Abstract

Industry 4.0 technologies have attempted to transform current industrial settings to a level that we have never seen before. While at the same time, prevailing applications of Lean tools and techniques over the last 20 years have already dramatically reduced wastes ranging from shop floor production to cross-functional enterprise processes. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review and report on links between Lean tools and Industry 4.0 technologies, and on how simultaneous implementation of these two paradigms affects the operational performance of factories. The existing and potential enhancements of Lean practices enabled by Industry 4.0 technologies such as wireless networks, big data, cloud computing, and virtual reality (VR) will also be explored. A cloud-based Kanban decision support system is also presented as a real-world demonstrator for integration of an Industry 4.0 technology (cloud computing) and a major Lean tool (Kanban).

中文翻译：

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精益实践与工业4.0技术的集成：面向下一代企业的智能制造

摘要

工业4.0技术已尝试将当前的工业环境转变为我们从未见过的水平。同时，在过去20年中，精益工具和技术的普遍应用已经大大减少了从车间生产到跨职能企业流程的浪费。本文旨在就精益工具与工业4.0技术之间的联系以及这两种范式的同时实施如何影响工厂的运营状况提供全面的综述和报告。还将探索由工业4.0技术（例如无线网络，大数据，云计算和虚拟现实（VR））支持的精益实践的现有和潜在增强。