Abstract

Digitalisation giving rise to Industry 4.0 is said to bring significant change to shop floor workplaces in industrial production. Prior research anticipates challenges of new skills demanded from workers, but also opportunities to employ disabled workers. Inclusive Design could be able to augment this potential of digitalisation towards the inclusion of disabled workers. This paper reports a literature review to understand the state of affairs of Inclusive Design within Industry 4.0. The analysis shows Inclusive Design is underexplored in Industry 4.0, and identifies four key concepts, which are discussed in the paper: complexity, human-centredness, Industry 4.0 as assistive technology, and measuring workers. The concept of complexity is discussed as a source for future research in Inclusive Design in Industry 4.0.

摘要

据说引发工业 4.0 的数字化为工业生产中的车间工作场所带来了重大变化。先前的研究预计工人需要新技能的挑战，但也有机会雇用残疾工人。包容性设计能够增强数字化的潜力，以包容残疾工人。本文报告了一篇文献综述，以了解工业 4.0 中包容性设计的现状。分析表明，包容性设计在工业 4.0 中的探索不足，并确定了本文讨论的四个关键概念：复杂性、以人为本、工业 4.0 作为辅助技术和衡量工人。复杂性的概念被讨论为工业 4.0 中包容性设计的未来研究的来源。