The hype around Industry 4.0 and its ability to revolutionize operations has been around for many years now. However, its not so apparent why it is revolutionary, what exact benefits companies will get from it and more importantly how to get there. Also over the years, only very few companies have claimed that they successfully implemented Industry 4.0. These questions can't be truly answered by academic research, they can only be answered by the people who have been involved in implementing Industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturinggoes inside the world of Industry 4.0 implementation pioneers, the people who fought to make a start on the Industry 4.0 journey; the people who got trapped in the technology jungle and the people who managed total business transformation as part of Industry 4.0 implementation. The author will uses the case studies from these Industry 4.0 implementation pioneers, such as SAP, Gartner and Accenture to illustrate the different success routes and the traps to avoid. This type of information so far has been kept within the closed circles of industry consortium bodies, advisory boards and few top consulting firms. The aim of the book is to openly share these well kept insights.