Dipankar Saha is the IT architect and service delivery lead for SAP MII and SAP ME at IBM India. He previously worked for SAP Labs India and was involved in the design and development of SAP MII; he co-wrote the SAP PRESS book on SAP MII, Implementing and Configuring SAP MII in 2009.

Assess your readiness and start your Industry 4.0 journey

... Foreword by Sumanta Chakraborty ... 15

... Foreword by Amitabh Ray ... 17

... Preface ... 19

... Target Audience ... 19

... How This Book Is Structured ... 20

... Conclusion ... 21

... Acknowledgments ... 21

1 ... Introduction to Industry 4.0 ... 23

1.1 ... Main Trends and Challenges in Manufacturing ... 23

1.2 ... Transformations in the Manufacturing Industry over the Ages ... 24

1.3 ... Key Concepts of Industry 4.0 ... 25

1.4 ... Importance of Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing ... 37

1.5 ... Key Technology Enablers for Industry 4.0 ... 40

1.6 ... Challenges to Implementing Industry 4.0 ... 50

1.7 ... Approach for Industry 4.0 Adoption ... 55

1.8 ... Key SAP Solutions for Industry 4.0 ... 59

1.9 ... Summary ... 63

2 ... Internet of Things Platforms, Edge Gateways, and Digital Twins ... 65

2.1 ... What Is an Internet of Things Platform? ... 66

2.2 ... Role of the Industrial Internet of Things and Edge Gateways in Industry 4.0 ... 70

2.3 ... Internet of Things Gateway Solutions and Integration with Internet of Things ... 76

2.4 ... Digital Twins ... 94

2.5 ... Developing Cross-Component IIoT Apps Using SAP BTP ... 125

2.6 ... Summary ... 127

3 ... Process Automation and Analytics ... 129

3.1 ... Analytics Platform for Industry 4.0 ... 130

3.2 ... Analytics in Manufacturing ... 137

3.3 ... Best Practices for Implementing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ... 149

3.4 ... Key Use Cases of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in Industry 4.0 ... 164

3.5 ... AI/ML Services in SAP Business Technology Platform ... 176

3.6 ... Building Ethical Artificial Intelligence ... 190

3.7 ... Summary ... 192

4 ... Intelligent Product Development and Operations ... 193

4.1 ... What Are Intelligent Products? ... 193

4.2 ... SAP S/4HANA for Intelligent Products ... 204

4.3 ... SAP Enterprise Product Development for Intelligent Products ... 220

4.4 ... SAP Teamcenter for Intelligent Products ... 244

4.5 ... Summary ... 254

5 ... Intelligent Factories ... 255

5.1 ... What Are Intelligent Factories? ... 255

5.2 ... SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing ... 259

5.3 ... Warehouse Management in SAP S/4HANA ... 275

5.4 ... SAP Warehouse Robotics ... 294

5.5 ... Manufacturing Execution with SAP Digital Manufacturing ... 298

5.6 ... SAP Manufacturing Suite ... 352

5.7 ... Summary ... 353

6 ... Intelligent Assets ... 355

6.1 ... What Are Intelligent Assets? ... 355

6.2 ... Enterprise Asset Maintenance Strategies ... 357

6.3 ... SAP S/4HANA Asset Management ... 360

6.4 ... SAP Asset Strategy and Performance Management ... 384

6.5 ... SAP Predictive Asset Insights ... 398

6.6 ... SAP Asset Performance Management ... 408

6.7 ... SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration ... 409

6.8 ... Summary ... 417

7 ... Intelligent Personal Safety and Empowered People ... 419

7.1 ... What Are Empowered People? ... 421

7.2 ... Environment, Health, and Safety Management in SAP S/4HANA ... 423

7.3 ... SAP 3D Visual Enterprise ... 456

7.4 ... SAP Service and Asset Manager ... 464

7.5 ... Summary ... 473

8 ... Implementing Industry 4.0 Scenarios ... 475

8.1 ... Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing ... 475

8.2 ... Implementing Make-to-Order and Make-to-Stock Scenarios ... 479

8.3 ... Configure-to-Order Manufacturing for Lot Size of One Production ... 484

8.4 ... Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing for Lot Size of One Production ... 486

8.5 ... Automated Production Line with Closed-Loop Machine Integration and Control ... 489

8.6 ... Real-Time Plant Visualization ... 492

8.7 ... Real-Time Manufacturing Operations Tracking and KPI Analysis ... 495

8.8 ... After-Sale Remote Service of Products ... 498

8.9 ... Architectural Scenarios of Industry 4.0 Implementation ... 500

8.10 ... Summary ... 516

9 ... Planning and Change Management for Your Industry 4.0 Implementation ... 517

9.1 ... Industry 4.0 Readiness and Maturity Assessment ... 518

9.2 ... Developing the Road Map and Plan for Industry 4.0 Adoption ... 542

9.3 ... Change Management Needed for Industry 4.0 Adoption ... 553

9.4 ... Technical Skill Sets Needed for Industry 4.0 Adoption ... 561

9.5 ... Tips and Strategies for Industry 4.0 Program Management ... 562

9.6 ... Summary ... 570

... Conclusion ... 571

... The Authors ... 579

... Index ... 581