This column refers to season two premiere episode of The Art of Manufacturing podcast, featuring Kellie Johnson. I had a chance to sit down with her for The Art of Manufacturing podcast. Through the process, we get some pointers how even the smallest manufacturer can really push the cutting edge in today's rapidly changing landscape and make their services indispensable. Whereas Industry 1.0 was the basic mechanization of tasks, Industry 2.0 was the specialization of tasks, like Ford’s assembly line. And now, Industry 4.0 combines cyber-physical systems, cloud computing, and the industrial internet into a smart factory that can be fully optimized along its entire manufacturing process and supply chain.

Source: Forbes March 16, 2017 15:00 UTC