Most traditional industries or emerging countries may not be capable of directly transiting to Industry 4.0. To fill the gap between as-is Industry 3.0 and to-be Industry 4.0, some disruptive innovations from automation and industrial engineering identify best practice with adopting cost-effective semi-automated systems to manage the potential socio-economic impacts of infrastructure disruptions, while considering total resource management for sustainability. This is the so-called “hybrid strategy (HS),” or “Industry 3.5.” On the other hand, the current Industry 4.0-related technologies should also emphasize quality enhancement to achieve “zero-defect manufacturing (ZDM),” also referred to as “Industry 4.1.” ZDM is a systematic strategy to realize the goal of Zero Defects, which includes two phases. Phase I: accomplish Zero Defects of all the deliverables by applying efficient and economical total-quality-inspection techniques; and Phase II: further ensure Zero Defects of all the products gradually by improving the yield with big data analytics and continuous improvement. Both the challenges and opportunities from HS to ZDM have significantly expanded the scope of traditional automation science and engineering.

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超越工业 4.0 的自动化分析特刊：从混合战略到零缺陷制造


大多数传统产业或新兴国家可能没有能力直接过渡到工业4.0。为了填补工业 3.0 和未来工业 4.0 之间的差距，自动化和工业工程的一些颠覆性创新确定了最佳实践，采用具有成本效益的半自动化系统来管理基础设施中断的潜在社会经济影响，同时考虑可持续性的总体资源管理。这就是所谓的“混合战略（HS）”或“工业3.5”。另一方面，当前的工业4.0相关技术也应该强调质量提升，以实现“零缺陷制造（ZDM）”，也称为“工业4.1”。 ZDM是实现零缺陷目标的系统化策略，包括两个阶段。第一阶段：通过应用高效、经济的全面质量检验技术，实现所有交付物的零缺陷；第二阶段：通过大数据分析和持续改进提高良率，进一步确保所有产品逐步实现零缺陷。从HS到ZDM的挑战和机遇都极大地扩展了传统自动化科学与工程的范围。