Toyota Methods and Operating Models
by Stefano Cortiglioni, Leonardo Salcerini, Danilo Verga, Andrea Petretti
TPS and Industry 4.0
To complete the first part of this book, I would like to share with the readers some considerations regarding Industry 4.0.1 This important industrial revolution, which is still difficult to outline in its entirety, sees digitalization and technology as the dominating elements of the whole supply chain process. Let’s begin by recalling the previous industrial revolutions, which were characterized by:
the introduction of mechanics, using steam for power generation;
mass production, with the introduction of assembly lines (by Ford) and electricity;
computers and automation;
cyber physical systems (CPS).
Industry 4.0 introduces the concept of CPS, physical systems connected with IT structures that can interact and interconnect ...
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