Humans are indispensable in the manufacturing industry as its complexity increases in an
Industry 4.0 context, mainly due to changing customer demands. Managing the challenges …

Abstract Industry 4.0, known as the fourth technological transformation towards digital-
physical systems in manufacturing, creates a disruptive impact on industries. Manufacturing …

Abstract The AAU Smart Production project is a research initiative at Aalborg University,
Denmark running 2015-2019. The objective of this program is to research and demonstrate …

Purpose Industry 4.0 is assumed to yield extensive industry-spanning opportunities.
However, exploiting these opportunities requires a targeted implementation of Industry 4.0 …

In this study, we summarised the human resources practices for the development of
Operator 4.0. Operator 4.0 is the worker operating in an Industry 4.0 organisation. Such …

Many authors have advocated a human–centric view of Industrie 4.0 automation, in which
the human operator works with augmented powers and capabilities such as super-strength …

The purpose of this paper is to understand the evolution of manufacturing execution systems
(MES) in the digital transformation era. Theoretical propositions made on MES (based on …

Prior studies have investigated the relationship between Industry 4.0 technologies and work.
This paper acknowledges the contributions of such studies and builds on their perspective to …

The term Industry 4.0 is projected as the future of manufacturing, offering competitive
advantage and multiple benefits for those who can implement it [1, 2]. The gap seen by …

The fourth industrial revolution we currently witness changes the role of humans in
operations systems. Although automation and assistance technologies are becoming more …