Blended learning course on Industry 4.0

Target audience

Managers, engineers in manufacturing companies who would need to demystify Industry 4.0 i.e. 4^th industrial revolution and bring that to reality in their organizations.

This program will also be useful for OD and L&D leaders in manufacturing companies to get a visualization of training and development initiatives required to prepare ground for Industry 4.0 implementation.

Program goals

After attending this program, participant should be able to –

• Visualize all organizational aspects for Industry 4.0 implementation
• Visualize their own role in planning and execution of Industry 4.0
• Identify challenges and opportunities of Industry 4.0
• Strategize about how to create environment in the organization that supports Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Recognize ways to influence the organization for Industry 4.0 implementation
• Participate and lead implementation of Industry 4.0 initiatives

Learning objectives

• Articulate how Industry 4.0 differentiates from earlier industrial revolutions, especially Industry 3.0
• Elaborate hierarchical structure of automation and control systems
• Explain Industry 4.0 concepts and its architectures
• Analyze implemented automation in manufacturing systems
• Describe the concept of connected factory as a core element of Industry 4.0
• List potential challenges and opportunities of I 4.0
• Identify the preparation needs of Industry 4.0
• Develop and build I 4.0 application

Blended training program design

• Program will be conducted in 3 phases – eLearning, classroom training and online assessment.
• Batch size will be 20.
• eLearning module and online assessment will be hosted on Enggenious LMS.
• Learners will get access to eLearning module 7 days before the classroom program. Learners can go through the module during those 7 days any number of times.
• Post-course test will be conducted online. Learners should appear for the test within a span of 2 days after the classroom sessions.

eLearning highlights

• Essence of Industry 4.0 and earlier industrial revolutions
• Industry 4.0 impact
• The concept of a smart factory
• Introduction to key Industry 4.0 technologies
• Major design principles
• Knowledge checks & small assessment quiz

Online assessment highlights

• 25 questions
• Randomly generated through a question bank
• Immediate score display but review after all participants complete the test

Classroom program highlights

• Quick recap of eLearning module through interactive session
• Industry 4.0 architectures & technology stack
• Physical Environment and Cyber-Physical Systems
• Cloud Computing
• Big data analytics & business analytics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Principles of “I 4.0 based Factory”
• Deliverables of smart manufacturing model for a typical manufacturing set up
• Stakeholders of Industry 4.0 and their expectations (management, CXOs, operations, maintenance, quality and planning)
• Challenges of implementing end to end Industry 4.0 Solutions
• Industrial connectivity
• Overview of Security Aspects of Industry 4.0
• Steps in the digitization of the manufacturing sector (Adoption Roadmap)
• Business case studies
  • Demonstration of Industry 4.0 platform
  • Business case studies and implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions
• Planning and Project Engineering
• Tutorial on Industry 4.0 platform
• Questions and answer session
• Feedback and closing