In the last years the manufacturing industry has been changing dramatically and Italy is no exception. The use of digital technologies in the industry is becoming more common in the industry changing it in different ways. This change is not without challenges and governments have been acting directly to affect the development of digital solution. In Italy, the government launched the so called piano Calenda to promote Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the name given to the trend occurring in the manufacturing industries related to the integration of digital technologies in every process of the company. This trend uses data and connectivity to improve not only efficiency but especially effectiveness, changing the shape of entire supply chain and offering to company the opportunity to offer new services. In Italy, this phenomenon is known by most of the companies, thanks also to the national program and by the initiatives of many research centres and companies, especially machine suppliers. The thesis tries to understand better the perspective on the Industry 4.0 by companies operating in Italy. First, a general perspective on the trend is presented by integrating different resource. Three main drivers have been identified: the economic background, the advancement in the technologies and the new value for customers. In the second part, the research has been limited to information technologies characterising Industry 4.0: cloud computing, Industrial Internet of Things and Industrial Analytics. After a literature review, for each technology the main characteristics, benefits and challenges are presented. In the last chapter case studies are presented. Those have been drafted after interviews with relevant manager of companies active in the Industry 4.0. This phenomenon was generally well known but the perspective of this industries was different for each company. Users of machine mainly aims to improve efficiency and productivity while suppliers want to offer new service and to find new way to increase the attractiveness of their products. The attention given to this phenomenon in Italy is increasing every day and it will shape the future of the industry.
Negli ultimi anni l’industria manifatturiera sta subendo continui cambiamenti, e l’Italia non fa eccezione. L’uso di tecnologie digitali sta diventando sempre più comune in ambito industriale cambiandolo in molti aspetti. Questo cambio non è però senza ostacoli e i governi nazionali stanno agendo per incoraggiare lo sviluppo di soluzioni digitali. In Italia, il governo ha lanciato il cosiddetto piano Calenda per promuovere l’Industria 4.0. Industria 4.0 è il nome dato al trend che sta caratterizzando l’industria manifatturiera legato all’integrazione di tecnologie digitali in potenzialmente qualsiasi processo di un’azienda. Questo trend sfrutta dati e connettività per migliorare non solo l’efficienza ma in particolare l’efficacia, cambiando la forma di intere Supply Chain e offrendo nuove opportunità per sviluppare nuovi servizi. In Italia, questo fenomeno è conosciuto dalla maggior parte delle aziende, grazie anche al piano nazionale e alle iniziative di centri di ricerca e aziende, specialmente produttrici di macchine. La tesi cerca di capire meglio la prospettiva su Industria 4.0 delle aziende che operano in Italia. Per primo, una prospettiva generale del trend è presentata integrando diverse fonti. Tre driver principali sono stati identificati: il background economico, lo sviluppo delle tecnologie digitali e il maggiore valore aggiunto per i clienti finali. Nella seconda parte, la ricerca è stata limitata alle tecnologie digitali caratterizzanti l’industria 4.0: Cloud Computing, Industrial Internet of Things e Industrial Analytics. Dopo una ricerca della letteratura, per ogni tecnologia sono state presentate le principali caratteristiche, benefici e barriere. Nell’ultimo capitolo vengono presentati i case studies. Questi sono stati stilato dopo interviste con manager di aziende attive nell’Industria 4.0. Quest’ultima è generalmente ben conosciuta ma la prospettiva su di essa è differente per ogni azienda. Gli acquirenti di macchine puntano principalmente ad aumentare efficienza e produttività mentre i costruttori cercano modi di offrire nuovi servizi e di aumentare l’attrattività dei propri prodotti. L’attenzione data Industria 4.0 in Italia aumenta ogni giorno e contribuirà a dare forma al futuro dell’industria.
Industry 4.0 in Italy : benefits and challenges of digital technologies in the manufacturing industry
ROGANTI, RICCARDO
2016/2017
Abstract
In the last years the manufacturing industry has been changing dramatically and Italy is no exception. The use of digital technologies in the industry is becoming more common in the industry changing it in different ways. This change is not without challenges and governments have been acting directly to affect the development of digital solution. In Italy, the government launched the so called piano Calenda to promote Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 is the name given to the trend occurring in the manufacturing industries related to the integration of digital technologies in every process of the company. This trend uses data and connectivity to improve not only efficiency but especially effectiveness, changing the shape of entire supply chain and offering to company the opportunity to offer new services. In Italy, this phenomenon is known by most of the companies, thanks also to the national program and by the initiatives of many research centres and companies, especially machine suppliers. The thesis tries to understand better the perspective on the Industry 4.0 by companies operating in Italy. First, a general perspective on the trend is presented by integrating different resource. Three main drivers have been identified: the economic background, the advancement in the technologies and the new value for customers. In the second part, the research has been limited to information technologies characterising Industry 4.0: cloud computing, Industrial Internet of Things and Industrial Analytics. After a literature review, for each technology the main characteristics, benefits and challenges are presented. In the last chapter case studies are presented. Those have been drafted after interviews with relevant manager of companies active in the Industry 4.0. This phenomenon was generally well known but the perspective of this industries was different for each company. Users of machine mainly aims to improve efficiency and productivity while suppliers want to offer new service and to find new way to increase the attractiveness of their products. The attention given to this phenomenon in Italy is increasing every day and it will shape the future of the industry.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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