Developing Soft Skills for Manufacturing in Industry 4.0 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798337308937

Publisher: Engineering Science Reference, 2025

Synopsis

In the era of Industry 4.0, where advanced technologies transform manufacturing, the demand for technical expertise increases. Equally important are soft skills, like communication, adaptability, problem-solving, and teamwork, enabling workers to effectively collaborate, navigate change, and integrate human insight with digital systems. As manufacturing environments become more complex and interconnected, developing these human-centric skills may foster innovation, enhance productivity, and ensure long-term success in an evolving industrial landscape. Developing Soft Skills for Manufacturing in Industry 4.0 explores soft skills in the modern manufacturing landscape shaped by Industry 4.0. It examines the role these skills play in enhancing collaboration, adaptability, and decision-making within automated and digitally connected work environments. This book covers topics such as business decision-making, data analysis, and automation, and is a useful resource for business owners, engineers, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

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About the Author

Fernando Ortiz-Rodriguez is a Full Professor and Head of the Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Lab at Tamaulipas Autonomous University. He was the Executive Director at the International Institute of Studies (IIES). He created the First Business School in Tamaulipas, Mexico. He worked as the Information Technology Manager at Emerson Electric, where he developed more than 40 pieces of software, some of them used globally in Emerson and achieved technology convergence by implementing the first efforts on IoT and Industry 4.0. Fernando is a member of National Systems Researchers (SNI) Level 1 of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and INDEX IT Advisor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Engineering Science Reference
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798337308937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Ortiz-Rodriguez Fernando