http://bit.ly/PwC-Industrie40
Selon l’étude « Industry 4.0 » réalisée par PwC et Strategy&, quatre entreprises interrogées sur cinq auront numérisé leur chaîne de valeur d'ici 2020. L’Industrie 4.0, communément appelée l’« Internet des objets », devrait en effet être la cible des investissements des entreprises européennes au cours des cinq prochaines années. L’industrie européenne prévoit d’investir 140 milliards d’euros par an d’ici 2020, pour un gain total de chiffre d’affaires estimé à 110 milliards d’euros annuels.
Méthodologie
PwC et Stratégy& ont conduit conjointement cette étude avec le soutien de Siemens, l’association d’ingénieurs VDMA et le média Produktion. Ont été interrogées 235 entreprises allemandes, issues de 5 secteurs industriels : technologies de l’information et de la communication, télécommunications, mécanique, automobile, électronique et industries manufacturières (chimie, pétrochimie, pharmacie, alimentaire, sucre, papier, verre, acier et ciment).
Industry 4.0 - Opportunities from an M&A PerspectiveSven Eppert
Intro to the growth opportunities from Industry 4.0 for the manufacturing industry, including
Scope of Industry 4.0
- Industry 4.0 is based on the Internet of Things with its ubiquitous digitization of physical objects through sensors
- Enterprise applications in factories are assumed to provide the greatest impact with up to USD 3.7 trillion in 2025
Evolution of Business Models Industry 4.0
- The main disruption from Industry 4.0 will come from the shift to an “outcome economy” with reshaped value chains
Industry 4.0 Strategies at Incumbents
- KUKA secured industry leadership in robotics and created value through its holistic Industry 4.0 readiness-strategy (including impact of its M&A activities - Reis Robotics, Swisslog)
- German automation and machine tools leaders aim to build Industry 4.0-enabling platforms for their customers (including strategy insights to Dürr and Trumpf)
Drivers of M&A in Industry 4.0
Strategic M&A transactions can be seen as an effective way to accelerate transformation path towards Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0-related M&A activity in DACH
Increasing deal activity in German-speaking Europe, though highly fragmented target market with small deal sizes
Conclusion and Outlook
Most players need to embrace Industry 4.0 more comprehensively in order to exploit its opportunities and stay competitive
Industrial revolutions are momentous events. By most reckonings, there have been only three. The first was triggered in the 1700s by the commercial steam engine and the mechanical loom. The harnessing of electricity and mass production sparked the second, around the start of the 20th century. The computer set the third in motion after World War II.
It might seem too soon to proclaim that the fourth industrial revolution, spurred by interconnected digital technology, has begun. But Henning Kagermann, the head of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech), did exactly that in 2011, when he used the term Industrie 4.0 to describe a proposed government-sponsored industrial initiative.
When you look closely at the rapid pace of digitization in industry today, the name doesn’t seem hyperbolic at all. It is a signal of sweeping change that is rapidly transforming many companies and may catch others by surprise.
Technological advances have significantly increased industrial productivity. A new phrase is entering the vocabulary, thanks to a German effort; Industry 4.0. China, as always, has its own answer to this initiative.
Do you know what is Industry40 and what can it bring to the business? Some companies miss out on huge opportunities and stay behind the competition, ignoring technological trends and innovations. Don't stay away, this presentation will show you the opportunities that the 4th industrial revolution brings to business!
If you are ready to know more – check out our article about Industry 4.0! Follow the link - https://bit.ly/2LH3yag
Industry 4.0 - Opportunities from an M&A PerspectiveSven Eppert
Intro to the growth opportunities from Industry 4.0 for the manufacturing industry, including
Scope of Industry 4.0
- Industry 4.0 is based on the Internet of Things with its ubiquitous digitization of physical objects through sensors
- Enterprise applications in factories are assumed to provide the greatest impact with up to USD 3.7 trillion in 2025
Evolution of Business Models Industry 4.0
- The main disruption from Industry 4.0 will come from the shift to an “outcome economy” with reshaped value chains
Industry 4.0 Strategies at Incumbents
- KUKA secured industry leadership in robotics and created value through its holistic Industry 4.0 readiness-strategy (including impact of its M&A activities - Reis Robotics, Swisslog)
- German automation and machine tools leaders aim to build Industry 4.0-enabling platforms for their customers (including strategy insights to Dürr and Trumpf)
Drivers of M&A in Industry 4.0
Strategic M&A transactions can be seen as an effective way to accelerate transformation path towards Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0-related M&A activity in DACH
Increasing deal activity in German-speaking Europe, though highly fragmented target market with small deal sizes
Conclusion and Outlook
Most players need to embrace Industry 4.0 more comprehensively in order to exploit its opportunities and stay competitive
Industrial revolutions are momentous events. By most reckonings, there have been only three. The first was triggered in the 1700s by the commercial steam engine and the mechanical loom. The harnessing of electricity and mass production sparked the second, around the start of the 20th century. The computer set the third in motion after World War II.
It might seem too soon to proclaim that the fourth industrial revolution, spurred by interconnected digital technology, has begun. But Henning Kagermann, the head of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech), did exactly that in 2011, when he used the term Industrie 4.0 to describe a proposed government-sponsored industrial initiative.
When you look closely at the rapid pace of digitization in industry today, the name doesn’t seem hyperbolic at all. It is a signal of sweeping change that is rapidly transforming many companies and may catch others by surprise.
Technological advances have significantly increased industrial productivity. A new phrase is entering the vocabulary, thanks to a German effort; Industry 4.0. China, as always, has its own answer to this initiative.
Do you know what is Industry40 and what can it bring to the business? Some companies miss out on huge opportunities and stay behind the competition, ignoring technological trends and innovations. Don't stay away, this presentation will show you the opportunities that the 4th industrial revolution brings to business!
If you are ready to know more – check out our article about Industry 4.0! Follow the link - https://bit.ly/2LH3yag
PROSTEP experts describe the challenges posed by Industry 4.0 when it comes to PLM processes and systems. This whitepaper gives you possible approaches for mastering these challenges.
Click through this slide presentation to see an overview of Joel Semeniuk's Exclusive Lecture on How Agile Sparked the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Last month Joel spoke with Scrum Alliance Executives about the concept of Industry 4.0 and how it applies to what we do in our workplaces.
“Accessing data and translating it in real-time to deliver more value is representative of how entire industries are thinking.”
• Has Industry 4.0 already made an impact on your organization?
• Will your company survive by 2020?
• How will you change in an economy driven by value?
Let us know your thoughts on Industry 4.0
Watch the video and learn how Agile is reshaping Manufacturing 4.0.
Too busy to watch? Listen to the audio
Industry 4.0 promises to create new customer value in the market place by unleashing a combination of new technologies, data analytics, new generation cyber-physical production systems and newer methods of human machine interfaces. What does a developing country like India need to do to join the race?
Presentation of Digital Catapult's personal data activities in relation to Industry 4.0, digital transformation and advanced manufacturing actions, as presented by Digital Catapult's Michele Nati, Lead Technologist of Personal Data and Trust.
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THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - TECH MAHINDRATech Mahindra
This IDC Spotlight paper emphasizes how continuous improvement methodologies, empowered by instrumentation, machine learning, and distributed intelligence, will help manufacturing companies become flexible, context-aware digital businesses.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Smart Factories are here. Smart Production systems are here.
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This is a conversation with Simon Spencer, B. Eng., Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Expert at VKS, who accepted to share his decades-long experience with us. He started his career at Toyota, the very company that inspires the industrial world, and has some practical advice for manufacturers who want to succeed in their Lean operations.
VKS is a tool that was created to sustain Lean Manufacturing processes. Born from experience, VKS is applicable in any company of any size in any industry! Book a free demo today!
Try one of these easy steps:
Book online: https://goo.gl/hjez8p
Call us: 1-855-201-4656
Email us: info@vksapp.com
VKS - Visual Knowledge Share
Digital Work Instructions for Smart Factories
Canada - What is next for Manufacturing | February 2022 and January 2022 paul young cpa, cga
Manufacturing sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 0.6% to $64.8 billion in January on higher sales in 14 of 21 industries, led by the petroleum and coal (+6.8%) and wood (+6.5%) product industries. The gain was partially offset by lower sales of motor vehicles (-17.5%). On a year-over-year basis, total manufacturing sales were up 13.4% in January.
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220315/dq220315a-eng.htm
This Presentation describes about the definition of Industry 4.0, how can industry 4.0 be occured in this era and what are steps?, relation between Energy Distribution and Industry 4.0, Smart Grid including AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) summerized from all resources. Thankyou and i am sorry if there are many theory, statements and pictures which its sources are not included.
How the Digital Transformation is going to change the world of Work 4.0 with respect to the Introduction of Industry 4.0 technology. Will Jobs reduce or we will have more jobs with higher pay. An interesting analysis.
Impact for Educational Institutions, Internet of things, Digital Enablers, New Age Production, Smart Factory, New digital industrial technology, Interdisciplinary Thinking, Digital Work Place, 3d printing,
Industry 4.0 promises great increase in productivity and profitability. This presentation covers the basics of this new manufacturing approach and it separates facts from fiction.
PROSTEP experts describe the challenges posed by Industry 4.0 when it comes to PLM processes and systems. This whitepaper gives you possible approaches for mastering these challenges.
Click through this slide presentation to see an overview of Joel Semeniuk's Exclusive Lecture on How Agile Sparked the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Last month Joel spoke with Scrum Alliance Executives about the concept of Industry 4.0 and how it applies to what we do in our workplaces.
“Accessing data and translating it in real-time to deliver more value is representative of how entire industries are thinking.”
• Has Industry 4.0 already made an impact on your organization?
• Will your company survive by 2020?
• How will you change in an economy driven by value?
Let us know your thoughts on Industry 4.0
Watch the video and learn how Agile is reshaping Manufacturing 4.0.
Too busy to watch? Listen to the audio
Industry 4.0 promises to create new customer value in the market place by unleashing a combination of new technologies, data analytics, new generation cyber-physical production systems and newer methods of human machine interfaces. What does a developing country like India need to do to join the race?
Presentation of Digital Catapult's personal data activities in relation to Industry 4.0, digital transformation and advanced manufacturing actions, as presented by Digital Catapult's Michele Nati, Lead Technologist of Personal Data and Trust.
A major revolution in the field of instrumentation and control technology is well underway. Research, development and deployment activities are focused on making quantum leaps in industrial automation performance. Called Industry 4.0, this includes a new generation of low-cost wireless sensors, improved real-time data analytics and control systems, and advancements in high-fidelity process modeling. These innovations will include systems that improve industrial manufacturing efficiencies, and integrate and network subsystems across manufacturing processes.
THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY - TECH MAHINDRATech Mahindra
This IDC Spotlight paper emphasizes how continuous improvement methodologies, empowered by instrumentation, machine learning, and distributed intelligence, will help manufacturing companies become flexible, context-aware digital businesses.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. Smart Factories are here. Smart Production systems are here.
Does it mean that jobs will reduce or will there be an increase in jobs.
Are we going towards a Knowledge economy.
Will technology become complex or will it become easy for a layman to understand.
Will working in a tech intensive factory become easy or will it become complex.
Machine learning is the ability of computers to learn through experiences to improve their performance. Research On Global Markets recently published a report on the global machine learning market. To take a look at snippets from the report.
This is a conversation with Simon Spencer, B. Eng., Lean Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 Expert at VKS, who accepted to share his decades-long experience with us. He started his career at Toyota, the very company that inspires the industrial world, and has some practical advice for manufacturers who want to succeed in their Lean operations.
VKS is a tool that was created to sustain Lean Manufacturing processes. Born from experience, VKS is applicable in any company of any size in any industry! Book a free demo today!
Try one of these easy steps:
Book online: https://goo.gl/hjez8p
Call us: 1-855-201-4656
Email us: info@vksapp.com
VKS - Visual Knowledge Share
Digital Work Instructions for Smart Factories
Canada - What is next for Manufacturing | February 2022 and January 2022 paul young cpa, cga
Manufacturing sales rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 0.6% to $64.8 billion in January on higher sales in 14 of 21 industries, led by the petroleum and coal (+6.8%) and wood (+6.5%) product industries. The gain was partially offset by lower sales of motor vehicles (-17.5%). On a year-over-year basis, total manufacturing sales were up 13.4% in January.
Source - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220315/dq220315a-eng.htm
This Presentation describes about the definition of Industry 4.0, how can industry 4.0 be occured in this era and what are steps?, relation between Energy Distribution and Industry 4.0, Smart Grid including AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) summerized from all resources. Thankyou and i am sorry if there are many theory, statements and pictures which its sources are not included.
How the Digital Transformation is going to change the world of Work 4.0 with respect to the Introduction of Industry 4.0 technology. Will Jobs reduce or we will have more jobs with higher pay. An interesting analysis.
Impact for Educational Institutions, Internet of things, Digital Enablers, New Age Production, Smart Factory, New digital industrial technology, Interdisciplinary Thinking, Digital Work Place, 3d printing,
Industry 4.0 promises great increase in productivity and profitability. This presentation covers the basics of this new manufacturing approach and it separates facts from fiction.
Facts of Factory 4.0 and IIot, Challengdes for Industries, Advantech 4.0, Updating old Machines, The future of industrial protocols (OPC UA), Augmented Reality Solutions, Hibrid Software Plataforms.
Risks of Industry 4.0 - An Information Technology Perspective, Thomas USLÄNDERGlobal Risk Forum GRFDavos
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MongoDB IoT City Tour LONDON: Industrial Internet, Industry 4.0, Smart Factor...MongoDB
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Industrial Internet, Smart Factory, Industry 4.0 – all of these concepts are promising to transform the current industrial landscape by leveraging the IoT. In this presentation, Bosch, TechMahindra and MongoDB will present a concrete example that goes from concept to implementation. Learn how advanced handheld tightening tools, user ID cards, wireless indoor localisation technology, M2M asset management and big data can be combined to form a powerful track and trace solution for advanced manufacturing requirements.
Industry 4.0: Merging Internet and FactoriesFabernovel
Industrial IoT and connected objects for factories are part of our research at FABERNOVEL OBJET, our activity dedicated to IoT.
The future of industry is at the crossroads of internet and factories. Some call it INDUSTRY 4.0 or FACTORY 4.0 in reference to the upcoming fourth industrial revolution. Governments and private companies in Germany, UK and the USA have acknowledged the importance of industrial IoT and its central role in future industrial transformation.
The adoption of Industrial Internet has both near-term and long-term impacts and will be characterized by the emergence of new models such as the “Outcome Economy” and the “Autonomous, Pull Economy”.
We believe that INDUSTRY 4.0 is a growth opportunity for industrial companies, and have decrypted this very phenomenon in the following presentation.
Study Future PLM - Product Lifecycle Management in the digital age.Joerg W. Fischer
Product Lifecycle Management in the digital age.
The catalyst for IoT, Industry 4.0 and Digital Twins
“It is not primarily a matter of developing a digitalization strategy for your company. Rather, it is about aligning corporate strategy and processes so that your company can survive and succeed in an increasingly digitized world.”
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg W. Fischer
Industry 4.0: from Factory to Smactory
It is August the 18th of 2014 when a German government official press ‘post’ on an update called: "Zukunftsprojekt Industrie 4.0”, not knowing that this Industry number will complete transform the way we traditionally did business. Where business transformation in prior times mostly affected individual entities of businesses, this transformation affects the whole business eco-system. The announcement, posted on the “Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung ” or, in English, the:”Federal ministry of education and Research” quoted the following key message:
“The future project Industry 4.0 aims to enable the German industry in a position to be ready for the future of production. Industrial production will be characterized by strong personalization of products under the conditions of high flexibilised (high-volume) production, the extensive integration of customers and business partners in business and value creation processes and the coupling of production and quality services.”
Industry 4.0, where disruption meets the manufacturing industry
According the Cambridge Online Dictionary is revolution something that is: ‘a very important change in the way that people do things’ or ‘one complete circular movement of something’. That Industry 4.0 is a industrial revolution is an understatement. Industry 4.0 is a big disruption in the economy & the way we (will) do business in the future. Before deep dive directly into Industry 4.0 let us have a closer look to the road towards it...
The survey revealed that respondents consider Industry 4.0 manufacturing as a crucial initiative, with 90% expressing the belief that it will have a significant impact in the next five years.
Vendavo Industrial Manufacturing Industry Insights_2017Caroline Burns
The industrial manufacturing sector is on the brink of something big, which will change it beyond all recognition.
One thing is crystal clear: standing still is not an option. Competitive pressure, price pressure and the unstoppable move towards digitization mean that smart organisations need to get ahead of the curve and take action now.
In-Company Project - IESE Executive MBA 2021. The goal of this project was to analyze the status quo and mid-term outlook of the German manufacturing industry in terms of its digital transformation and in particular Industry 4.0 adoption, within the framework of the VDMA Industry 4.0 production toolbox. Given the amount of literature already in circulation on this topic, it was a top priority for the project team to speak directly with digitalization experts from the manufacturing industry to gain first-hand insights into the strategic drivers, challenges, and enablers of moving forward Industry 4.0. initiatives – thus allowing for both a qualitive and quantitative review.
Industry 4.0 and the Innovation Gap in Advanced ManufacturingMike Nager
White paper describing the challenges the Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing will bring to workforce development and training of technicians and engineers.
Industry 4.0: Building your digital enterprisePwC España
PwC’s 2016 Global Industry 4.0 Survey is the biggest worldwide survey of its kind, with over 2,000 participants from nine major industrial sectors and 26 countries. The study explores the benefits of digitising your company’s horizontal and vertical value chains, as well as building your digital product & service portfolio. Based on the findings and our experience working with first movers, we’ve also crafted a blueprint for success to help you secure your company’s position as a leading digital enterprise in tomorrow’s complex industrial ecosystems.
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Etude PwC et Strategy& sur l'Industrie 4.0 (mars 2015)
1. www.pwc.de/industry4.0
Industry 4.0 – Opportunities
and Challenges of the
Industrial Internet
Our study shows how
industrial companies
can shape the digital
transformation and unlock
new opportunities for
growth. A survey of five
core industry sectors.
2.
3. Our study shows how
industrial companies
can shape the digital
transformation and unlock
new opportunities for
growth. A survey of five
core industry sectors.
Industry 4.0 – Opportunities
and Challenges of the
Industrial Internet
5. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 5
Table of contents
Table of contents
A Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet..............6
B Key findings of the survey...................................................................................9
C Survey results in detail.....................................................................................14
1 The Industrial Internet transforms the entire company and
must be part of the CEO agenda........................................................................15
2 By 2020, European industrial companies will invest €140 billion
annually in Industrial Internet applications......................................................17
3 In five years, more than 80% of companies will have digitized
their value chain...............................................................................................19
4 The Industrial Internet creates higher production and
resource efficiency – an 18% increase in efficiency within five years................22
5 The integrated analysis and use of data are the key capabilities
of the Industrial Internet..................................................................................24
6 Digitization of the product and service portfolio is the key
to sustainable future success.............................................................................27
7 Digitized products and services generate approximately €110 billion of
additional revenues per year for the European industry....................................29
8 The Industrial Internet paves the way for new, often disruptive
digital business models.....................................................................................31
9 Horizontal co-operation allows for improved satisfaction
of customer requirements.................................................................................33
10 The Industrial Internet holds various challenges –
policy-makers and industrial associations can help...........................................35
D Outlook and recommendations.........................................................................40
E Methodical approach........................................................................................45
Contacts..................................................................................................................48
Acknowledgement..................................................................................................50
6. 6 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
A Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges
of the Industrial Internet
7. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 7
The fourth industrial revolution –
characterised by the increasing
digitization and interconnection of
products, value chains and business
models – has arrived in the industrial
sector. Our study, Industry 4.0 –
Opportunities and Challenges of the
Industrial Internet, is based on a survey
of 235 German industrial companies
and was conducted by the market
research institution TNS Emnid. It
presents the essential attributes,
opportunities and challenges posed
by this development. The surveyed
companies belong to the manufacturing
and engineering, automotive and process
industries, as well as the electronics and
electrical systems and information and
communications industries.
The respondents expect that the digital
transition will lead to a significant
transformation of their companies that
will require considerable investment.
They estimate the share of investments
in Industry 4.0 solutions will account
for more than 50% of planned capital
investments for the next five years.
German industry will thus invest a total
of €40 billion in Industry 4.0 every year
by 2020. Applying the same investment
level to the European industrial sector,
the annual investments will be as high as
€140 billion per annum.
The first significant driver for the
advance of Industrial Internet solutions
lies in the opportunity to integrate and
better manage horizontal and vertical
value chains. Companies surveyed expect
more than 18% higher productivity over
the next five years. While today only
one fifth of the industrial companies
have digitized their key processes along
the value chain; in five years’ time, 85%
of companies will have implemented
Industry 4.0 solutions in all important
business divisions.
Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
The digitization and interconnection
of products and services (Internet of
Things/Services) is a second important
driver. It will contribute strongly to
ensuring competitiveness and promises
additional revenues of 2% to 3% per
year on average. When applied to the
German industrial landscape as a
whole, additional revenues reach up to
€30 billion per year. For the European
industry sector, additional revenues
amount to €110 billion annually.
A third major driver are the newly
emerging, often disruptive, digital
business models that offer significant
additional value to customers through
tailor-made solutions. These new
business models are characterised by
a considerable increase of horizontal
cooperation across the value chains, as
well as the integrated use and analysis of
data. They are therefore capable of better
fulfilling customer requirements.
The various opportunities, the large
extent of change and the elevated need
for investments make the Industrial
Internet one of the most important topics
for corporate management. However, the
numerous challenges that the transition
entails are also not to be underestimated.
Besides the partly still unclear business
cases for the Industrial Internet at
company level, industry standards
have to be defined and agreed upon
and questions need to be answered, for
example, in the area of data protection.
The respondents also consider the
required qualification of employees at
increasingly digitized companies to be
a major obstacle. Policy makers and
industrial associations can provide
significant support with these issues.
8. 8 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
The fourth industrial revolution has
begun and offers attractive opportunities
for industrial companies. However,
the Industrial Internet is not an end in
itself. It is closely tied to clear economic
objectives and holds the potential
Prof Dr-Ing Dieter Wegener
Siemens AG, Digital Factory Division,
“Industry 4.0” Coordinator
Industry 4.0 – vision and
mission at the same time
The essence of the Industry 4.0
vision, the “Internet of Things”, is
the ubiquitous connection of people,
things and machines. This connection
is intended to produce a variety of new
goods and services. Products, means
of transport or tools are expected to
“negotiate” within a virtual marketplace
regarding which production elements
could best accomplish the next
production step. This would create a
seamless link between the virtual world
and the physical objects within the real
world.
The sources of the major additional
benefits of this vision for each respective
case – and the resulting consequences –
have yet to be defined. There are
already extremely optimised production
processes which are executed serially
in a well-defined sequence. These
production strategies will also be
improved in the future and impede
the introduction of new production
approaches. The objective of Siemens
is to allow its customers to be more
competitive and to make every effort to
support them in developing further. In
this respect, the continuous digitization
of the value chain is essential for the
industry’s future.
Examples of factories in which the
production processes are digitally
supported throughout already exist –
however, these processes still have
a low level of complexity. A “digital
company” with a continuous digital
value chain not only digitally integrates
the shop floor, but also the development
and sales departments from the office
floor. Examples of this include the two
Siemens electronics plants belonging to
Siemens in Amberg and Chengdu.
Approximately 1,000 different products
are manufactured in Amberg. In
order to produce them in a flexible
and efficient manner, the plant uses
the latest software tools, such as NX
and Teamcenter, Product Lifecycle
Management (PLM) programmes, for
production development, as well as a
large number of SIMATIC controllers
and SIMATIC IT, Manufacturing
Execution System (MES) software, for
production processes. These products
work together seamlessly and are
connected through interfaces with the
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems. The use of these software
tools has led to a significant increase
in quality improvement (reduction
from 550 to 12 defective steps out of a
million process steps in total) over the
past twenty years. Production volume
has increased many times over the same
period of time, while staff numbers have
remained almost the same.
This study is intended to create
awareness of the necessary path
to digitization within the industry.
Siemens products can support users in
successfully embracing their upcoming
transformation into a digital enterprise.
for clearer differentiation in global
competition. Our study is intended to
help identify major opportunities and
challenges and demonstrate solutions for
successful implementation. The time to
act is now!
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9. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 9
Key findings of the survey
B Key findings of the survey
10. 10 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Key findings of the survey
5
3
1
The integrated analysis
and use of data are the
key capabilities for the
Industrial Internet.
The Industrial Internet
transforms the entire
company and must be part
of the CEO agenda.
2By 2020, European industrial
companies will invest €140 billion
annually in Industrial Internet
applications.
4The Industrial Internet
creates better productivity
and resource efficiency – an
18% increase in efficiency
within five years.
In five years, more than
80% of companies will
have digitized their value
chain.
11. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 11
Key findings of the survey
8
6
7Digitized products
and services generate
approximately €110 billion of
additional revenues per year
for the European industry.
The Industrial Internet
paves the way for new,
often disruptive digital
business models.
9Horizontal co-operation
allows for improved
satisfaction of customer
requirements.
10The Industrial Internet
holds various challenges –
policy-makers and industrial
associations can help.
Digitization of the product
and service portfolio is
the key to sustainable
corporate success.
4.0
12. 12 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Key findings of the survey
Industry 4.0 will transform our entire
value chain and allows us to develop
innovative products and services.
We must act now!
CEO, manufacturer of processing machines
1. The Industrial Internet
transforms the entire company
and must be part of the CEO
agenda.
The Industrial Internet, also known as
Industry 4.0, not only comprises the
digitization of horizontal and vertical
value chains but will also revolutionise
the product and service portfolio of
companies – with the ultimate goal
of better satisfying customer needs.
The potential uses of the Industrial
Internet go far beyond the optimisation
of production technologies. However,
exploiting these opportunities requires
considerable investment. The topic
therefore inevitably occupies a leading
position on the agenda of directors and
managers of industrial companies.
2. By 2020, European industrial
companies will invest €140
billion annually in Industrial
Internet applications.
Over the next five years, the industrial
companies surveyed will invest, on
average, 3.3% of their annual revenues
in Industrial Internet solutions. This
is equivalent to nearly 50% of the
planned new capital investments and an
annual sum of more than €140 billion
with regard to the European industrial
landscape. These investments will have
to be used along the entire value chain in
order to achieve maximum success.
5. The integrated analysis and use
of data are the key capabilities
for the Industrial Internet.
Already today the efficient analysis and
use of data is of great significance for
half of all companies surveyed. Moreover
90% of companies believe that the
ability to analyse data will be decisive
to their business model in five years.
These companies primarily focus on the
efficient exchange of data within their
own value chain, the digital labelling
of the products and the use of real time
data to steer their production.
6. Digitization of the product and
service portfolio is the key to
sustainable corporate success.
Thirty percent of the companies
surveyed have already digitized their
products to a great extent and expanded
their portfolio to include connected and
automated services. A mechanically
perfect product will no longer be enough
to successfully withstand international
competition. More than four out of five
respondents – with the exception of the
process industry – therefore expect that
they will have achieved a high degree of
digitization of their product and service
portfolio within five years.
3. In five years, more than 80% of
companies will have digitized
their value chains.
One quarter of the companies surveyed
have already achieved a high degree
of digitization of their value chains.
However, it is mostly only individual
units and isolated applications that
have been automated and digitized thus
far. The companies expect that 86% of
the horizontal and 80% of the vertical
value chains will have a high degree of
digitization by 2020 and will therefore
be closely integrated.
4. The Industrial Internet
increases productivity and
resource efficiency – an 18%
increase in efficiency within
five years.
The industrial sector is required to
produce ever larger quantities using
fewer raw materials and less energy.
The Industrial Internet allows higher
productivity and resource efficiency
and thus creates the conditions for
sustainable and efficient production.
The companies surveyed anticipate an
average efficiency increase of 3.3% per
year across all industry sectors due to
the digitization of value chains. This
amounts to a total of 18% in the next
five years. They expect annual savings of
2.6% with respect to cost reduction.
The results of the study are summarised in the following
ten key findings:
13. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 13
Key findings of the survey
7. Digitized products and services
generate approximately
€110 billion of additional
revenues per year for the
European industry.
Companies which have already digitized
their product portfolio to a great extent
have grown above average in the past
three years. Half of the companies
surveyed anticipate double-digit
growth in the next five years due to
the intensified digitization of their
product and service portfolio. One in five
companies even expects sales to rise by
more than 20%. In total, this amounts to
an average, incremental sales increase
of 2.5% per annum. Compared to all
industrial companies in the five core
industry sectors, this is equivalent to an
annual sales potential of more than €30
billion for Germany and reaches up to
€110 billion of additional revenues for
the European industry in total.
8. The Industrial Internet
paves the way for new, often
disruptive digital business
models.
The Industrial Internet will have a
lasting effect on existing business
models and will particularly also
generate new, digital – often disruptive –
business models. The focal point of this
trend comprises increasing customer
benefits through a growing range of
value solutions (instead of products) and
increased networking with customers
and partners. The special quality of
the digital change lies in the rapid
acceleration of the speed of change.
Disruptive innovations will also cause
industry sectors like the information and
communications industry to sustainably
transform within a short period of time.
9. Horizontal co-operation allows
for improved satisfaction of
customer needs.
About half of all companies surveyed
are already convinced that closer co-
operation with value chain partners –
combined with increased horizontal
interconnection – is of great significance.
The importance of this will further grow
in the context of Industry 4.0 in light
of increased digitization – particularly
where new, digital business models
have to be established. More than 80%
of the companies surveyed believe that
closer co-operation and a more vigorous
horizontal connection of value chains
will play an important role in five years.
10. The Industrial Internet holds
various challenges – policy-
makers and industrial
associations can help.
Companies have to master several
challenges on the way to becoming a
Digital 4.0 champion. The main focus
is on high investment levels and often
unclear business cases for new Industrial
Internet applications. Furthermore,
sufficient skills to meet the needs of
the digital world must be ensured.
Binding standards must also be defined
and tasks in the area of IT security
have to be solved. Policy-makers and
industrial associations can help with
these latter challenges in particular, by
advocating uniform industrial standards
at a European or international level
and promoting efficient rules for data
security and data protection.
14. 14 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
C Survey results in detail
Survey results in detail
15. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 15
11 The Industrial Internet transforms the entire company and
must be part of the CEO agenda.
Industry 4.0 means far more to us than just an end in
itself. We associate it with clear economic aims and the
opportunity for better differentiation in global competition.
Plant manager at Digital Factory, an electronics group
The Industrial Internet, also known as
Industry 4.0, not only comprises the
digitization of horizontal and vertical
value chains but will also revolutionise
company product and service portfolios
and lead to the implementation of new,
often disruptive digital business models.
The Industrial Internet promotes both
the transformation of all important
business processes and a realignment of
the product and service portfolios. The
potential uses of the Industrial Internet
thus go far beyond the optimisation
of manufacturing techniques and
its implementation also requires
considerable investment. The issue is
therefore taking a key position at the
top of the agenda for CEO’s, directors
and managers at leading industrial
companies.
Fig. 1 Industry 4.0 comprises the networking of value chains, the digitization of
products and new business models
Framework for Industry 4.0
Innovative digital
business models
Digitization
integration of
vertical horizontal
value chains
Digitization
of product and
service offerings
12
3
Industry
4.0
Connection collaboration
Data analytics as core capability
16. 16 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Survey results in detail
Our definition of the Industrial Internet
or Industry 4.0 covers three aspects:
1. Digitization and increased
integration of vertical and
horizontal value chains
Leading industrial companies are
digitizing and connecting functions
along the vertical value chain –
from the digital order process,
customised product development and
the automated transfer of product
data to connected planning and
manufacturing systems and further
on to integrated customer service.
Moreover, the horizontal integration
of inventory and planning data is
carried out with suppliers, customers
and other value chain partners.
2. Digitization of product and service
offerings
Digital champions expand
their existing range of products
with complete digital product
descriptions as well as intelligent
and connected solutions (“embedded
systems”/“Internet of Things”). These
include online connection for the
regular matching of performance
and wear data or the development
of customised products with a lot
size of 1. The service portfolio will
be further extended by connected,
automated or data-based services.
“The term Industry 4.0 stands for the fourth industrial revolution. Best
understood as a new level of organisation and control over the entire
value chain of the life cycle of products, it is geared towards increasingly
individualised customer requirements. This cycle begins at the product
idea, covers the order placement and extends through to development and
manufacturing, all the way to the product delivery for the end customer,
and concludes with recycling, encompassing all resultant services.
The basis for the fourth industrial revolution is the availability of all
relevant information in real time by connecting all instances involved
in the value chain. The ability to derive the optimal value-added flow
at any time from the data is also vital. The connection of people, things
and systems creates dynamic, self-organising, real-time optimised value-
added connections within and across companies. These can be optimised
according to different criteria such as costs, availability and consumption of
resources.”
Source: Platform Industry 4.0 (translated from German).
Definition Industry 4.0
3. Introduction of innovative digital
business models
The higher level of integration and
the technological opportunities
provided by the Industrial Internet
will create new, digital business
models. Integrated solutions or value-
added services are characterised by
significantly higher customer benefits
and will revolutionise existing
product portfolios and performance
relationships. They are often the
result of disruptive innovative
processes. Integrated solutions offer
new companies the opportunity
to enter existing markets and
established customer relationships
since one effect of digitization is the
reduction of traditional market entry
barriers.
The basis of the Industrial Internet is
the increased availability and integrated
use of relevant data by connecting all
products, resources and companies
involved in the value chain. It includes
the ability to generate additional value
from available data and ultimately
to maximise customer benefits. This
requires a fundamental transformation
of processes, the product and service
portfolio as well as the existing business
models. In sum, it is a comprehensive
process of change which can only be
successfully driven by top management.
17. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 17
22 By 2020, European industrial companies will invest
€140 billion annually in Industrial Internet applications.
Over the next five years, the
235 industrial companies surveyed will
invest on average 3.3% of their annual
revenues in Industrial Internet solutions.
This is equivalent to nearly 50% of the
planned new capital investments and an
annual sum of more than €140 billion
with regard to the European industrial
landscape.
Only a quarter of the companies have
not yet considered it necessary to
channel significant investments into
Industrial Internet applications. By
contrast, one third of the respondents
will take on opportunities to increase
efficiency and ensure competitiveness
as the most important investment
challenge. These companies will invest
on average 7% – a major part of the
budget – in Industry 4.0 applications
(this is equivalent to the average of the
top three categories with investments
≥ 4%).
Industrial Internet solutions enable
efficiency improvements and reduce
costs along the entire value chain.
The study’s participants therefore
place an equally high priority on
investments in the entire supply chain,
the digitization of product development
and engineering, as well as in the
automation of manufacturing. It is
only investments in the digitization
of sales that are rated slightly lower.
Investments cover the entire range,
from connections between operation
materials, machines and logistics
systems in the form of cyber-physical
systems (CPS), through solutions of
sensor technology to the exchange of
data controlled in real time along the
value chain.
Fig. 2 In the next five years, the companies will invest 3.3% of their annual
revenues in Industry 4.0 solutions
Average annual investments in Industry 4.0 applications
Amount of investments in % of annual revenues
Note: 4% of the companies surveyed provided no information on the amount of their investments.
25%
40%
22%
6%
3%
0–1% 2–3% 4–6% 7–10% 10%
Ø = 3.3%
Percentageofcompaniessurveyed
18. 18 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Survey results in detail
Extrapolating the planned investments
of the companies surveyed to the five
industry sectors represented in the
study results in an annual investment
of €140 billion by European industry.
The two industry sectors that will make
above average investments in digital
enterprise solutions are the information
and communications (3.9% per annum)
and manufacturing and engineering
industries (3.5% per annum).
Companies from the information and
communications industry mainly
focus their investments on products
and services for flexible real time
manufacturing planning and control.
This sector also places importance on
the optimisation of the logistics systems.
Companies in the machine building
industry, meanwhile, concentrate
their investments in manufacturing
automation, recording real time data
along the supply chain as well as on the
expansion of manufacturing execution
systems (MES). Planned investments
by the process industry in Industrial
Internet applications still lag behind
those in the other industry sectors.
Overall, industrial companies across
all industry sectors have realised
that they can only meet increasing
customer requirements with significant
investments in Industry 4.0 solutions.
This is the only way for them to remain
competitive and to improve their own
competitiveness on a long-term basis.
Fig. 3 Investments in Industry 4.0 solutions are spread over all key areas along
the value chain
Industry 4.0 investments broken down by steps of the value chain
57% 32% 11%
56% 30% 14%
52% 35% 13%
55% 30% 15%
56% 27% 17%
30% 43% 27%
Supply chain
Product development/
engineering
Planning
Production/
manufacturing
Service
Distribution
Priority of the investment:
High (4,5) Medium (3) Low (1,2)
Fig. 4 The European industry will invest €140 billion annually in Industry 4.0 solutions until 2020
1
Projection for the entire automotive industry (economic sector 29: production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts).
2
Projection on the basis of total revenues per industry sector in the EU-28.
29
39
35
21
16
140
3.5%
2.9%
2.7%
3.3%
3.9%
3.3%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Investment amount
(% of annual revenues)
Automotive industry1
Process industry
Electronics and
electrical systems
Information and
communications
Total
Investment volume2
(€ billion per annum)
Annual investments in Industry 4.0 solutions through until 2020
19. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 19
3 In five years, more than 80% of companies will have
digitized their value chain.
3The Industrial Internet has now been
added to the agenda of the majority of
companies. Two-thirds of the companies
surveyed are already actively working
on digitizing and further connecting
their value chains. One fourth of the
respondents already classifies the
current degree of digitization of their
value chain as high. In concrete terms,
this means that most of the companies
are already using or have implemented
Industrial Internet solutions in various
divisions.
The study shows that the level of
digitization of the value chains will rise
rapidly in the future. It is estimated
that 86% of the horizontal and 80%
of the vertical value chains will be
highly digitized in five years. This
kind of conscious investing in further
digitization opportunities can be seen
across all industry sectors.
The Industrial Internet and the
digitization of value chains are
important prerequisites for all
companies, irrespective of their size.
They are necessary in order to maintain
competitiveness and avoid falling
behind the increasingly faster pace of
development across industry sectors.
Fig. 5 The already considerable degree of digitization will increase with
Industry 4.0 in the next years
Degree of digitization of the value chain
Share of companies with a high degree of digitization (4,5)
24%
86%
20%
80%
Today In 5 years Today In 5 years
Horizontal value chain Vertical value chain
20. 20 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Survey results in detail
Fig. 6 The digitization of value chains will significantly increase across all industry sectors
Degree of digitization of the value chain by industry sector1
Proportion of companies with a high degree of digitization (4,5)
19% 19%
26% 27%
85% 84%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Ø = 22%
Ø = 83%
Automotive suppliers Process industry Electronics and electrical
systems
Information and
communications
89%
80%
77%
21%
1
Horizontal and vertical value chain.
Today In 5 years
1
Horizontal and vertical value chain.
Fig. 7 The digitization of value chains has top priority for all companies irrespective of size
Degree of digitization of the value chain according to the size of the company1
Proportion of companies with a high degree of digitization (4,5)
Today In 5 years
Ø = 22%
Ø = 83%
31%
92%
€5 billion
annual revenues
22%
79%
€1–5 billion
annual revenues
€0.5–1 billion
annual revenues
85%
13%
20%
82%
€100–500 million
annual revenues
27%
82%
€100 million
annual revenues
21. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 21
Survey results in detail
We already today require extensive data
and maximum transparency from our
suppliers for seamless quality monitoring
along the value chain.
Vice President, manufacturer of automation technology
Digitization is finding its way into
horizontal as well as vertical value chains
to an equal extent. The digitization of
the horizontal value chain integrates and
optimises the flow of information and
goods from the customer through their
own company to the supplier and back.
This process involves the integration
and proactive controlling of all company
internal departments (eg, purchasing,
manufacturing, logistics and planning).
It also includes all the external value
chain partners that are needed to
satisfy customer requirements and fulfil
requested services.
Vertical digitization, on the other hand,
is associated with securing a consistent
flow of information and data from
Sales through Product development to
Manufacturing and Logistics. Quality
and flexibility can be increased and
costs reduced by means of optimal
connection of manufacturing systems,
the prevention of system failures and
better analytical abilities.
For example, a leading manufacturer
of electronics components has already
achieved a very advanced level of
digitization in some plants. This was
realised by implementing various
processes and value chain optimisations,
including:
• Vertical availability and integration of
all development, manufacturing and
supply chain data
• Effective data management and
improved data analysis in real time
• Individual IP addresses for all
components and systems in the plant
• Automation of all important process
steps in a one-piece flow
• Continuous measurement and
optimisation of all process steps and
parameters
This produced notable increases in
performance at the plant level and
significantly reduced the error rate in
manufacturing.
The majority of the companies identified
a clear added value in the digitization
of the value chain. Industry 4.0 or the
Industrial Internet is more than just
hype. It will become reality in most of
the industrial companies in the next five
years.
Fig. 8 Industry 4.0 requires comprehensive digitization of the horizontal and vertical value chains
Verticalvaluechain
Sales
Product development (RD)
Planning
Purchasing Logistics
Service
IT, shared services
Finance, tax and legalHorizontal value chain/networking
Network of
customers
Planning
CompanySupplier Customer
Pur
chasing
Manufac
turing
Logistics
Network of
suppliers
Cooperation
partners
Company
Horizontal value chain Vertical value chain
Manufacturing
22. 22 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
4 The Industrial Internet creates higher manufacturing and
resource efficiency – an 18% increase in efficiency within
five years.
4
Besides improvements in efficiency and
cost savings, Industry 4.0 also makes
it possible to save important resources.
Head of Production, machine tool manufacturer
The fourth industrial revolution plays
an important role in making long-term
manufacturing efficiency possible. The
industrial sector is required to produce
ever larger quantities using fewer raw
materials and less energy. Industry 4.0
will help companies create efficient
manufacturing processes with increased
production, energy and resource
efficiency.
Over the next five years, the companies
surveyed expect a noticeable
quantitative benefit from the planned
investment in Industrial Internet
applications. They anticipate an average
efficiency increase of 18% through
digitized enterprises across all industry
sectors. This is equivalent to an annual
efficiency increase of 3.3%. In fact, more
than one third of the companies actually
see even greater potential.
Many improvements may result from
the digitization of processes and value
chains, for example:
• Focussing on core areas in the
individual value chain
• Reduction of redundancies in
processes
• Minimising quality losses
• Making processes more flexible and
coherent
In concrete terms, increased
transparency improves the utilisation
of machines and systems (eg, by
optimising lot sizes). Digitization
and greater connectivity in process
organisation may permit areas of
work to be rationalised and may yield
gains in productivity. The intelligent
analysis and integrated use of data for
controlling purposes also reduces the
rejection rate in production.
Fig. 9 Expectations concerning the benefit of Industry 4.0 solutions are high – especially with regard to increases
in efficiency
Expected quantitative benefit of Industry 4.0 applications
Cumulative effect in 5 years (in relation to today)/Share of respondents
37%
36 %
27%
20%
Increase in efficiency Cost reduction
11–20%
0–10%
21%
38%
41%
Ø = 17.9%
(3.3% per
annum)
Ø = 13.8%
(2.6% per
annum)
23. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 23
Survey results in detail
When asked about cost reduction, the
surveyed companies anticipate Industry
4.0 to yield additional annual savings in
the amount of 2.6% on top of the usual
cost savings. The expectations of the
process industry for a cost reduction of
1.9% per year are considerably more
conservative than those of the discrete
manufacturing industries.
Expected cost savings not only apply to
intra-company increases of efficiency
but are also the result of an increased
horizontal integration. A reduction
of production costs in the amount of
2.6% per year can only be achieved if all
partners along the entire supply chain
are also able to achieve individual cost
reductions and pass them on. Measured
against the cost reductions typical for
industrial companies of 3% to 5% per
annum, the planned savings due to
the Industrial Internet will make a
decisive contribution to the sustainable
increase of competitiveness of German
companies.
Far-reaching qualitative benefits are
expected in addition to a measurable,
quantitative benefit. The companies
surveyed have very high expectations
with regard to better planning and
control in manufacturing or in logistics.
In addition, they expect Industry 4.0 to
provide higher customer satisfaction and
greater flexibility in manufacturing.
Better planning and control are
closely connected with the integration
of horizontal value chains across
companies and represent important
requirements for planned efficiency
increases. By contrast, increased vertical
integration allows for greater flexibility
of manufacturing and a reduction of the
time to market.
The Industrial Internet also offers the
opportunity to satisfy the requirements
of customers in terms of traceability
of material, product and process data.
Many companies, for example, in the
automotive or electronics industry, move
quality control further upstream in the
value chain. They expect full information
from their suppliers in order to monitor
the entire life cycle of a product. Only
when taking all traceability data into
account, increasing the use of sensors
and actuators in manufacturing and
collecting all – instead of only select –
data (big data), the constantly rising
requirements can be fulfilled without
disregarding profitability.
Fig. 10 Companies expect far-reaching quality benefits of Industry 4.0 and
higher customer satisfaction
Quality benefits of Industry 4.0 applications
Degree of the effect:
High (4,5) Medium (3) Low (1,2)
4.1
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.3
Better planning and
controlling (in manufac
turing and logistics)
Higher customer
satisfaction
Greater flexibility
in manufacturing
Faster time to market
(in product development)
Improved quality
80%
67%
62%
54%
49%
46%
15%
27%
27%
32%
35%
34%
5
6
11%
14%
16%
20%
Individualisation
of products
Ø
24. 24 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
5 The integrated analysis and use of data are the key
capabilities of the Industrial Internet.
We are sitting on a pile of data today –
but we are not able to use the data in an
integrated and structured way for the
optimal control of production.
Head of Production, machine tool manufacturer
5The analysis and use of data play a
major role in the Industrial Internet.
The rapidly growing number of sensors,
embedded systems and connected
devices (“Internet of Things”) as well as
the increasing horizontal and vertical
networking of value chains result in a
huge continuous data flow. While these
gigantic amounts of data are collected
along the entire value chain, they
have in many cases not been used in a
structured and sufficient manner.
The analysis and use of data are
already highly important for half of
all companies surveyed. The electrical
engineering and electronics industry
places a particular emphasis on this
capability due to the data intensity of
the products and solutions in the sector.
Ninety percent of the companies from
all five industry sectors are convinced
that the ability to efficiently analyse
and effectively use large data volumes
will be of vital importance for the
future success of their business model.
This evaluation also applies to those
industries in which the analysis and use
of data are not yet a top priority.
Fig. 11 The importance of data varies depending on the industry sector, but overall it is increasing significantly
Importance of the analysis and use of data for the business model
Proportion of companies with a great importance of data (4,5)
40%
47%
65%
57%
87%
98%
87% 91%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Ø = 49%
Ø = 90%
Automotive suppliers Process industry Electronics and electrical
systems
Information and
communications
88%
39%
25. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 25
Survey results in detail
The integrated analysis of data makes
it possible, among other aspects, to
examine processes in an integrated
manner and to optimise them on
the basis of the findings made. An
automotive supplier provides an
example of the use of modern data and
analysis procedures in manufacturing.
In order to further increase the quality
and reliability of the delivered products,
a big data solution was recently
implemented which connects and
processes huge amounts of different
sensor data on the basis of complex
analyses (800 billion entries, or
50 terabyte data per year when fully
configured). In doing so, defective
parts can be identified and disqualified
early in the manufacturing process.
Furthermore, increased transparency
improves the decision-making basis for
each company and lowers redundancies
within the entire supply chain. This
can lead to considerable increases of
efficiency and thus to clear competitive
advantages.
In addition, the analysis and use of
data are decisive requirements for the
development of new, digital business
models, the optimisation of customer
interaction as well as the increase
of a company’s profitability. A large
company from the process industry
provides a relevant example. In order
to maximise profitability, a highly
complex optimisation problem must be
solved continuously. Current demand,
availability of machines, current raw
material prices and other process
parameters are taken into account
to decide which products are to be
manufactured in which lot sizes. A big
data solution accelerates the highly
complex simulation calculations
required for this by a factor of 50 and
helps to achieve a considerable increase
of profitability.
Today, the companies’ focus is primarily
on the safeguarding of an efficient
exchange of data within the own value
chain, the clear labelling of products
(eg, with a bar bode, RFID or NFC) as
well as on the use of real time data to
control the production. Although many
companies already have large quantities
of data, they cannot use them in an
integrated manner or access them at
company level. The companies surveyed
only mentioned the use and exchange of
data with cooperation partners in fourth
place.
Fig. 12 The efficient exchange of data along the own value chain becomes
particularly important
Significance of data and analysis competences in the context of Industry 4.0
90% 8%
Efficient exchange of
data along the own
value chain
79% 13% 8%
Clear labels (bar code,
RFID, NFC)
70% 21% 9%
Use of real time data
to manage products
72% 20% 8%
Use/exchange of data
with cooperation
partners
59% 30% 11%
Analysis of large data
amounts in real time
55% 25% 20%
Generating additional
data (eg, with enhanced
sensor technology)
High (4,5) Medium (3) Low (1,2)
26. 26 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Survey results in detail
Industry 4.0: Existing data
open up new opportunities
The market for Industry 4.0 applications
is on the path from vision to reality.
Evidence of this could clearly be found
at Hanover Fair 2014, the leading
trade fair of the industry. Industry 4.0
is extremely important for industrial
Germany because the manufacturing
industry remains a decisive factor
for our strong position in the world
economy. Various action plans from
the German federal government and
concerted initiatives by industrial
associations and commercial companies
like Platform Industry 4.0 underpin the
innovative and productivity potential
which we all see in connection with
Industry 4.0.
From the perspective of Bosch and
its customers, we emphasize the
great significance of Industry 4.0
applications for the entire industry
of producing companies, including
logistics departments. Bosch is the
leading supplier in this market, for
example, for industrial controlling
and process technology. Moreover, it is
also the leading consumer of Industry
4.0 applications with more than
260 manufacturing plants worldwide.
We can already offer innovative and
tested solutions to our customers
which were developed by our plants as
and tested and optimised under real
conditions. Our customers thus profit
from the manufacturing experience of
Bosch.
We expect that Industry 4.0 applications
will provide German industrial
companies with a high level of diverse
opportunities. Particularly in the case
of the middle market, Industry 4.0
provides the opportunity to stand out
with new services – or to establish
closer ties with customers (in the case
of B2B) through data services across
supply chains like inventory tracking.
Of course, such opportunities also
entail challenges. This requires the
development of additional competences,
particularly in IT areas like data
security. It will be crucial for small
and medium-sized companies to have
appropriate partners with the necessary
expertise at their side. They must also
make use of new services and supply
models like software as a service (SaaS).
The potential benefits are diverse and
directly depend on the application
case. The collection and visualisation
of existing process and machine
data from the different levels of the
automation pyramid help to create new
data transparency. This provides an
important impetus for the continuous
improvement process in manufacturing.
In addition, analysis algorithms and
refined policies for large data volumes
help to selectively realise applications
that are tailored to the respective needs
of the end customers. These range from
the continuous analysis of process data
for the purpose of reducing scrap and
rework, through the monitoring of
machine cycle times (specifically at the
bottleneck) to maximise the output, on
to predictive maintenance for a selective
planning of maintenance activities and
minimisation of down time. All of this is
possible. Finally, we must also focus on
automation. Both simple and complex
business processes can be initiated and
monitored with the new applications:
from simple notifications by e-mail,
text message or app to automatically
initiated ordering of spare parts and
monitoring of maintenance orders.
In the context of Industry 4.0 it is
essential to develop solutions in close
collaboration with the users. The Bosch
Group has been doing this with different
users in the automotive, industry and
consumables production for many years.
In the future, we see the need for
investments mainly in the field of data
intelligence, i.e., for derivations of
profitable activities from the analysis
of available data. We are talking
about general and also far-reaching
IT questions such as the connection
and provision of data in the requested
format. This also includes the use
of control technology and specific
software architecture expertise, for
example, in security architectures in the
context of remote access. These aspects
are becoming ever more important
for manufacturing, but they should
certainly not be a core competence of a
manufacturing unit in the future either.
The great potential of Industry 4.0 lies
in data and particularly in the efficient
use of newly gained opportunities.
Dr Daniel Hug
Bosch Software Innovations GmbH,
Head of Vertical Industry Logistics
translated from German
27. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 27
6 Digitization of the product and service portfolio is the key to
sustainable future success.
6
Digitization paves the way for new product ideas
which could previously not be realised in the same
manner. For example, manufacturing data can be
stored in the cloud, where it is analysed by experts
in order to identify improvement potential.
Plant manager, manufacturer of automation technology
Industry 4.0 goes far beyond digitizing
processes and value chains – this change
also leads to a higher level of digitization
in the product and service portfolio.
A mechanically perfect product will
no longer be enough to successfully
compete on a global scale. The
differentiation of products is moving
increasingly in the direction of software
as well as superior sensor technology,
connectivity and generation of data.
Products that are primarily mechanical
today will be enriched by digital
solutions and connectivity. This process
will create greater customer benefits.
Besides the direct integration of digital
“intelligence” into the products itself,
benefits may also be considerably
increased by Internet-based services
related to the product. For instance, the
Industrial Internet provides the basis
for the manufacturing of customised
products at a competitive cost level (key
word: lot size one).
Examples of digitized products can
be found in all industry sectors. In
the automotive industry, for example,
customary brake systems have been
turned into modern anti-block systems
with the help of electronic control units.
In manufacturing and engineering,
the use and connection of appropriate
sensors allow optimal, preventive
maintenance of machines and systems,
and ensure much more efficient
operational management.
The results of the study clearly show
that digitizing the product portfolio is a
widespread practice and will progress
in coming years. At present, 29% of
the companies surveyed already have a
high percentage of digitized products.
These companies have recognised the
signs of the times and have expanded
their portfolio to include connected,
automated services. In this context, the
level of product portfolio digitization
does not depend on a company’s size
at all. Many small and medium-sized
companies are already focusing on
digitized products in order to stand out
in the market.
Fig. 13 The share of digitized products and services is rising significantly
Level of product portfolio digitization
37%
34%
29%
79%
Today In 5 years
14%
7%
+ 50%
High (4,5) Medium (3) Low (1,2)
28. Survey results in detail
The digitization level of products
will rise substantially in the coming
years. By 2020, 80% of the companies
surveyed will have achieved a high
degree of digitization of their products
and services. The proportion of
companies with a highly digitized
product portfolio will increase by more
than five times, from currently 7% to
40%. Each company needing to succeed
internationally will have to face this
challenge.
The digitization of products is a
phenomenon common across all industry
sectors. In sectors like the information
and communications industry the
percentage of digitized products is of
course already high. In the processing
industry, the proportion of companies
with a high level of digitization is
currently only between 22% to 27%,
depending on the industry sector.
However, the general trend is the same
for all sectors: The share of digitized
products must and will increase
substantially in the coming years.
Fig. 14 Product portfolio digitization has room for growth in the manufacturing sector
Level of product portfolio digitization by sector
Proportion of companies with a high degree of digitization (4,5)
27%
22%
26%
48%
75%
85%82%
87%
Ø = 29%
Ø = 80%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Automotive suppliers Electronics and
electrical systems
Information and
communications
Today In 5 years
29. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 29
7 Digitized products and services generate approximately
€110 billion of additional revenues per year for the European
industry.
7The importance or the share of software
and digital elements in the total added
value of a product – and thus naturally
in company revenues as well – will
increase considerably. The digitization
of the product and service portfolio
therefore serves the purpose of securing
market share and keeping pace with
international competition. What is more,
companies also associate Industry 4.0
applications with clear growth targets.
The study shows that about 50% of
companies surveyed expect double-
digit growth in revenues in the next
five years solely due to Industry 4.0
and increased product portfolio
digitization. Eighteen percent of them
even anticipate an increase in revenues
of more than 20%. All in all, this results
in an expected increase in revenues of
12.5% cumulated over five years. This
figure is equivalent to additional growth
in revenues of 2.5% per year.
These are very ambitious growth targets
for many companies. Interestingly, our
survey shows that the expectations of
SME’s do not differ from the estimate of
large groups.
Moreover, the results of the study
reveal that companies with a more
digitized product portfolio have
already experienced above average
growth in recent years. Nearly 70%
of all companies with highly digitized
products have achieved growth of more
than 6% to 10% per year in the last
three years, many of them even more
than 10%. It must also be expected
that this trend will gain additional
momentum going forward. By contrast,
half of the companies with a medium
level of digitization have only achieved
an increase in revenues of 5% per year
or less.
Fig. 15 Companies expect a considerable increase in revenue attributable
to Industry 4.0 solutions and digitized products
Expected increase in revenue attributable to Industry 4.0
Cumulated, incremental growth in 5 years
18%
31%
44%
7%
20%
11–20%
1–10%
0%
Ø = 12.5%
(2.5% per
annum)
30. 30 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Survey results in detail
Future growth in sales will come from the
services sector. The share in sales of digitized
products and services will increase substantially.
Head of Production, company for measurement technology
The companies surveyed expect
considerable growth in revenue across
all industry sectors thanks to Industrial
Internet solutions. The anticipated
increase in revenue of manufacturing
and engineering, automotive suppliers,
the electronics industry and the
information and communications
industry amount to 13% to 14%. Only
the process industry has much more
moderate revenue expectations at
around 8%, cumulated over five years.
Viewed across all industry segments,
this shows significant potential for
gains in revenue. Additional annual
revenues of more than €110 billion
can be expected in coming years by
Industry 4.0 solutions in Europe alone.
This is equivalent to additional revenues
of €550 billion over five years. The
Industrial Internet or Industry 4.0 will
thus make a considerable contribution to
growth in Europe in the next years.
Fig. 16 Companies with a strongly digitized product portfolio experienced
faster growth
Growth in revenue depending on the level of digitization
Annual growth in the last 3 years
Growth in revenues:
10% 6–10% 0–5% 0%
47%22% 31%High (4,5)
37%10% 46% 7%Medium (3)
38%13% 46% 3Low (1,2)
Level of product portfolio digitization
Fig. 17 European companies expect more than €110 billion additional revenue per year attributable to Industry 4.0
1
Projection for the entire automotive industry (economic sector 29: production of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts).
2
Projection on the basis of total revenue per industry sector in Europe.
Growth in revenue attributable to Industry 4.0 per industry sector
13.2%
13.6%
8.1%
13.0%
13.5%
12.5%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Increase in revenue
(cumulated over 5 years)
Automotive industry1
Process industry
Electronics and
electrical systems
Information and
communications
Total
23.0
37.8
21.6
16.9
10.8
110.1
Incremental revenue2
(€ billion per annum)
31. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 31
8 The Industrial Internet paves the way for new, often
disruptive digital business models.
8In the course of the Industrial Internet,
existing business models will change
permanently and in particular, new,
digital business models will be created.
The focal point for this development
is the increase of customer benefits
due to a growing range of value-added
solutions (instead of products). It
further includes the expansion of digital
service elements and the increased
connectivity between products,
manufacturing equipment as well as
customers and partners. The special
quality of digital change therefore lies
in the rapid acceleration of change.
Disruptive innovations will also cause
industry sectors like the information
and communications industry to change
permanently within a short period of
time.
Fig. 18 A sustained successful business model requires a combination
of multiple aspects of Industry 4.0
Key aspects of successful business models in the context of Industry 4.0
Important (4,5) Neither (3) Not important (1,2)
Stronger digital
networking with
customers and partners
72% 24% 4
Provision of “solutions/
systems” instead of
products
66% 20% 14 %
Expansion of digital
services with additional
customer benefits
64% 24% 12%
Efficient and safe
cloud technologies
44% 31% 25%
Development/expansion
of value services (eg,
apps)
46% 29% 25%
45% 31% 24%
More direct business
with end customers
39% 31% 30%
Strengthening the own
position with regard to
new digital players
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.1
Ø
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New, digital business models will expand
the existing product and service portfolio
in order to ensure future growth in sales.
Head of Service, manufacturer of printing machines
Established business models will
become more data-based, efficient and
customer-focused due to the increased
connectivity and use of data/analytical
abilities in all processes. Consequently,
the companies surveyed have referred
to “improved planning and control
abilities” and “greater customer
satisfaction” as the two most important
qualitative benefits of Industry 4.0.
The efficient and integrated use of
data and the increasing digitization of
products and value chains represent
the focus of the new business models.
In recent years, companies have even
developed business models in which
the value add is primarily based on the
use of data. As in the case of Google,
this data is obtained by providing often
free digitized products. However, new
business models are mainly about
using digitization in order to break up
established value chains and thus open
new sources of income which could not
be opened with the previous business
model. As a result, new business models
lead to completely new customer
benefits.
Of all the industry sectors surveyed,
the information and communications
industry is the most advanced with
regard to the development of such new
business models. Cloud-based and as-
a-service business models have already
established and asserted themselves
as a standard with respect to the use of
IT infrastructures and IT applications.
Similarly, classic manufacturing
industries like production and
engineering will offer more solution-
oriented usage models instead of the
pure sale of physical products. Machines
and systems will be flexibly billed
based on consumption (eg, “printed
pages” instead of “printers” or “printing
machines”). The data obtained from the
operation of the systems will be used, in
turn, to create new added value (eg, as a
“broker of print orders” with optimised
utilisation of capacities over different
systems).
Conversely, the opportunity to launch
new, digital business models on
the market by means of disruptive
innovations has already led to material
changes for entire industry branches.
In the telecommunications industry,
for example, digital providers have
initiated significant shifts in the value-
added process and redistributions at the
expense of the established providers.
Similar changes through disruptive
digital business models must also
be expected in other sectors like the
automotive industry. A concept recently
patented by Google foresees offering
driverless vehicles in cities. Such
vehicles are intended to transport the
customer from one location to another
without a driver. In this case, Google’s
added value is created by giving
advertisers the opportunity to bring
customers to their own shop free of
charge and to solve a classic problem for
retail businesses at the same time. Such
a new business model would certainly
have disruptive effects on the high
number of mobility providers.
33. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 33
9 Horizontal co-operation allows for improved satisfaction of
customer requirements.
9About half of all companies surveyed
are convinced that closer co-operation
with value chain partners – combined
with increased horizontal integration
is already of very high importance
today. This importance will increase
considerably further given the growing
level of digitization and connectivity.
As far as the next five years are
concerned, more than 80% of the
companies surveyed expect that closer
co-operation and increased horizontal
integration will be of great importance.
This likewise applies to all industry
branches surveyed and both for users as
well as providers of Industrial Internet
solutions.
The German middle market can only
meet increasing customer requirements
through far-reaching co-operation.
Head of Supply Chain, machine and plant engineer
and constructor
The main driving force for closer co-
operation and increased integration
with other companies is the better
satisfaction of customer needs in the
context of new, digital business models.
Shorter time to market and a higher
innovation speed as well as an efficient
division of labour, combined with
more flexibility, are further reasons
for the intensification of co-operation.
According to the companies surveyed,
the access to expert know-how and
the minimisation of risks play a less
important role.
Fig. 19 All industry sectors are focusing on cooperation and horizontal networking to a greater extent
Importance of closer cooperation with value chain partners
Proportion of companies placing high importance on cooperation (4,5)
47% 49%
44%
54%
84%
80%
87%
96%
Manufacturing and
engineering
Ø = 47%
Ø = 84%
Automotive suppliers Process industry Electronics and
electrical systems
Information and
communications
73%
42%
Today In 5 years
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In an increasingly complex world,
ground-breaking innovations are often
only possible by involving a variety
of companies. New business models
can only be developed when several
companies contribute their respective
complementary competences. A good
example of closer cooperation beyond
value chains is the development
of electric mobility. Automotive
manufacturers have merged in
interdisciplinary partnerships with
suppliers and different providers from
other industry branches (eg, chemical
companies and material manufacturers
of battery cells, component
manufacturers of electronic modules).
These partnerships allow them to find
new solutions for changed customer
needs more quickly and efficiently.
However, closer horizontal partnerships
are not restricted to the field of
innovation. In fact, their objective is
to optimise business processes across
value chains – in particular by means of
improved analysis and use of data. More
than 70% of the companies surveyed
believe that the improved exchange of
data with cooperation partners in the
context of Industry 4.0 will be important
in the future.
Finally, the competitive landscape is
expected to fundamentally change
due to closer horizontal co-operation.
Companies that are part of a partner
ecosystem are progressively competing
together against other companies
or other partner ecosystems. In this
system, they profit from a more
robust exchange of data and common
standards that allow them to stand out
on the market and to offer customers
higher added value. This is most evident
in the information and communications
industry. Future horizontal co-operation
is considered to be important by more
than 96% of the companies in this
sector. This trend will very likely extend
to the processing industry as well.
Fig. 20 The main driver for closer cooperation is the ability to better satisfy
customer requirements
Most important reasons for co-operation in the context of Industry 4.0
Selection of the top 2 reasons (percentage)
59%
32%
31%
30%
25%
12%
Better satisfaction of
customer requirements
Faster time to market
More efficient
division of labour
Greater flexibility
Higher innovation
rate/speed
Access to know-how/
expert knowledge
11%Risk minimisation
35. 1010 The Industrial Internet holds various challenges –
policy-makers and industrial associations can help.
The Industrial Internet is already a key
subject for all of the industry sectors we
surveyed – and this trend will become
increasingly more important in the
future. However, companies still have
to take on numerous challenges for the
successful, timely implementation of
digital concepts. In this respect, focus is
on the expected high investment levels
and the often unclear cost-benefits for
new Industry 4.0 applications.
Nearly half of the respondents (46%)
stated that the unclear economic
benefits and the prohibitively high
investments are two of the most
important challenges. Many companies
have not developed any specific plans
for the implementation of Industry 4.0
solutions and have also not made any
larger investments. This is because the
solutions are new for many companies
and require significant changes. The
quantification of potentials is also
complex and diverse. There is an urgent
need for more transparency and an
exchange of experience across industry
sectors.
Place two and three on the list are the
topics “insufficient qualification of
employees” (30%) and “lack of (agreed
upon) standards” (26%). Employee
qualification is an important topic across
all industry sectors. The digital change
will alter requirements for employees
across all steps of the value chain – from
development on through production to
sales. Processes and business models
will become more agile and data-
based, and require completely new
employee skills and qualifications. The
need for software developers and data
analysts in industry also will once again
significantly increase in the next five to
ten years.
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If we do not succeed in establishing uniform
standards for the exchange of information
and data, then Industry 4.0 will fail.
Developer, manufacturer of automation solutions
The broad range of the numerous and
complex challenges cannot be overcome
by companies alone, but also demand
joint efforts by industrial associations,
trade unions and employer’s associations.
Besides cross-sector cooperation to
promote qualifications and to determine
and select standards, structuring
technological and digital change in
Germany needs explicit support by
policy-makers.
The list of demands that the companies
surveyed place on policy-makers is long.
The most often mentioned topic for
which the companies need help from
policy-makers include the promotion
of young entrepreneurs, international
standardisation and competitive data
protection laws. On the other hand,
the topic “Expansion of the broadband
connection”, much discussed by policy-
makers, was relegated to one of the
bottom places. Only a few companies
thus regard this topic as a big challenge
in the context of the implementation of
Industry 4.0.
Fig. 21 The lack of clarity about economic benefits is the greatest challenge
for Industry 4.0
Challenges for the successful implementation of Industry 4.0
Selection of the top 2 reasons (percentage)
46%
Unclear economic benefits,
excessive investments
30%
Insufficient qualifications
of employees
26%
Lack of standards, regulations
and forms of certification
22%
Unclear legal situation
concerning the use of
external data
20%
Low maturity level of
required technologies
19%
Unresolved questions
concerning data security
18%
Lack of prioritisation/support
by top management
13%
Too slow expansion of basic
technologies (broadband)
6%
Insufficient network
stability/data backup
37. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 37
Survey results in detail
The promotion of young entrepreneurs
is more important than ever against
the backdrop of demographic change.
Policy-makers can help to handle
the increasing need for well-trained
employees – starting in school. Through
the Industrial Internet and growing
digitization, the need for employees
with a foundation in mathematics, data
science and information technology in
particular will increase. Policy-makers
should create the basis for the education
that is required. They need to encourage
enthusiasm for technology starting
at an early stage. In addition, the
contents of vocational trades and study
courses must be adapted to the future
requirements of the digital world.
Industry 4.0 counteracts the relocation of jobs to
low-income countries and enables even older
employees to work in the manufacturing industry.
Developer, manufacturer of automation solutions
Fig. 22 Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 requires the widespread
support by policy-makers
Need for support by policy-makers
Selection of the top 2 reasons (percentage)
32%
Promotion of qualified junior
staff (school, university)
30%
Support of international
standardisation
28%
Creation of competitive
data protection law
27%
Tax incentives for
corporate investments
24%
Research and development
promotion (universities,
institutions)
23%
Provision of highly available
broadband networks
19%
Government support/aid
for further training
17%
Creation of an “Industry 4.0”
industry and research cluster
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Furthermore, policy-makers can
provide support by promoting uniform
industrial standards at the European
or international level. Clearly defined
standards and regulations are the
basis for the horizontal and vertical
connection of value chains. They allow
for the seamless exchange of data and
information on machines, systems and
software. International standardisation
is indispensable for Germany, the global
export champion, and the majority of
industrial companies.
When companies, associations, trade
unions and policy-makers cooperate,
Industry 4.0 can sustainably strengthen
the competitiveness of European
businesses and industrial locations
in the age of digitization. Nearly 90%
of the companies surveyed attach
great importance to Industry 4.0 for
the German economy in the next five
years. More than 50% of the study’s
participants even deem Industry 4.0
to be fundamentally important for
Germany as a business location.
Fig. 23 Industry 4.0 is of great importance for the competitiveness of Germany as a business location
Importance of Industry 4.0 for Germany as a business location
20%Very high (5)
Today
39%High (4)
31%Medium (3)
9%Low (2)
1%Very low (1) Ø = 3.7
56%
32%
8%
3%
1%
In 5 years
Ø = 4.4
39. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 39
Survey results in detail
Dietmar Goericke
VDMA Forum Industry 4.0,
Managing Director
The Industrial Internet –
Create change, use
potentials!
Digitization will have a permanent effect
on our living and working environment.
This development offers the full range
of opportunities for the industrial sector
to expand its leading global position.
However, whether Germany, as an
industrial nation, can turn Industry
4.0 into a business model does not just
depend on the sector’s companies. A
material framework must be agreed on
with policy-makers and society.
Germany’s machine construction
companies want to make use of Industry
4.0 and take the chance to position
themselves as the sector’s lead market
and lead supplier. Industry 4.0 is about
nothing less than the universal language
of manufacturing – and this language
should come from Germany. Companies
are dealing with a fundamental change.
Production processes and products
are being digitized; manufacturers,
suppliers and customers are establishing
closer networks and innovation cycles
are being further reduced. Production
is becoming more individual, resource-
efficient, flexible and faster.
This study shows that machine
construction companies of all sizes
are concentrating on Industry 4.0 and
will make considerable investments
in the corresponding technologies
in coming years. Thirty percent of
machine construction products already
consist of software and automation
technology – and this proportion will
rise significantly.
The study also confirms that there
are still substantial questions and
uncertainties at many companies.
There are no “recipes” or “blueprints”
for Industry 4.0 yet. Each company
must find its own approach and answer
several questions in the process:
• What benefits can my company get
from Industry 4.0?
• What adjustments to the business
model have to be implemented?
• In which form is Industry 4.0 useful
for my company?
• What implementation strategies and
investments does my company need?
• Which measures must be applied to
train employees?
• How does coordination and
integration with existing production
technologies, IT systems and datasets
take place?
• Of which value-added connections is
my company a member?
The German Engineering Association
(Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und
Anlagenbau e.V., or VDMA) actively
supports and shapes this transition of
companies towards Industry 4.0. The
VDMA combines the interdisciplinary
expert knowledge of the association
with that of the companies in a
VDMA Forum Industry 4.0. With
this forum and the joint platform of
VDMA, the Association of Electrical
Engineering and Electronics Industry
(Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und
Elektronikindustrie e.V., or ZVEI) and
the Federal Association for Information
Technology, Telecommunications
and New Media (Bundesverband
Informationswirtschaft, Tele
kommunikation und neue Medien
e. V., or BITKOM), we are committed to
promoting the vision of Industry 4.0 by
developing realisable recommendations
for action in manufacturing and
engineering. In this context, special
focus is placed on the user perspective.
The objective is to build a long-term
and sustainable network to exchange
experience among the member
companies.
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40. 40 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Outlook and recommendations
D Outlook and recommendations
41. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 41
Outlook and recommendations
The implementation of the Industrial
Internet represents a multi-year
transformation process for the majority
of companies, resulting in significant
changes to their value chains. Due to the
extent of the expected company-wide
changes and the investments required
in the next three to five years, it is
first necessary for top management to
recognise the importance of the topic,
place it on the agenda and drive it to a
high priority level within companies.
In light of the importance of the
Industrial Internet, the statement made
by 18% of the companies surveyed about
the “lack of prioritisation/support by
top management” being one of the most
significant challenges, should alarm
many management boards and CXOs.
At the same time, it is advisable for
each company to review the existing
competences for Industry 4.0 and define
its digitization objectives, particularly
with regard to the changes in customer
demand.
Our maturity model for the Industrial
Internet or Industry 4.0 can help
companies to systematically record
existing competences and various
measures in the field of digitization,
and to join them all into ongoing and
planned activities in one integrated
Industry 4.0 strategy. The areas of
processes/value chains, product/service
We already have many digital initiatives in our
company – but no shared vision and roadmap in
terms of where we want to go with Industry 4.0.
CEO, machine and plant engineer
portfolios and customer/market entry
should be fully taken into account
as part of this process. The starting
point is to have each company assess
its own current maturity level and to
take stock of its own competences and
digital initiatives at the company itself.
The Industry 4.0 target maturity is
then defined on this basis and possible
loopholes can be identified.
The target and the way to achieve it
will, however, not be the same for every
company. What is more important is
to determine the target maturity level
suitable for the respective company in
relation to the different dimensions.
The required competences for the
next three to five years, depending on
the individual starting position, the
customer and competitive situation as
well as the willingness to invest must
all also be ascertained. Three different
strategic approaches can generally be
chosen in this context:
“Leading”: Companies acting quickly
while taking risks in order to use the
opportunities of digitization early on:
co-development of concepts of Industry
4.0 and possibly even creation of actual
standards – however, combined with
the higher risk of having to first develop
and implement new and yet untested
solutions.
• “Adapting quickly”: Companies
learning from the initial experience of
the pioneers and quickly adjusting and
implementing evidently successful
concepts for themselves – however,
combined with the risk of not being
able to make use of the full potential
any more.
• “Waiting”: Companies waiting for a
broad implementation of Industry 4.0
solutions in order to rely solely on
already-tested concepts with defined
standards and established profitability
analyses – however, combined with
the not to be underestimated danger
of having fallen behind global
competition in a rapidly changing
world.
42. 42 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Outlook and recommendations
Precise steps for pragmatic
implementation, including important
milestones as well as the required
competences and resources, can be
determined in the context of comparing
the advantages and disadvantages in
light of the defined target. The results
are clearly defined measures backed
up with specific profitability analyses
and schedules specific to each company.
Change management should be set up
which helps to secure change in the
long-term and to show fast achievements
with selected pilot projects.
Fig. 24 Industry 4.0 capabilities develop across five dimensions and four stages
Market
customer
access
Online presence is
separated from offline
channels, product
focus instead of
customer focus
Multi channel
distribution with
integrated use of online
and offline channels;
Data analytics
deployed, eg, for
personalisation
Individualised customer
approach and interaction
together with value chain
partners
Integrated Customer
Journey Management
across all digital
marketing and sales
channels with customer
empathy and customer
relationship manage
ment
Compliance,
legal, risk,
security
tax
Traditional structures,
digitization not in
focus
Digital challenges
recognised but not
comprehensively
addressed
Legal risk consistently
addressed with
collaboration partners
Optimising the value
chain network for legal,
compliance, security
and tax
Business
models,
product
service
portfolio
First digital solutions
and isolated
applications
Digital product and
service portfolio with
software, network
(machine-to-machine)
and data as key
differentiator
Integrated customer
solutions across supply
chain boundaries,
collaboration with
external partners
Development of new
disruptive business
models with innovative
product and service
portfolio, lot size of one,
product component
identification
Value
chains,
processes
and systems
Digitized and
automated sub
processes
Vertical digitization and
integration of process
and data flows within
the company
Horizontal integration
of processes and data
flows with customers
and external partners,
intensive data use
Fully digitized, inte
grated partner eco
system with self-
optimised, virtualised
processes, focus on
core competency,
decentralised decision
making autonomy
Functional focus in
“silos”
Cross functional
collaboration but
not structured and
consistently performed
Collaboration across
company boundaries,
culture and
encouragement of
sharing
Collaboration as a key
value driver
Organi
sation
culture
1 Digital novice 2
Vertical
integrator
3
Horizontal
collaborator
4
Digital
champion
43. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 43
Outlook and recommendations
The ‘Industry 4.0 train’ is leaving the station –
companies must decide when the best moment
for them to hop on is.
Managing Director, industrial association
Digital novice
Industrial companies often start off
as digital novices on their path to
the fourth industrial revolution. At
this maturity level, initial positive
digitization results have been achieved
in all departments as well as in
the individual product and service
portfolios. However, the activities
are neither coordinated nor geared
towards a stringent schedule for the
future. Digital risks are not recorded
systematically and compliance is not
guaranteed in all areas.
Vertical integrator
Industrial companies at the second
maturity level have already given their
product and service portfolio digital
functions as vertical integrators. For
example, companies may use integrated
software (“embedded systems”) and an
online connection allowing an internet-
based communication of the product
with the production materials. The
operative processes as well as important
administrative processes are digitized.
Data from product development, for
example, is now available for physical
manufacturing environments, logistics
and all systems of the company. The
functions of an online presence are used
for the market entry, for example, by
means of detailed websites and online
product catalogues.
Horizontal collaborator
Horizontal collaborators on the third
maturity level integrate their value
chains with customers and partners.
The digital integration of customers,
suppliers and subcontractors along
the production process, as well as
better coordination and connections
with logistics service providers, can
create efficiency and higher quality,
improve the processing time or reduce
operating costs. The product and
service portfolio is connected with
external value chain partners to the
same extent in order to offer customers
end-to-end solutions across several steps
of the value chain. Innovative concepts
optimise customer communication,
and customer information is saved
and analysed specifically for an
optimal communication. Digital risks
are managed with standardised and
efficient methods and compliance is
maintained for all functions at the
company.
Digital champion
The digital champion has connected
its operative and administrative
processes on a global scale and will
also have virtualised these processes in
many areas. The company focusses its
operational performance on key areas
and works with a global network of
partners.
The key administrative processes
are digitized and globally optimised
according to cost and control criteria.
Digital champions have often
established a “digital headquarters” in
which all administrative processes are
optimised and frequently automated.
Important value chain steps are also
efficiently positioned from a financial
perspective. The digitized product and
service portfolio has been expanded
by new, partially disruptive business
models. Along with innovative systems
and value-added services, these new
models incorporate new methods of
performance – often with partners –
along the value chain. The main focus of
necessary competences is on stringent
data management as well as efficient
analytics and utilisation of (real time)
data for optimisation along the value
chain.
The development of Industrial Internet
solutions requires high investment
levels. The economic benefit and
possible competitive advantage of these
solutions must be critically assessed on
a regular basis. There are many ways to
become a digital champion, and each
company must determine which path
is the most promising one for them
to follow. This must be based on its
abilities and existing configuration of
the product and service portfolio as well
as on the operative and administrative
processes.
44. Outlook and recommendations
Regardless of which Industrial Internet or Industry 4.0 strategy companies
chose, they can set out on their path to digitization and the application of
digital concepts with three very pragmatic steps.
1. Give all things a name
Give all products and production materials a clear ID, for example, with
a bar code and thus a unique name. Digitizing and connecting products
and the value chain can only be made possible on the basis of clear
identification. Data can be collected and a complete digital internal
description of products and product components may then be introduced.
This fosters efficient inventory and supply chain management.
2. Measure, measure, measure
Measure all process and sensor data along the entire value chain in order
to track the current state of products and production materials. Install
sensors at multiple measuring points along production and on the products
if they are not available already in order to get a comprehensive view. The
availability of measuring data allows companies to improve processing
times, increase the products’ quality and decrease process costs.
3. Connect and analyse
Connect the clearly identified products with their digital specification,
their production materials as well as their manufacturing process data.
In addition, connect the different sources of data. Create the necessary
communications and IT infrastructures in order to achieve connectivity
and to be able to combine and analyse data – ideally in real time where
possible. In doing so, you pave the way for the initial steps towards big data
management. This will allow you to define measures to increase efficiency
and optimise quality for your own company as well as for your value chain
partners.
First steps on the path
to digitization
45. Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet 45
Methodical approach
E Methodical approach
46. 46 Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Challenges of the Industrial Internet
Methodical approach
PwC and Strategy (formerly
Booz Company and Management
Engineers) jointly conducted the
study Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and
Challenges of the Industrial Internet in
the third quarter of 2014. The analysis
was carried out with the kind support
of Siemens, the VDMA and the trade
journal Produktion.
The study surveyed 235 companies from
the German processing industry as well
as the information and communications
industry which were organised into
five industry sectors. The survey was
carried out in collaboration with the
market research institute TNS Emnid
by means of telephone interviews and
an online questionnaire. Furthermore,
employees of PwC and Strategy
conducted personal interviews with
select companies.
The participants from different industry
sectors represent a balanced mix of
both large groups with a sales volume of
several billion euros as well as small and
medium-sized companies. Fortunately,
we managed to attract many companies
to the survey that are market leaders in
their respective fields at both national
and global level.
Fig. 25 Breakdown of the companies surveyed by industry sector
n = 235
Electronics and
electrical systems
20% Automotive suppliers
19%
Process industry1
17%
Manufacturing
and engineering
24%
Information and
communications
20%
1
Chemicals, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food, sugar, cellulose, paper, glass, steel, cement.
Fig. 26 Size of the companies surveyed
Annual revenues world-wide
n = 235
€100–500 million
20%
€1–5 billion
20%
€0.5–1 billion
23%
€5 billion
8%
€100 million
29%
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Methodical approach
The seniority of the respondents
speaks in favour of the importance of
Industry 4.0 for the German economy.
Thirty-seven percent of the individuals
surveyed are CXOs, executive or
managing directors at their companies.
Furthermore, attention was paid to a
balanced proportion of the functions
represented.
Fig. 27 Market position of the companies surveyed1
n = 235
1
Information provided by the companies or survey participants.
Top 10 world-wide
22%
Other
19%
Top 3 world-wide
31%
Global market leader
13%
National champion
15%
Fig. 28 Function of the participants
n = 235
1
Including CEO, COO, CIO, CTO, CFO.
2
Including supply chain/logistics, purchasing.
Manufacturing
22%
Product Development,
engineering
11%
IT, technology
7%
Finance
4%
CXO, management board1
37%
Other2
6%
Sales, customer service
13%
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Partner
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Principal
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simon.kuge@strategyand.pwc.com
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Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
Our special thanks go to the following persons and their companies and
organisations that have significantly supported the preparation and coordination of
the survey of companies and that have provided input for the study throughout the
entire time:
• Prof Dr-Ing Dieter Wegener, Digital Factory Division, Coordinator “Industry 4.0”,
Siemens AG
• Dietmar Goericke, Managing Director Forum Industry 4.0, VDMA
• Claus Wilk, Vice Editor-in-Chief, verlag moderne Industrie GmbH
(trade journal Produktion)
We would also like to thank the following individuals and their companies for their
kind support for the creation of the questionnaires and for the substantial validation
of the study results:
• Heinrich Munz, Senior Developer System Engineering, KUKA Roboter GmbH
• Stephan Westermann, EVP Order Execution, Production Logistics,
Bruker Corporation
• Peter Schlindwein, VP Corporate Procurement, Rohde Schwarz GmbH Co. KG
• Bernd Kärcher, Head of Research Mechatronics Components, Festo AG Co. KG
• Dr Jochen Schlick, Head of Future Field Cyber-Physical Systems, Wittenstein AG
• Markus Bauer, Head of Service Spritzgießmaschinen, KraussMaffei
Technologies GmbH
• Dr Daniel Hug, Head of Vertical Industry Logistics, Bosch Software
Innovations GmbH
• Michael Frank, Plant Manager Bad Neustadt, Siemens AG
• Dr Bernadette Sager, Department Manager, Gasturbinenwerk Berlin, Siemens AG