The Readiness of ERP Systems for the Factory of the Future
2015 (English)In: Procedia Computer Science, E-ISSN 1877-0509, Vol. 64, p. 721-728Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In 2011, at the Hanover Fair, the term Industry 4.0 was first coined. In October 2012, the Working Group on Industry 4.0, presented a set of implementation recommendations to the German government. The term Industry 4.0 initiates from a project in the high-tech strategy of the German government. Such project advocates the computerization of the manufacturing industry. It is also known as the 4th industrial revolution. Precisely speaking, industry 4.0 is based on the technological concepts of cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), which enables the Factory of the Future (FoF). Within the modular structured smart factories of Industry 4.0, cyber-physical systems monitor physical processes, create a virtual copy of the physical world and make decentralized decisions. Over the IoT, Cyber-physical systems communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans in real time. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are considered the backbone for the Industry 4.0. Thus, this paper attempts to answer the research question: “Are today’s ERP systems ready for the FoF?”. We have conducted interviews with manufacturers, ERP vendors, and partners in order to check on the readiness of ERP systems for the FoF. Our results show that ERP systems are ready for the FoF.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. Vol. 64, p. 721-728
Keywords [en]
ERP, Factory of the future, Industry 4.0, Multiple case study
National Category
Information Systems, Social aspects
Research subject
Information systems
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-34950DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.08.598ISI: 000373839900090Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84962810199Local ID: 943ef691-f087-43a5-aa48-b97be6a373d7OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-34950DiVA, id: diva2:1008202
Conference
Conference on ENTERprise Information Systems : 07/10/2015 - 09/10/2015
Note
Validerad; 2015; Nivå 1; 20150617 (mouhad); Konferensartikel i tidskrift
2016-09-302016-09-302022-08-30Bibliographically approved