Challenges and Opportunities of Industry 4.0: a case study

Industry plays a key role in the nation’s economy; this term refers to a group of businesses and manufacturing activities that produce goods or offer services. This thesis identifies and analyses the socio-economic and socio-technical impact of Industry 4.0 on shopfloor employees and examines the challenges and opportunities presented by adopting Industry 4.0 technologies. The purpose of the research is to contribute in exploring and presenting a guidance for companies’ managers in how to successfully embrace Industry 4.0 and smart factories while maintaining the harmoniously human-machine interaction the smart factory.