scholarly journals Data Handling in Industry 4.0: Interoperability Based on Distributed Ledger Technology

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 3046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengjing Sun ◽  
Xiaochen Zheng ◽  
Javier Villalba-Díez ◽  
Joaquín Ordieres-Meré
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Encrypted Data ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Semantic Data ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Specific Proposal ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Different Sources

Information-intensive transformation is vital to realize the Industry 4.0 paradigm, where processes, systems, and people are in a connected environment. Current factories must combine different sources of knowledge with different technological layers. Taking into account data interconnection and information transparency, it is necessary to enhance the existing frameworks. This paper proposes an extension to an existing framework, which enables access to knowledge about the different data sources available, including data from operators. To develop the interoperability principle, a specific proposal to provide a (public and encrypted) data management solution to ensure information transparency is presented, which enables semantic data treatment and provides an appropriate context to allow data fusion. This proposal is designed also considering the Privacy by Design option. As a proof of application case, an implementation was carried out regarding the logistics of the delivery of industrial components in the construction sector, where different stakeholders may benefit from shared knowledge under the proposed architecture.

Conclusion

2020 ◽  
pp. 218-232
Author(s):  
Nicola Miller
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Spanish America ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Imagined Community ◽  
History Of ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
Constitutional Legitimacy

This chapter draws several conclusions about the history of knowledge through a survey of landscapes of knowledge in Spanish America over the hundred years or so after independence. It discusses the recognition of knowledge that matters as much as the production or distribution in analysing outcomes of past and present struggles to extend access to knowledge. It also clarifies how certain ways of knowing are deemed worthy of being received as knowledge and who decides what counts as knowledge, even before it is subject to validation. The chapter emphasizes that a nation-state can be revealingly interpreted as a community of shared knowledge, providing a more flexible and more grounded analytical framework of an imagined community. It stresses that the knowledge order of a society will affect its capacity to achieve integration, constitutional legitimacy, and political participation.

Additive Manufacturing Applications in Industry 4.0: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 1930001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abid Haleem ◽  
Mohd Javaid
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Information Transparency ◽  
Customer Delight ◽  
Manufacturing Applications ◽  
Main Component

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a set of technologies and are vital to fulfilling different requirements of Industry 4.0. So, there is a need to study different additive manufacturing applications toward its achievement. From the Scopus database, different research articles on “Industry 4.0” and “additive manufacturing applications in Industry 4.0” are identified and studied through a bibliometric analysis. It shows that there is an increasing trend of publications in this new area. Industry 4.0 has entered new markets which focus on customer delight by adding values in product and services. It supports automation, interoperability, actionable insights and information transparency. There are different components vital to implement Industry 4.0 requirements. Through this extensive literature review based work, we identified different components of Industry 4.0 and explained the critical ones briefly. Finally, 13 important AM applications in Industry 4.0 are identified. The main limitation of the AM manufactured part is of comparable low strength and associated quality, coupled with a high cost of the printing machine system. In this upcoming industrial revolution, AM is a crucial technology which has become the main component of product innovation and development. This disruptive technology can fulfil different challenges in the future manufacturing system and help the industry to produce innovative products. For this futuristic manufacturing system, additive manufacturing is an upcoming paradigm, and Industry 4.0 will use its potential to achieve required goals.

scholarly journals The Role of Experience and Different Sources of Knowledge in Shaping Flood Risk Awareness

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Mondino ◽  
Anna Scolobig ◽  
Marco Borga ◽  
Giuliano Di Baldassarre
Keyword(s):  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Risk Awareness ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Risk Management Process ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Different Sources

Understanding what makes people vulnerable to flooding is key in informing the risk management process. Non-structural measures, such as risk communication, can reduce vulnerability by improving flood risk awareness, but they require a deep understanding of which factors influence risk awareness, and how. We analysed and untangled the role of experience with, and knowledge of, floods by conducting a survey in a municipality in North-eastern Italy that was hit by a flash flood in 2018. The results show that previous experience with floods influences risk awareness not only directly, but also indirectly through the knowledge that was gained from that experience. In addition, specific (as opposed to generic) definitions of experience have been found to be better suited for exploring their effects on risk awareness. Based on the literature and on our results, we propose an experience-knowledge typology to help unravel the complex role that these two variables play in shaping flood risk awareness.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management and Reuse in Virtual Learning Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Houda Sekkal ◽  
Naila Amrous ◽  
Samir Bennani
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Online Learning Communities ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Source Of Information

One of the main sources of knowledge in the web is the social networks and especially online communitie because they contain human experiences which are considered as a rich source of information. This knowledge is in the most cases unstructured and is in the form of discussions organized generally by topics. The aim of this paper is to propose a process of knowledge extraction and Management in Online or Virtual Communities. With the widespread of communities in social media due to the services provided by those technologies, many of those communities are in the form of Learning communities created by expert to share knowledge about a topic of their interest. The knowledge shared by members in the online communities is unfortunately not structured and not capitalized. Many members try to access and learn from the shared knowledge in the community but cannot benefit from it due to its unstructured form. If that knowledge could be represented and stored in order to be reused, it would facilitate the knowledge acquisition by members. For this purpose, the present paper try to analyze the studies that treat the question of extracting and managing knowledge in Online Learning Communities based on several criteria exposed all along this paper. Then we propose a framework for managing knowledge in Virtual Learning communities inspired from the different previous frameworks presented in the analyzed studies, and try to propose and approach to overpass the different challenges present in the actual knowledge Management processes of Virtual Communities.

scholarly journals Dealing with resistance to the use of Industry 4.0 technologies in production disturbance management

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 285-303
Author(s):  
Adriana Ito ◽  
Torbjörn Ylipää ◽  
Per Gullander ◽  
Jon Bokrantz ◽  
Victor Centerholt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disturbance Management ◽  
Different Sources

PurposeResistance is expected to emerge with the implementation and use of new technologies in production systems. This work focuses on identifying sources of resistance to the use of Industry 4.0 technologies when managing production disturbances and suitable managerial approaches to deal with them.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach was chosen in this research. The authors conducted a literature review and a series of interviews. Thirty-one papers from the literature review were analysed, and 16 people from five different companies were interviewed.FindingsThe authors identified five different sources of resistance and three managerial approaches to dealing with them. The sources of resistance were based on (1) feelings of over-supervision, (2) unclear values, (3) feelings of inadequacy, (4) concerns about loss of power and jobs and (5) work overload. The three approaches to dealing with resistance are (1) communication, (2) participation and (3) training.Originality/valueThis work identifies the sources and strategies to deal with resistance to the use of Industry 4.0 technologies in the management of production disturbances. The managerial literature in this area is limited, and to the authors's knowledge, the specific sources for resistance and strategies to deal with that in this topic have not been systematically investigated before.

scholarly journals Mandarin Chinese sentence final de as a marker of private evidence

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Hooi Ling Soh
Keyword(s):  
Mandarin Chinese ◽  
Epistemic Modals ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Discourse Marker ◽  
Discourse Particles ◽  
Modal Auxiliaries ◽  
Specific Proposal

In this paper, I present new empirical observations regarding discourse restrictions and interpretative effects associated with Mandarin Chinese sentence final de in a bare de sentence. I propose an analysis of de as a discourse marker that marks “private evidence”.  I then consider a prediction of the analysis regarding the distribution of de in yes/no questions.  I show that the pattern of restrictions observed with de in yes/no questions follows from the proposed analysis, coupled with a specific proposal about the syntax of de, and certain standard assumptions about the syntax of yes/no questions and modal auxiliaries.  Specifically, I argue that de heads a projection below TP and above a modal projection for non-epistemic modals.  I then discuss apparent counter-examples to the proposed discourse restrictions and suggest that the apparent counter-examples are not bare de sentences, but rather shi…de sentences with a silent shi.  The proposed analysis has implications on the syntax of modal auxiliaries, the relation between bare de sentences and shi…de sentences, and the syntax of discourse particles.  It connects de with discourse particles that mark the speaker’s belief about whether the (evidence for the) asserted proposition is shared knowledge between the speaker and the hearer and whether the (evidence for the) proposition is “verifiable on the spot” (e.g., German ja (Kratzer 1999, 2004; Gutzmann 2009); English parenthetical I’m telling you (Reese and Soh 2018)).

Made in Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thuy Phung Minh Thu ◽  
Joris Knoben ◽  
Patrick Vermeulen ◽  
Dat Tho Tran
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
External Knowledge ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge ◽  
Different Sources

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to simultaneously test the association between three different sources of knowledge (internal, collaborative and regional) and innovation. This study aims to expand the insights by assessing these associations in the context of a rapidly developing and liberalizing economy; Vietnam. By conducting this study with Vietnamese data, the authors can assess whether the association between different sources of knowledge and innovation shows systematic differences to those in advanced economies.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, the authors utilize data from two main sources: The World Bank Enterprise Survey and the Innovation Capabilities Survey. These firm-level surveys comprise non-agricultural formal and private sector firms. For Vietnam, 300 manufacturing firms have been included in the sample. The authors use a series of binary logistic regression models to analyze the data.FindingsThe analyses reveal that internal R&D has a strong positive association with product innovation. In contrast to findings in Western economies, not all kinds of collaborative knowledge sources have a significant association with innovation. Only collaborative knowledge gained from inside the supply chain is positively related to product innovation. Unexpectedly, negative effects from using too much external knowledge were also found.Research limitations/implicationsDue to the cross-sectional nature of the data causality could not be inferred from the study. Moreover, a relatively large number of the measures were dichotomous due the large number of missing observations for more detailed measurements of the variables.Practical implicationsWhen developing their innovation strategy firms in developing countries should take into account that collaborating with partners useful, but only if they collaborate within the supply chain. As such, firms should increase their interaction with suppliers and customers and put their efforts on the development of customized solutions for them.Social implicationsThe Vietnamese Government could implement policies that help to enhance the quality of universities and research institutes. In most developed countries, universities and research institutes are vital sources of knowledge for innovation whereas they are not in Vietnam.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the growing body of literature on firm-level innovation in developing countries. It identifies several core differences between the drivers of innovation in developed and developing contexts. Surprisingly, a feature that was expected to differ, the negative effect of over-search of external knowledge on innovation, was also found in Vietnam.

scholarly journals Ecosystem of Innovation in Industry 4.0: the case of collaborations in Startups in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 26-38
Author(s):  
Marcus Vinicius Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Clarissa Figueredo Rocha ◽  
Vanessa Pagnoncelli ◽  
Letícia Aparecida Alves de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Open Innovation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Case

The article identifies how Research and Development (R&D) collaborations in startups can influence digital innovation in Brazilian manufactures. A qualitative multiple case study was performed with startups incubated at the Federation of Industries of Paraná (FIEP), through semi-structured interviews to the Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) and case document’s, applying the content analysis. The results indicate that the sources of knowledge of the startups and the collaboration with companies, universities, government development agencies and incubators, characterize the actions in the ecosystem of open innovation. It has been found that the complexity of the innovation ecosystem of startups is a strategic asset, and the nature of the collaborations is informal, coupled with a stage of maturity considered low in startups. This study contributes to highlight the nature, dynamics and progress of startup collaborations in the development of digital transformation, and the challenges for the leverage of Industry 4.0 in Brazil.

scholarly journals Pembangunan Masyarakat melalui Penegakan Keadilan Sosial terhadap Akses Ilmu Pengetahuan Menuju Knowledge Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-202
Author(s):  
Prakoso Bhairawa Putera ◽  
Muhammad Zulhamdani
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Education Access ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Sources Of Knowledge ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Access To Knowledge

Social justice in the field of science is the key to achieving a knowledge society. Indonesia as a developing country is also trying to develop science. However, not all Indonesians have access to formal education and other sources of knowledge. The development of science led a nation that had the ability to create and shape advanced civilizations. This paper is based on a literature study and official government data related to education access. Social justice towards science will be achieved by creating a balance in access to knowledge and the availability of sources of knowledge. The decreasing level of illiteracy indicates that the community has received a proper education. There are five aspects to achieving progress in a knowledge-based society namely infrastructure, content, affordability, diversity, and human capacity. Keywords:  Community Development, Education Access, Social Justice, Knowledge Society ABSTRAK Kemajuan dan kemakmuran telah dirasakan oleh berbagai negara di beberapa negara Amerika utara, eropa, dan beberapa negara Asia seperti Jepang, Korea Selatan dan China. Kemajuan ini diperoleh karena penguasaan ilmu pengetahuan di negara mereka. Indonesia sebagai negara berkembang juga berusaha untuk mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan. Namun selama ilmu pengetahuan di sebarkan secara tidak merata, negara ini sulit untuk bangkit dari keterpurukan tersebut. Kemajuan bangsa hanya diperoleh jika masyarakat Indonesia telah mendapatkan keadilan sosial dalam bidang ilmu pengetahuan. Keadilan sosial dalam bidang ilmu pengetahuan adalah kunci untuk mencapai sebuah masyarakat pengetahuan atau knowledge society. Dalam membentuk masyarakat pengetahuan yang berkeadilan sosial setidaknya ada lima aspek yang perlu diperhatikan, yakni infrastruktur fisik, konten pengetahuan, keterjangkauan, keberagaman, dan kapasitas manusia. Kata Kunci: Pembangunan Masyarakat, Akses Pendidikan, Keadilan Sosial, Masyakarat Berpengetahuan

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