{"id":104032,"date":"2023-06-11T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T10:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/?post_type=ejournal&#038;p=104032"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:38:11","slug":"i4s-1-2023-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"ejournal","link":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-1-2023-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"I4S 1\/2023: Digital Transformation (Special Issue)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/gito-ejournal-index\/?token=iewFJVYnrwPztAm69ACT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">      <button style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"button gito-pub-frontend-vertical-title\">Table of contents (PDF)      <\/button>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>For 40 years, Industrie (4.0) Management has been presenting its readers with the latest trends and findings in information technology and corporate organization. Industry 4.0 Science is the new face of the magazine, and the 100% digital English offering allows international readers access\u2014in the same quality and format. This special first issue brings together groundbreaking articles from recent years on the topics of process improvement, artificial intelligence and factory software. Immerse yourself in the world of Industry 4.0 by ordering your copy today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All articles at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST start list-container -->\n<div><ul class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-list-container\">\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/artificial-muscles-industry-4-0\/\">Artificial Muscles and Nerves in Industry 4.0<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Multifunctional actuator-sensor systems with shape memory alloys (SMAs) and dielectric elastomers (DEs)<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/industry-4-0-maturity-models\/\">Comparing Industry 4.0 Maturity Models<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/tact-time-control-assembly\/\">Decentralized Tact Time Control in Assembly<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Simplifying robust control of assembly lines via the I4.0 box<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/application-system-architectures\/\">Determining Sustainable Application System Architectures<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">EAM as enabler for the design of transferable AI solutions<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/digital-logistics-construction\/\">Digitalization of Logistics Processes on Construction Sites<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Concept for the creation and use of a digital shadow for construction site logistics in mechanical and plant engineering<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/action-patterns-for-it-support\/\">Fire Department Action Patterns for IT Support?<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/makigami-product-development\/\">Makigami in the Product Development Process<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Using a lean methodology to integrate sustainable and circular product design<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/covid-19-catalyst-digitalization\/\">COVID-19: A Catalyst for Digitalization and Transparency?<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">A study on the effects of the pandemic<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/modeling-wire-arc-additive-manufacturing\/\">Modeling Influences on the Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Process<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/predictive-manufacturing\/\">Predictive Manufacturing<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">An intelligent monitoring system to detect anomalies in 3D printing<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/integration-ai-factory-control\/\">Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Factory Control<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/artificial-intelligence-erp\/\">Artificial Intelligence in ERP Systems<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Development potential and benchmarking<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/eam-manufacturing-companies\/\">Methods for Designing Enterprise Architecture in Manufacturing Companies<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">EAM as enabler for the design of transferable AI solutions<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/trends-challenges-factory-software\/\">Trends and Challenges in Factory Software<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/rpa-erp-system\/\">Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Lieu of a New ERP System<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">The reality behind the hype<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST end list-container -->\n\n<div style=\"display:block;text-align:center !important;margin:30px 0;\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;border:1px solid #555;padding:10px;max-width:600px;text-align:left;\"><h2 class=\"gito-pub-download-section\"><center>Access limited<\/center><\/h2><p>You are currently <strong>not logged in \/ not yet registered<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In order to download the desired file(s), you must be logged in and have an appropriate inclusive subscription. 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return false;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon button circle is-outline tooltip linkedin\" title=\"Share on LinkedIn\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><i class=\"icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><hr style=\"margin-top:0px;\">\n<h2 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-headline\">You might also be interested in<\/h2>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST start flex-container -->\n<div class=\"gito-pub-flex-container\">\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2026-learning-factories\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I4S_02-2026_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I4S_02-2026_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/I4S_02-2026_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 2\/2026: Learning Factories\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 2\/2026: Learning Factories\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 2\/2026: Learning Factories<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Drivers of research and learning environments for Industry 4.0<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"expert\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2026-learning-factories\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  expert\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nIn recent years, learning factories have evolved into key experimental environments in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 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This issue of Industry 4.0 Science examines learning factories as venues for exploring new approaches and technologies\u2014whether digital assistants, cobots, serious games, or digital twins.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-1-2026-applied-ai-ethics-workplace\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/I4S_01-2026_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/I4S_01-2026_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/I4S_01-2026_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 1\/2026: Applied AI Ethics in the Workplace\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 1\/2026: Applied AI Ethics in the Workplace\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 1\/2026: Applied AI Ethics in the Workplace<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">A shared responsibility \u2014 from radiology and speech therapy to assembly<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-1-2026-applied-ai-ethics-workplace\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nAI ethics in the workplace is everyone\u2019s responsibility. It requires accountability from companies as a whole and conscious action from individuals\u2014whether developers or users, managers or employees. Key issues revolve around ethical AI skills and questions of governance and employee representation. How will the world of work change, from radiology and speech therapy to assembly and quality control?                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-6-2025-manufacturing-space\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/I4S_06-2025_ENG_Cover-640x325.webp\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/I4S_06-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.webp\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/I4S_06-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.webp\" alt=\"I4S 6\/2025: Manufacturing in Space\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 6\/2025: Manufacturing in Space\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 6\/2025: Manufacturing in Space<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Infinite possibilities for industrial production?<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-6-2025-manufacturing-space\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nManufacturing is leaving Earth: what was once science fiction is becoming a strategic field for the future. 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At the same time, AI and digital assistance systems are opening up new opportunities: they make work more efficient and support skilled workers. But while they have long been part of everyday life, their potential in industry remains largely untapped\u2014this is where this issue comes in with innovative concepts.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-3-2025-digital-twin\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Innovative concepts for manufacturing, logistics, and learning environments<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-3-2025-digital-twin\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nIn the connected world, digital twins open up completely new possibilities: they virtually replicate physical systems, processes, or products. However, key challenges remain, including the collection of current product data. This issue of Industry 4.0 Science covers a wide range of topics, from the basic concept of the digital twin to its benefits in procurement and its use in supply chain management.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2025-ai-cobots-virtual\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Technology needs innovative, value-adding business models<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2025-ai-cobots-virtual\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nArtificial intelligence, collaborative robotics, and virtual worlds, such as the metaverse, are fueling visions for new forms of industrial value creation. However, innovation alone is not enough\u2014given that these technologies only develop their full potential through intelligent business models. How can companies efficiently integrate AI-supported automation, cobots and digital twins into their processes?                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST end flex-container -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of contents (PDF) For 40 years, Industrie (4.0) Management has been presenting its readers with the latest trends and findings in information technology and corporate organization. Industry 4.0 Science is the new face of the magazine, and the 100% digital English offering allows international readers access\u2014in the same quality and format. 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