Digitization has brought profound transformations to society. We are connected all the time, and it's impossible to imagine ourselves being away from our smartphones. Gradually, this technological revolution has also reached factories, becoming known as the Industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, marks a new era based on modern industry that utilizes the latest technological innovations in the areas of automation and control of information. This is because it brings significant changes to how products will be manufactured, impacting various sectors of the market as a whole.
What is Industry 4.0?
Basically, Industry 4.0 is about the union of machines, intelligent systems, and various other technologies that enable the creation of networks capable of autonomously controlling specific modules.
In short, we are talking about smart factories, with the ability to operate autonomously, schedule and perform maintenance, predict process failures, among other functions. This enables a reduction in labor, less risk of human error, and greater accuracy in results, especially in highly complex operations.
The main characteristics and differentials of Industry 4.0 are:
- Intelligent systems that have sensors capable of forming machines by collecting data, with greater production control.
- The processes are composed of decentralized and self-managed modules.
- Intelligent systems that work by exchanging data together, both directly and over the internet.
- Rapid evolution of computer and internet capabilities.
- Big Data: large volume of digitized information
- Technological and management innovations.
What are the impacts of Industry 4.0?
The impacts are not only observed in the direct economy of companies that adopt the business model, but also in the technological evolution of information worldwide. Daily, more and more demands are generated, while new ways to solve them are developed. Business models need to be created all the time. Obviously, a large investment is necessary to adapt to this standard. However, with the generated savings, the return on expenses is observed in a shorter period of time.
Therefore, it's time to look at new technologies and understand how your company can benefit from each of them. Remember that the focus should always be on innovations that increase productivity and offer a higher quality result to the end consumer!
Work routine management in Industry 4.0
Actio’s routine management It encompasses a set of continuous actions and checks so that employees can satisfactorily develop the presented activities. In this sense, it is vitally important that all these processes are standardized, thus achieving greater speed, confidence, and cohesion when executing tasks.
Routine management at work should be part of the company culture and present in all areas of the organization. In this way, the company will be better prepared to deal with changes, deliver more consistent results, have more organization, and maintain motivated collaborators. This practice makes it possible to gradually change the company culture, making the team and the environment more organized, collaborative, and with greater execution capacity. Furthermore, discipline and teamwork are developed with higher quality.
How to start adapting to this reality
To start putting the concepts of Industry 4.0 into practice, you will need to make your company increasingly intelligent and precise. One guideline to observe is that many processes, especially management ones, can – and should! – be automated.
Specifically regarding quality management, invest in options that help optimize results, reduce decision-making time, identify flaws as early as possible, and deliver the best quality to the consumer. Adopting management systems that are practical and simple to operate is not a luxury, it is a necessity.
