TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY
Industry 4.0 is an unavoidable global revolution with disruptive effects. Many sectors in South Africa are currently underprepared for the transformation that is necessary to stay competitive. An ever-present need therefore exists for the country to stay relevant in the global industry. The mining s...
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| description | Industry 4.0 is an unavoidable global revolution with disruptive effects. Many sectors in South Africa are currently underprepared for the transformation that is necessary to stay competitive. An ever-present need therefore exists for the country to stay relevant in the global industry. The mining sector consists of different companies that contribute to the sector in its entirety. There is major potential as long as this Industry 4.0 wave is properly leveraged and its technologies are integrated into the operations of this sector. To use emerging opportunities fully, areas of weakness in the sector should be identified and appropriately addressed. This article takes a different approach to understanding mining sector readiness by analysing a company in the sector. A case study is done at Master Drilling to identify possible areas of weakness and potential, focusing on Industry 4.0 initiatives. This is further enforced, for Industry 4.0, by using a Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths (TOWS) analysis on the company. An Industry 4.0 maturity analysis is conducted to identify the areas needing further investigation. A process is created to enable any entity to analyse its maturity, providing an approach that leads to area-focused technology innovations in that company. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30a228eef67546e1b2bf2d8d943299c22022-12-21T18:56:44ZengStellenbosch UniversitySouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering1012-277X2224-78902018-11-012939210710.7166/29-3-2052TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDYMaasz, Gideon Jacobus0Darwish, Hasan 1North West University, South AfricaNorth West University, South AfricaIndustry 4.0 is an unavoidable global revolution with disruptive effects. Many sectors in South Africa are currently underprepared for the transformation that is necessary to stay competitive. An ever-present need therefore exists for the country to stay relevant in the global industry. The mining sector consists of different companies that contribute to the sector in its entirety. There is major potential as long as this Industry 4.0 wave is properly leveraged and its technologies are integrated into the operations of this sector. To use emerging opportunities fully, areas of weakness in the sector should be identified and appropriately addressed. This article takes a different approach to understanding mining sector readiness by analysing a company in the sector. A case study is done at Master Drilling to identify possible areas of weakness and potential, focusing on Industry 4.0 initiatives. This is further enforced, for Industry 4.0, by using a Threats, Opportunities, Weaknesses, Strengths (TOWS) analysis on the company. An Industry 4.0 maturity analysis is conducted to identify the areas needing further investigation. A process is created to enable any entity to analyse its maturity, providing an approach that leads to area-focused technology innovations in that company.http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2052industry 4.0mining sectorindustry 4.0 initiativestechnology innovations |
| spellingShingle | Maasz, Gideon Jacobus Darwish, Hasan TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY South African Journal of Industrial Engineering industry 4.0 mining sector industry 4.0 initiatives technology innovations |
| title | TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY |
| title_full | TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY |
| title_fullStr | TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY |
| title_short | TOWARDS AN INITIATIVE-BASED INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS: MASTER DRILLING AS A CASE STUDY |
| title_sort | towards an initiative based industry 4 0 maturity improvement process master drilling as a case study |
| topic | industry 4.0 mining sector industry 4.0 initiatives technology innovations |
| url | http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/2052 |
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