Industry 4.0

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The long-awaited revolution has arrived.

Industry 4.0 and the Genoma Master Services Platform (G-MS)

The long-awaited revolution envisioned by Industry 4.0 has arrived.

The vision and objective of the Industry 4.0 revolution is the implementation, within a company or organization, of an Information Platform capable of organizing all assets into a structured system that integrates and interconnects them through interactive and pervasive relationships.

Through the control of operations, the platform generates real-time contextualized information, building a true connective framework that provides Managers and Top Management with direct knowledge, enabling informed decisions that drive progress and continuous improvement.

The Genoma Master Services (G-MS) platform by GIS International achieves all of this without requiring any changes to the existing organizational structure. G-MS does not interfere with current processes or management systems; instead, it simply extracts the data they generate and integrates it into the organizational framework, which thereby acquires dynamic, interactive, and pervasive capabilities. G-MS acts as a true process orchestrator.

The data processed and automatically transformed into contextualized information represent the new gold mine within corporate organizations.

Excerpt from the Official Journal of the Italian Association for Quality Culture (AICQ)

“Industry 4.0 and Competitiveness: Challenges and Proposals for Italian Enterprises (Organizations)”

“Data are, in effect, the new gold mine within corporate organizations. Production, organizational, and managerial processes will increasingly be driven by the ability to interpret complex information. Considering data-driven decision-making as equally important as raw materials, labor, and capital will mark the difference between organizations capable of competing in today’s landscape and those that will inevitably be excluded.

The pervasiveness of data (their widespread and systematic diffusion) is central to building the communication infrastructure among different elements that enable monitoring, control, and ultimately automation of the factory (or the broader economic production system). It is necessary to move beyond the concept of mere connection and instead develop true connectivity across the entire production system — including people, processes, and procedures.”

The content of this article aligns fully with the functions implemented by the G-MS platform.

A New Paradigm for the Organization of a Production System

The vision and objective of the Industry 4.0 revolution is the implementation, within a company or organization, of an Information Platform capable of organizing all assets into a structured framework that integrates and interconnects them through interactive and pervasive relationships.

Through the control of operations, this platform generates real-time contextualized information, building a true connective fabric that provides Managers and Top Management with direct knowledge, enabling informed decisions that drive progress and continuous improvement.

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In particular, this involves introducing into what is currently a predominantly “manual” organizational system dynamic and automated elements capable of integrating, connecting, and enabling interaction among all its components. Furthermore, these elements should be pervasive in nature and capable of generating contextualized information seamlessly and efficiently.

Creating an Automation Layer Within Corporate Organizations Similar to the Hardware/Software Paradigm Introduced in the 1950s

What occurred in the field of technology in the 1950s is now being replicated in the domain of organizational sciences.

At that time, the concept of the “machine” which was purely mechanical, or at most electromechanical, and in both cases manually operated needed to evolve. To function and generate output, machines required direct human intervention.

With the emergence of the innovative “computer machine,” composed of a tangible mechanical or electromechanical component (solid, physical) combined with an intangible component the “software” (literally, the “soft product”) a new term was introduced for the physical part: hardware. The hardware/software paradigm signified that the machine was now driven by an abstract, digital entity the software which made it automatic.

Shortly thereafter, assembly lines became largely automated and robotic.

Today, organizational systems in production environments (companies and institutions) still reflect the structure of the pre-digital era. All organizational elements are clearly defined and function effectively, yet their integration still requires external, manual intervention.

In this sense, modern organizations resemble the classic electromechanical machines of the pre-computing era.

The Creation of an Organizational Robot

1. The Research of GIS International

At the end of 2017, GIS International launched a research initiative aimed at innovating the core paradigm of organizational structures within production systems, transforming them from manual to interactive. The objective was to bring to the field of organization the same revolution that once occurred in the field of machines.
To clearly illustrate this concept, the diagram below represents the structure of the current organizational model, highlighting the indispensable element of quality control. This may consist either of an internal standard established by management to inherently ensure the safety and reliability of processes and products, or of the more structured system based on ISO 9001:2015, which identifies critical points across all processes in order to guarantee Total Quality.
To clearly illustrate this concept, the diagram below represents the structure of the current organizational model, highlighting the indispensable element of quality control. This may consist either of an internal standard established by management to inherently ensure the safety and reliability of processes and products, or of the more structured system based on ISO 9001:2015, which identifies critical points across all processes in order to guarantee Total Quality.

2. Diagram of MANUAL Flow in Current Organizational Systems

The speed of technical, commercial, and managerial progress inevitably clashes with the inherent slowness with which the current organizational system, however precise and comprehensive, produces information that, when properly interpreted, generates growth. Unfortunately, the difficulty of producing accurate and timely contextualized information remains high. Processes are slow, and often by the time information becomes available, it is already outdated by subsequent events.
The current manual structure of organizational systems has, until now, successfully and pervasively shaped the culture of production systems worldwide. Every productive sector across the globe is organized according to a mechanical and manual model. However, the latest editions of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems introduce a different perspective, namely the need to move beyond manual architecture by incorporating interactive elements.

3. The Vision of Industry 4.0 Is Realized by the G-MS Platform

In order to create a streamlined system that preserves the core organizational structures while operating transparently, it is essential to act on the relationships between these structures, without introducing radical changes to the existing framework. In fact, aside from their manual nature, current organizational structures are fundamentally sound. To modernize them, it is necessary to introduce digital tools capable of adding functions that enable integration, interactivity, and pervasiveness across all components.
GIS International has developed an architecture that integrates the manual component, where processes, procedures, standards, and people reside, with the digital component, capable of introducing integration, interaction, connectivity, and pervasiveness into the organization.

Within the G-MS architecture, the entire process becomes digital

Data are contextualized by the G-MS engine

Accurate decisions at an accessible cost

G-MS ORGANIZATIONAL ROBOT

The effects of this structure give rise to an ORGANIZATIONAL ROBOT that takes on the task of automating the monitoring of complex control operations within the system, to the full advantage of the Manager.

Some Innovative Features of G-MS

Current Quality Management systems, whether “Independent” systems implemented internally or “Official” systems based on ISO standards, which represent the state of the art in the field, constitute effective governance tools for organizations. These systems offer strong conceptual advantages, but they are MANUAL.

The strengths of the current frontier in quality organization:

  • High performance for the Organization and or Company
  • Application of parameters aimed at achieving predefined objectives
  • A structured approach to continuous improvement
The G-MS platform innovates the quality cycle and transforms it from MANUAL into AUTOMATIC AND INTERACTIVE
The G-MS platform developed by GIS International was created to eliminate manual dependency within the current organizational system and to radically innovate the flow and processing of collected data. Through specifically designed functions and algorithms, the G-MS platform operates in a completely transparent manner for the user. The platform automatically applies the process that leads to Knowledge Management.
G-MS continuously collects DATA from the system, both automatically and semi automatically, aggregates them into INFORMATION, and at the end of the process generates reports and outputs that form the foundation of the KNOWLEDGE made available to the Manager. This contextualized information provides a solid and objective decision support layer.
The G-MS platform supports the Manager by generating, through the personalized configuration of “DASHBOARDS” and “REPORTS” in real time, all the contextualized information required to make sound and informed decisions.
With its connected and integrated algorithms across all organizational ASSETS, G-MS enables the Manager to monitor established objectives in real time.

Dashboards

The Manager directly configures the "Information" related to the most critical Assets in order to receive real time alerts, including email notifications on mobile devices, regarding their actual status, compliance conditions, achieved goals, or ongoing emergencies.

Reports

The Manager directly configures the "Information" related to the Assets for which reports must be generated. Through the reporting tool, the Manager independently builds reports, as all real time updated information concerning every part of the system is available within the organization’s Genoma.

Through this native process, G-MS fills the major gaps created by manual structures, allowing the Manager to focus clearly on decisions that arise from real organizational knowledge, enabled by the digital functions of G-MS.
Currently, in all production systems, the organizational modus operandi requires that the verification of process implementation be carried out in various ways. Among the most important are control forms that are submitted to the direct supervisor or to the system so that they can be recorded and evaluated.
G-MS includes an inspection checklist editor
Within the G-MS platform, process verifications are fully digital. They are performed automatically when the Asset is capable of generating a digital signal, and semi automatically when the operator carries out the inspection. In both cases, the data are entered directly into the System in digital format via Tablet or PC.
G-MS is aware of all Asset data, generates task notifications for assigned personnel to perform inspections, and feeds everything into the digital engine where the artificial intelligence resides, assigning the role of ORGANIZATIONAL ROBOT.

Fields of Application and Objectives

Purpose and fields of application

The G-MS platform is designed to implement, in the management of production systems of any nature and or sector, through the application of fully digital and innovative information technologies, a complete and interactive integration between Processes and Management and Control Actions.

Some of the main production sectors where G-MS can be applied:

INDUSTRY OF ANY KIND

  • Oil
  • Energy
  • Chemical
  • Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Business

ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL

  • Local Authorities Municipalities Regions Government Agencies
  • Healthcare
  • Environment Environmental Agencies and Civil Protection
  • Transport and Infrastructure
  • Justice
  • Agriculture

SERVICES

  • Banks
  • Insurance Companies

Main Technical Features of G-MS

G-MS resides in the CLOUD and reaches the user with maximum flexibility

Also on mobile devices

Architecture fully based on digital tools:

  • The software has been developed on a Web platform using Responsive technology to adapt to the device on which it is displayed MacOS iOS Windows Android on PC Mac tablet or smartphone and does not require on premise infrastructure.
  • All information is processed digitally and accessible through mobile devices tablet iPad smartphone both iOS and Android.
  • The platform operates with a service logic Software as a Service SaaS connecting to a remote infrastructure through internet connectivity via LAN WiFi or 3G LTE networks. It is scalable and aligned with growing service and performance demands. It has been developed on a Web platform using Responsive technology to adapt to the device on which it is displayed MacOS iOS Windows Android on PC Mac tablet or smartphone and does not require on premise infrastructure.
  • The solution is AGID certified and integrates SPID access authentication.

Maintains the original organizational structure intact

  • Organizational hierarchical lines
  • Staff duties and roles
  • Production processes
  • Procedures and Management Systems

Introduces automatic digital properties

  • Horizontal interconnection
  • Vertical interconnection
  • Aggregation
  • Makes the PDCA cycle interactive

Objectives

G-MS achieves the following main objectives:

  • Improvement of productivity
  • Cost reduction
  • Reduction of service disruptions
  • Enhancement of leadership at all levels
  • Greater staff engagement
  • Reports and control dashboards across all processes
  • Transform production control from manual to automatic
  • Transform compliance control from manual to automatic
  • Transform management system operations from manual to automatic
  • Transform performance monitoring from manual to automatic
  • Transform maintenance scheduling from manual to automatic
  • Full compliance with internal and legislative standards
  • Greater supplier engagement
  • User involvement in products and services
  • Generation of contextualized information
  • Pervasive generation of information
  • Decision Support tools at all levels
  • Establishment of the continuous improvement process

Regulatory Framework

The main Legislative and Technical standards applied within the G-MS Platform are:

ISO 9001:2015 Standard

Quality Management System

ISO 45001 Standard

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Legislative Decree No. 81 of 09/04/2008

Consolidated Act on Workplace Health and Safety

Environmental Code

Legislative Decree 3 April 2006, No. 152