Production Management, Operations Management and Industrial Engineering

The physical and digital worlds are converging, radically changing all business and industrial processes. The term Industry 4.0, refers to a fourth industrial revolution in which cyber physical systems communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans in real time to create greater efficiencies across the value chain.   Technolgies such as Internet of Things, additive manufacturing (3D printing), augmented/virtual reality and robotics are all important in the emerging Industry 4.0 landscape.