Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry

K. Letlala; B. B.S. Makhanya; J. H.C. Pretorius; H. Nel

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_28

Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry

K. Letlala
, B. B.S. Makhanya
, J. H.C. Pretorius
, H. Nel

Postgraduate School of Engineering Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

The South African railway industry is in the process of aligning itself with Industry 4.0 trends. To stay competitive with today's customer demands, the industry has begun to digitize some of its services. Despite the benefits of the Industry 4.0 initiatives, employees in the railway sector are concerned that automation will replace humans in the workplace. Because of this negative perception, some people have expressed reluctance to fully embrace Industry 4.0 within the sector. The goal of this study was to determine the level of awareness of Industry 4.0 and its perceived impact, and some of the challenges that the South African railway sector has faced in adopting Industry 4.0. The study targeted a total population of 110 engineering practitioners within the South African railway infrastructure maintenance environment. The findings indicated that there was a high level of awareness of industry 4.0 in the South African railway sector. Respondents believed that Industry 4.0 would necessitate the acquisition of skills such as critical thinking, computer programming, agile management, soft skills, and project management. Some of the challenges that the South African railway sector faced in fully embracing Industry 4.0 were a lack of training and a lack of resources. Future research could build on this study by comparing the readiness, challenges, and lessons learned by different sectors in South Africa as they strive to embrace Industry 4.0.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022
Editors	Michael E. Auer, Samir A. El-Seoud, Omar H. Karam
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	271-279
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783031170904
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_28
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022 - Cairo, Egypt Duration: 28 Feb 2022 → 2 Mar 2022

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	524 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022
Country/Territory	Egypt
City	Cairo
Period	28/02/22 → 2/03/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Industry 4.0
South African railway

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications

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Letlala, K., Makhanya, B. B. S., Pretorius, J. H. C., & Nel, H. (2023). Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry. In M. E. Auer, S. A. El-Seoud, & O. H. Karam (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022 (pp. 271-279). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 524 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_28

Letlala, K. ; Makhanya, B. B.S. ; Pretorius, J. H.C. et al. / Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry. Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022. editor / Michael E. Auer ; Samir A. El-Seoud ; Omar H. Karam. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 271-279 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Letlala, K, Makhanya, BBS, Pretorius, JHC & Nel, H 2023, Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry. in ME Auer, SA El-Seoud & OH Karam (eds), Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 524 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 271-279, 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022, Cairo, Egypt, 28/02/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_28

Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry. / Letlala, K.; Makhanya, B. B.S.; Pretorius, J. H.C. et al.
Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022. ed. / Michael E. Auer; Samir A. El-Seoud; Omar H. Karam. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 271-279 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 524 LNNS).

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Letlala K, Makhanya BBS, Pretorius JHC, Nel H. Impact of Industry 4.0 as Perceived by the South African Railway Industry. In Auer ME, El-Seoud SA, Karam OH, editors, Artificial Intelligence and Online Engineering - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, REV 2022. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 271-279. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-17091-1_28

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