Shift to 4.0 – diagnostic tool for the implementation of industry 4.0 concepts (pilot Project)

The self-diagnostic tool SHIFTo4.0 was created to enable companies to self-evaluate where they stand in terms of I 4.0 concepts adoption, but also to transmit knowledge, based on those answers that allows the identification of modernization strategies in a defined time frame (medium term).
This tool has two parts. The first part is a questionnaire where companies describe and insert the necessary data to produce an evaluation, which in turn means that companies must be able to self-assess, or at least have been assessed by a 3rd party. In either case Consultants were present when needed to support this self diagnosis.
The second part corresponds to a report which defines a classification relative to its present state, based on the self-diagnosis the company did.
The report will also identify a set of guidelines applicable to that particular company, identifying the necessary steps to promote a develop the adoption of strategies that permit it to achieve the conditions that will make it more competitive and capable of responding of i4.0 economy challenges .
The tool is structured in 4 distinct sections:
I. General characterization of the company;
II. Dimensions under analysis
i. Strategy and organisation;
ii. Intelligent Factory;
iii. Intelligent Operations
iv. Intelligent Products
v. Data based services;
vi. Human resources;
III. Comparison Groups
IV. Report