Industry 4.0 and industrial revolutions: An assessment based on complexity
The evolution of society can be related to industrial revolutions. Revolutions are disruptive and transformative phenomena that change and interact with several systems. Industrial revolutions depend on changes in scientific, and mostly technological, paradigms and require people's participatio...
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doaj-478bee1f56244554af4381a674b70e1a2020-11-25T03:53:30ZengUniversity of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BelgradeFME Transactions1451-20922406-128X2019-01-014748318401451-20921904831PIndustry 4.0 and industrial revolutions: An assessment based on complexityPinheiro Pedro0Putnik Goran D.1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3378-6866Castro Alrenice2Castro Hélio3Dal Bosco Fontana Rodrigo4Romero Fernando5University of Minho, Centro Algoritmi, Portugal + University of Minho, School of Engineering, PortugalUniversity of Minho, Centro Algoritmi, Portugal + University of Minho, School of Engineering, Department of Production and Systems Engineering, PortugalFederal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Center for Teacher Training (CFP), Department of Rural Education and Mathematics and Natural Sciences, BrazilUniversity of Minho, Centro Algoritmi, Portugal + University of Minho, School of Engineering, Portugal + Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, School of Technology, Portugal + Polytechnic of Porto, School of Engineering, Porto, PortugalFederal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Department of Agronomic and Engineering, BrazilUniversity of Minho, Centro Algoritmi, Portugal + University of Minho, School of Engineering, Department of Production and Systems Engineering, PortugalThe evolution of society can be related to industrial revolutions. Revolutions are disruptive and transformative phenomena that change and interact with several systems. Industrial revolutions depend on changes in scientific, and mostly technological, paradigms and require people's participation. They are not only created with individual political intentions, because they are collective and complex systems. The expression Industry 4.0, created in Germany in 2011, denotes the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The question considered in this paper is whether Industry 4.0, as the fourth industrial revolution, is effectively underway or is it still only a vision of the future? This article analyses, from the point of view of the science of complexity, the transformations and the relations of industrial systems with other selected systems. It was made through fractal analysis using indicators of four countries, namely, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany and China. Considering the evolution of population growth, Gross Domestic Product per capita, communication technologies and intellectual property, the results of the analysis show that the factor that stands out is the protection of intellectual property. The analysis of the previous indicators showed that it is not possible to claim that the fourth industrial revolution is underway, implying that Industrial 4.0 may still be a vision of the future. The results obtained can not be considered conclusive and more research is needed.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1451-2092/2019/1451-20921904831P.pdfindustrial revolutionsindustry 4.0evolutionparadigmcyber-physical systemscomplexityfractal |
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Industry 4.0 and industrial revolutions: An assessment based on complexity |
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Industry 4.0 and industrial revolutions: An assessment based on complexity |
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University of Belgrade - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade |
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The evolution of society can be related to industrial revolutions. Revolutions are disruptive and transformative phenomena that change and interact with several systems. Industrial revolutions depend on changes in scientific, and mostly technological, paradigms and require people's participation. They are not only created with individual political intentions, because they are collective and complex systems. The expression Industry 4.0, created in Germany in 2011, denotes the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The question considered in this paper is whether Industry 4.0, as the fourth industrial revolution, is effectively underway or is it still only a vision of the future? This article analyses, from the point of view of the science of complexity, the transformations and the relations of industrial systems with other selected systems. It was made through fractal analysis using indicators of four countries, namely, United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany and China. Considering the evolution of population growth, Gross Domestic Product per capita, communication technologies and intellectual property, the results of the analysis show that the factor that stands out is the protection of intellectual property. The analysis of the previous indicators showed that it is not possible to claim that the fourth industrial revolution is underway, implying that Industrial 4.0 may still be a vision of the future. The results obtained can not be considered conclusive and more research is needed. |
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industrial revolutions industry 4.0 evolution paradigm cyber-physical systems complexity fractal |
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