Innovation is needed to successfully introduce Industry 4.0 in the workplace.
This topic introduces students to innovative thinking, the process of innovation and the interplay with industry 4.0. Digital transformation has radically impacted on the way organisations innovate, the processes to manage such innovation, the changing capabilities, skills and structures needed to capitalize on opportunities, the partnerships needed, technologies to support the process, and policies to accelerate the diffusion of industry 4.0 in the transition to advanced manufacturing.
Industry 4.0 is not just about technology. People are key. The successful application of industry 4.0 approaches in organisations is only possible if people use the technology and can innovate.
The topic focuses on understanding human and institutional factors in the introduction of new technologies such as industry 4.0, innovation, change management, trust in technology, industry 4.0 for supply chain competitiveness and the process of innovation in an organisation.
This topic aims to explore innovation and its interplay with Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution. Advances in technology along with the merging of automation and digitalization technologies are changing the fundamentals of manufacturing and service provision and the way organisations innovate. This unit will equip students with innovative thinking, an understanding of Industry 4.0 readiness in organisations, innovation capabilities and industry 4.0 in the supply chain.
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