A study of future of manufacturing in the context of developed countries

Tan, Xihan (2017) A study of future of manufacturing in the context of developed countries. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Recently, emerging of the future manufacturing through global economic dynamics as well as advanced technologies has led to produce more diverse products in the world. Future manufacturing which is based on the concept of Industry 4.0 is to revolutionise the manufacturing industry by integrating advanced technologies into the heart of production system. However, there is still lack of study on identifying the criteria of the future manufacturing in the context of developed countries. Therefore, this study aims to determine the criteria which are necessary in shaping the future manufacturing for the developed countries. Thus, requirements of future manufacturing and the challenges in future manufacturing have been studied in the context of developed countries. Hence, there are four objectives have been set for this study which are; (i) To understand the concept of future manufacturing; (ii) To determine the critical requirements of future manufacturing for developed countries, (iii) To determine the critical challenges face by the future manufacturing for developed countries and (iv) To provide an illustration diagram of future manufacturing for developed countries based on requirements and challenges. The results of this study show that the concept of future manufacturing was understood through the literature study. Besides that, the requirements and challenges of future manufacturing were also determined through a thorough analysis of annual reports, books, journals and some formal websites of the relevant developed countries such as Australia, Canada, USA, Japan and Europe (i.e. Ireland, Denmark, Germany and UK). Thus, the critical requirements and challenges of future manufacturing have also been determined based on the Minor-Major rule. An illustration diagram has been constructed in order to conclude the overview of future manufacturing based on the critical requirements and challenges. In this way, it is believed that the findings from this study can be used as a guideline for the developed countries to get better understanding about their future manufacturing in the aspects of requirements and challenges.

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