Helmut Zsifkovits - Böcker

This open access book explores the concept of Industry 4.0, which presents a considerable challenge for the production and service sectors.

This open access book explores the concept of Industry 4.0, which presents a considerable challenge for the production and service sectors.

This open access book addresses the practical challenges that Industry 4.0 presents for SMEs. While large companies are already responding to the changes  resulting from the fourth industrial revolution , small businesses are in danger of falling behind due to the lack of examples, best practices and established methods and tools.Following on from the publication of the previous book ‘Industry 4.0 for SMEs: Challenges, Opportunities and Requirements’, the authors offer in this new book innovative results from research on smart manufacturing, smart logistics and managerial models for SMEs. Based on a large scale EU-funded research project involving seven academic institutions from three continents and a network of over fifty small and medium sized enterprises, the book reveals the methods and tools required to support the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 along with practical examples.

This open access book addresses the practical challenges that Industry 4.0 presents for SMEs. While large companies are already responding to the changes  resulting from the fourth industrial revolution , small businesses are in danger of falling behind due to the lack of examples, best practices and established methods and tools.Following on from the publication of the previous book ‘Industry 4.0 for SMEs: Challenges, Opportunities and Requirements’, the authors offer in this new book innovative results from research on smart manufacturing, smart logistics and managerial models for SMEs. Based on a large scale EU-funded research project involving seven academic institutions from three continents and a network of over fifty small and medium sized enterprises, the book reveals the methods and tools required to support the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 along with practical examples.

Industry 5.0 is currently a highly topical challenge for production and service sectors. Large companies are already responding to this challenge and mobilizing their potential. This book addresses the unique challenges that SMEs face in implementing Industry 5.0, particularly when they do not have their own R&D departments to apply the modernize their production in line with the concept of Industry 5.0.Covering concepts such as the barriers to implementing Industry 5.0, integrating design methods, and the potential for artificial intelligence, this Open Access volume takes an international approach that will be of interest to researchers and practitioners involved in SMEs alike.