The application of industry 4.0 technologies in pandemic management: Literature review and case study

Javid Moosavi; Javad Bakhshi; Igor Martek

doi:10.1016/j.health.2021.100008

The application of industry 4.0 technologies in pandemic management: Literature review and case study

Healthc Anal (N Y). 2021 Nov:1:100008. doi: 10.1016/j.health.2021.100008. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Javid Moosavi¹, Javad Bakhshi², Igor Martek³

Affiliations

¹ School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney 2007, Australia.
² School of Project Management, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
³ School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic impact on people's lives has been devastating. Around the world, people have been forced to stay home, resorting to the use of digital technologies in an effort to continue their life and work as best they can. Covid-19 has thus accelerated society's digital transformation towards Industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution). Using scientometric analysis, this study presents a systematic literature review of the themes within Industry 4.0. Thematic analysis reveals that the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud computing, Machine learning, Security, Big Data, Blockchain, Deep learning, Digitalization, and Cyber-physical system (CPS) to be the key technologies associated with Industry 4.0. Subsequently, a case study using Industry 4.0 technologies to manage the Covid-19 pandemic is discussed. In conclusion, Covid-19,is clearly shown to be an accelerant in the progression towards Industry 4.0. Moreover, the technologies of this digital transformation can be expected to be invoked in the management of future pandemics.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Blockchain; Covid-19; Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); Pandemic.