Following the invitation of
Prof. Sarkis and Prof. Zhu from the Foisie Business School of the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Dr. Erwin Rauch from the Free
University of Bozen/Bolzano gave a lecture at the PhD
Seminar on “Industry 4.0 and the way towards smart and digital
factories of the future”. In addition to a general introduction to
Industry 4.0, it was shown which technologies this term includes and how
Industry 4.0, in symbiosis with economic, ecological
and social sustainability, can also be introduced in small and
medium-sized enterprises. PhD students from different engineering
disciplines in Entrepreneurship, Operations and Supply Chain Management
as well as Information Technology participated to this
event in Washburn Shops on September 4th 2019.