Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory

Casper Schou; Michele Colli; Ulrich Berger; Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Ole Madsen; Charles Møller; Brian Vejrum Wæhrens

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_40

Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory

Casper Schou^*, Michele Colli, Ulrich Berger, Astrid Heidemann Lassen, Ole Madsen, Charles Møller, Brian Vejrum Wæhrens

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Abstract

The advent of the industrial digital transformation and the related technologies of the Industry 4.0 agenda has uncovered new concepts and terminology in the manufacturing domain. Clear definitions represent a solid foundation for supporting the manufacturing research community in addressing this field consistently. This paper addresses this need focusing on the “smart factory”. Starting from a review of the extant literature and integrating it with the outcome of a Delphi study, we propose a new definition of a “smart factory” and discuss its key characteristics. These are related to interconnectivity capabilities and adaptability to the surrounding environment in order to generate and appropriate value. Eventually, such characteristics are exemplified in an empirical context. The aim of this paper is to provide the research community with an updated definition of a smart factory taking both industrial and societal values into account. Furthermore, it may represent a reference for practitioners engaged in the digital transformation of their factories.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Towards Sustainable Customization : Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021
Editors	Ann-Louise Andersen, Rasmus Andersen, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Kjeld Nielsen, Alessia Napoleone, Stefan Kjeldgaard
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Publication date	2022
Pages	356-363
ISBN (Print)	9783030906993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_40
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021 - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 1 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2021

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Conference	8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Aalborg
Period	01/11/2021 → 02/11/2021

Series	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN	2195-4356

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Keywords

Digital transformation
Industry 4.0
Smart factory

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Schou, C., Colli, M., Berger, U., Lassen, A. H., Madsen, O., Møller, C., & Wæhrens, B. V. (2022). Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory. In A-L. Andersen, R. Andersen, T. D. Brunoe, M. S. S. Larsen, K. Nielsen, A. Napoleone, & S. Kjeldgaard (Eds.), Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021 (pp. 356-363). Springer Science+Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_40

Schou, Casper ; Colli, Michele ; Berger, Ulrich et al. / Deconstructing Industry 4.0 : Defining the Smart Factory. Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021. editor / Ann-Louise Andersen ; Rasmus Andersen ; Thomas Ditlev Brunoe ; Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen ; Kjeld Nielsen ; Alessia Napoleone ; Stefan Kjeldgaard. Springer Science+Business Media, 2022. pp. 356-363 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Schou, C, Colli, M, Berger, U, Lassen, AH , Madsen, O , Møller, C & Wæhrens, BV 2022, Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory. in A-L Andersen, R Andersen, TD Brunoe, MSS Larsen, K Nielsen, A Napoleone & S Kjeldgaard (eds), Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021. Springer Science+Business Media, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 356-363, 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference, CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference, MCPC 2021, Aalborg, Denmark, 01/11/2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_40

Deconstructing Industry 4.0: Defining the Smart Factory. / Schou, Casper; Colli, Michele; Berger, Ulrich et al.
Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021. ed. / Ann-Louise Andersen; Rasmus Andersen; Thomas Ditlev Brunoe; Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen; Kjeld Nielsen; Alessia Napoleone; Stefan Kjeldgaard. Springer Science+Business Media, 2022. p. 356-363 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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