Strategic Industry 4.0 training for Leaders

Enrol and lead your organization to a future of lasting Industry 4.0

A future of fully autonomous and highly dynamic production processes, self-optimizing machines, equipment predicting its own failure, and full digital integration across the company and along the supply chain. Industry 4.0 is the movement, mainly driven by data and emerging technologies, which make this possible. It sounds like an exciting future, but in fact, Industry 4.0 is here today!

Chances are that competitors already experiment with these concepts and started to improve their market position.

Key take away's

Industry 4.0

Participants will learn the principles & challenges of Industry 4.0.

Recognize potential

Participants will recognize Industry 4.0's potential and business value in their own professional environment.

Define a roadmap

Participants will be able to set an achievable companywide Industry 4.0 vision and define a strategic roadmap to successful realization.

Lead transformation

Participants will be able to successfully lead the digital transformation of a business into a smart business.

Study unit

This strategic Industry 4.0 training teaches the principles & challenges of Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0’s business potential & value, and provides a clear understanding of the techniques & technology involved on a function/business value level.

Participants of this strategic training will be equipped with the ammunition to envision and lead a business giant to a future of lasting and uniform Industry 4.0.

Participants of this Industry 4.0 training will learn the answers to the following questions:

What is Industry 4.0?
What does Industry 4.0 look like in the real world?
How does Industry 4.0 generate new business value, open new revenue streams, and ensure a future lasting competitive edge?
What challenges to face on the journey to Industry 4.0, and how to overcome them?
A suggested transformation approach, resulting in a self-sustaining journey to Industry 4.0.

Students who successfully complete this training will be able to:

Recognize Industry 4.0's potential and business value in their professional environment.
Challenge and debate with Suppliers, Engineers, and Developers on the journey to Industry 4.0.
Set a companywide Industry 4.0 strategy and successfully lead the organization to this lasting future while improving the competitive edge and generate business value on the journey itself.

Curriculum

Industry 4.0 strategy & approach
Industry 4.0 principles, challenges & business potential
Industry 4.0, the organization, and (culture) change
Industry 4.0 in the supply chain
Case-studies & examples
Investment strategy and ROI
Dealing with green-field & brown-field environments, and legacy systems
Big Data, (I)IoT, data acquisition, data storage, data management, and data-driven value generation
The Concepts and potential Business Value of block-chain, additive manufacturing (3D printing), simulation & digital twins, robotics & cobotics, RPA, augmented reality & virtual reality, remote monitoring & control, digital performance management, predictive & prescriptive Maintenance, digital quality management
Cyber Security and Industry 4.0
Management of technology & change
Cloud & solution architecture
Available products, tools, solutions, and vendors

Study unit target audience

Unit specs

Study unit type:
Lectures and Open debate
Student group size:
5 to 15 students
Location:
In agreement, on-site within the EU or beyond
Availability:
In agreement, 3 months in advance
Lecturer:
Robbert Brand, Founder – Director at AIVHY Ltd
Study duration:
24 hours, in 3 to 6 sessions
Assessment:
16-hour home-work assignment