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Very well into the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution (industry 4.0), humankind can hardly distinguish between what is
artificial and what is natural (e.g., man-made virus and natural virus). Thus, the level of discombobulation among people,
companies, or countries is indeed unprecedented. The fact that industry 4.0 is explosively disrupting or retrofitting each and every
industrial sector makes industry 4.0 the famous buzzword amongst researchers today. However, the insight of industry 4.0
disruption into the industrial sectors remains ill-defined in both academic and nonacademic literature. The present study aimed at
identifying industry 4.0 neologisms, understanding the industry 4.0 disruption and illustrating the disruptive technology
convergence in the major industrial sectors. A total of 99 neologisms of industry 4.0 were identified. Industry 4.0 disruption in the
education industry (education 4.0), energy industry (energy 4.0), agriculture industry (agriculture 4.0), healthcare industry
(healthcare 4.0), and logistics industry (logistics 4.0) was described. The convergence of 12 disruptive technologies including 3D
printing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, big data, blockchain, cloud computing, drones, Internet of Things, nano-
technology, robotics, simulation, and synthetic biology in agriculture, healthcare, and logistics industries was illustrated. The study
divulged the need for extensive research to expand the application areas of the disruptive technologies in the industrial sectors. |
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