Dear sir,

The main challenges and risks in Cyber-Physical Systems related to Industry 4.0 are:

1. Data protection and data security

2. Lack of benefit quantification

3. Lack of  prioritization by top management

4. Industrial broadband structure

5. Industrial espionage/sabotage

6. Production outages due to nonavailability of data

If we analysis the influence of the main processes of controlling Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges , we will analysis:

1. Strategic Planning 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Quantification of benefits of digitization and networking in terms of optimization potentials
• Identification of new digitization-related business areas

2. Operative Planning and Budgeting

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• New KPIs
•  Flexible budgeting 

3. Forecasting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Forecasts in real-time
• Continuously up-to-date production and market data

4. Cost Accounting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Improved basis for calculating production overheads through comprehensive transparency of information
• Improved transparency of production costs

5. Management Reporting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Forward-looking reports
• “What-If” analyses
• Use of mobile devices

6. Project and Investment Controlling 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Monitoring of production procedures in real-time
• Investment decisions based on scenario-based simulation models

7. Risk Management 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Consideration of new risks arising from comprehensive digitization

I hope that this answers and next links will gonna help you.

Best regards,

http://www.ima-zlw-ifu.rwth-aachen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/INSTITUTSCLUSTER/Publikation_Medien/Vortraege/download//Forschungsdialog4Dez2013.pdf

https://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.481977!/industry%204.0%20-%20full.pdf

Hi, in my opinion there are many different problems that have to be solved. One thing is that the traditional hierarchical (pyramidal) model of decentralized control systems is transforming into an open communication infrastructure "without the need" of communication interfacing software like between the separate layers of the pyramidal model, so in this way the solution looks to be OPC UA. The next challenge is the huge amount of data produced by the process level and their processing and further evaluation to get some knowledge from them e.g. for the maintenance support. etc. etc. etc. There are many more problems, it depends from the point of view, if you want to deal with software or hardware, if you want to deal with automation or mechanics, virtual and augmented reality, ....

Of course there is also need to create a brand new standards and norms, guides and best practices, because the existing one are not suitable anymore.

If you want to get some more information, I recommend to have a look on info from leading companies in this field e.g. Siemens, Festo, SAP... If I remember well, Festo have already build a factory according to the Industry 4.0 concept, where they produce pneumatic valves.

So it is a very wide theme for discussion...

Hi Mohd,

you might want to have a look at the attached recent publication for some inspiration. I think it's central to the issues you are investigating.

Hope this helps!

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166361515300348

Dear sir,

The main challenges and risks in Cyber-Physical Systems related to Industry 4.0 are:

1. Data protection and data security

2. Lack of benefit quantification

3. Lack of  prioritization by top management

4. Industrial broadband structure

5. Industrial espionage/sabotage

6. Production outages due to nonavailability of data

If we analysis the influence of the main processes of controlling Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges , we will analysis:

1. Strategic Planning 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Quantification of benefits of digitization and networking in terms of optimization potentials
• Identification of new digitization-related business areas

2. Operative Planning and Budgeting

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• New KPIs
•  Flexible budgeting 

3. Forecasting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Forecasts in real-time
• Continuously up-to-date production and market data

4. Cost Accounting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Improved basis for calculating production overheads through comprehensive transparency of information
• Improved transparency of production costs

5. Management Reporting 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Forward-looking reports
• “What-If” analyses
• Use of mobile devices

6. Project and Investment Controlling 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Monitoring of production procedures in real-time
• Investment decisions based on scenario-based simulation models

7. Risk Management 

Influence of this process of controlling due to Industrie 4.0 to the changes and challanges are in further :

• Consideration of new risks arising from comprehensive digitization

I hope that this answers and next links will gonna help you.

Best regards,

http://www.ima-zlw-ifu.rwth-aachen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/INSTITUTSCLUSTER/Publikation_Medien/Vortraege/download//Forschungsdialog4Dez2013.pdf

https://www.kth.se/polopoly_fs/1.481977!/industry%204.0%20-%20full.pdf

Hi all,

is anyone interested to revive this discussion?

I am aware that by its very nature technical aspects of industry 4.0 are in the main focus.

However, I believe the human aspect must not be overlooked. For example, training and further education needs of employees of organizations planning to move to industry 4.0.

What kind of competencies will be needed in future, that are not needed now or to a lesser extent?  

@Leopold, this probably depends on the role you assume for humans in industry 4.0 and where your focus is. If human workers become the focus (instead of the machines or the products), then training probably must include the proper usage of assistive technology such as AR. But this is most likely out of scope of the initial question.