Janus Methodology: Integrated automation in industry 4.0, an approach for the digital transformation of enterprise

Abstract

The establishment-application of the Industry 4.0 approach (I4.0), both in new and established enterprises, requires on their part, an understanding of this approach, where technology is a consequence of applying the precepts and concepts of ths approach that gives an indication of what should be improved in the processes. In I4.0, the changes are given “Not on what is done but on how is done”, searching the customization of mass products through agile procedures and configurable processes and making successive improvements towards a green enterprise. In this work we show a methodology that allows, under the I4.0 approach, to make the respective mapping on the production process (enterprise), establishing the gap between the current state of the company and what is desired with I4.0, generating a diagnosis to establish an acceptable path of implementation.The design of the methodology is based on the integrated automation of production processes from the perspective of the Holonic Unit of production that contains the I4.0 approach