This article identifies the advances, advantages, limitations, requirements and current
methodologies in implementing the strategic Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) initiative. It focuses on all …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to aim at identifying the relationships between Industry
4.0 (I4. 0) technologies and Lean Manufacturing (LM) practices. Design/methodology …

Large businesses perceive the vital usefulness of Industry 4.0. They recognize how
beneficial its implementation is to reinforce business competitiveness and to conserve, or …

Industry 4.0 is based on the digitization of manufacturing industries and has raised the
prospect for substantial improvements in productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction. This …

Industry 4.0 and its impact in the manufacturing sector are well documented. However, the
service sector is understudied, and it is also facing the challenges of mass customization …

Energy efficiency is an important factor in the marine industry to help reduce manufacturing
and operational costs as well as the impact on the environment. In the face of global …

Unmanned merchant ships are ships that carry goods and engage in commercial activities
without manual operations on board. In contrast to traditional merchant ships, unmanned …

The world is changing fast and pace of changes that are being observed since start of the
twenty-first century have never been observed before. Due to such changes and their …

With the development of IT technology in recent years, various digital technologies and
automation technologies are also used in shipbuilding/shipping industry, and the existing …

Three-dimensional modelling software tools enable the creation of a digital replica of the
product—“Digital Twin”—a representative of “Virtual Reality” as one of the prominent trends …