided in the Design Thinking Teaser (Appendix) in the classroom with students:
https://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/desalps/desalps-design-thinkingteaser_-complete-toolkit.pdf