Industries
Mankind has experienced some great changes so far. The discovery of fire can be seen as the beginning of the era of human transformation and its entry into the circuit of progress. The agricultural revolution and the fundamental changes after that and the industrial revolution with its glory in the late 18th century to the middle of the 19th century, which transformed industry, agriculture, production and transportation, show the chain sequence of human progress. If we consider the revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries as the first industrial revolution, then the huge developments of the early 20th century that led to the acceleration of production and the introduction of new technologies into the industry will be the second industrial revolution. But in the 20th century, the scientific development of mankind marked the invention of the first computer and the entry into the Internet era.
Therefore, the emergence of the electronic world coincides with the third industrial revolution. But the peak of human intellectual and industrial maturity so far should be seen in the emergence of the virtual age, intelligentization and the fourth industrial revolution. Although the foundations of this revolution are based on the shoulders of the third revolution, the astonishing speed and growth of scientific discoveries and the depth of penetration of new technologies and the evolution of human knowledge compared to the past revolutions are the prominent features of this revolution. This huge development is associated with characteristics such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, blockchain, cloud computing, big data, self-driving cars, quantum computing, and exploring the boundaries of the digital, biological, and physical world by creating a smart and integrated network.
OIL, GAS & Refinery Industries
The use of emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, such as machine learning and big data analysis, is increasing day by day in the oil and gas industry. According to “Shana”, studies show that the digital transformation in the operational technologies of this field has provided a new generation of operational processes for exploration and extraction of oil and gas. With this approach, this industry is looking for a transformation in its strategies to take advantage of the capacity of artificial intelligence and integrated data; A transformation that is based on emerging digital technologies.
Business modernization is the goal of most oil and gas companies in digital transformation projects, and the issue of “prediction” is still the main focus of all transformations, but the approach to exploiting its results has changed. Cognitive analysis, artificial intelligence algorithms, Internet of Things and many common tools in digitalization have become basic requirements in the design of intelligent mining and exploration processes, and the main goal is to increase the productivity and security of operations through the automation of processes. Is. Reducing costs, creating competitive advantages, simplifying processes and saving time are other motivations that intensify digitization. Cognitive analysis, artificial intelligence algorithms, Internet of Things, and many common tools in digitalization have become essential in the design of intelligent exploration and mining processes, and the main goal is to increase the productivity and security of operations through process automation. Reducing costs, creating competitive advantages, simplifying processes and saving time are other motivations that intensify digitalization.
The most important foreseeable benefits in digital transformation are “asset integration and maintenance management”. “Development of exploration sites”, “Increasing productivity in drilling”, the possibility of “purification of extracted volumes”, “Intelligent control of the status of oil and gas pipelines”, “Gas processing”, “Intelligent management of the transportation process”, “Marketing”, ” Warehousing”, “electricity production” are in the next categories. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and digital twins have a special place in the process of achieving these advantages. By using 3D models, the data and the general reality of operational operations at the operational site are transformed into a model that enables scenario-making for the future of its development. Artificial intelligence can drive intelligent automation and create a competitive advantage for the oil company by increasing the speed of extraction and reducing errors.
Petrochemical and Petrorefining Industries
The petrochemical industry is one of the largest and most important industries in the world, which plays a key role in the economy of countries. The world’s petrochemical industry, with more than 20 million employees and annual sales of 5 trillion dollars, acts as the cornerstone of many industries that produce final goods such as agriculture, automotive, construction, and pharmaceutical products. This industry faces many challenges and risks, including the possibility of leaks, explosions and other problems that can lead to human and financial losses. Many accidents and explosions can be prevented by quickly diagnosing problems and disturbances. Also, by optimally using equipment and preventing sudden breakdowns, maintenance and repair costs can be reduced. In addition, continuous monitoring and receiving real-time information about the status of equipment can help improve processes and increase production. All these things can be achieved with the help of Internet of Things.
Industry 4.0 brings together advanced digital and physical technologies to provide a better physical-to-digital connection, and this can potentially transform the petrochemical industry by improving strategic growth and streamlining operations. More importantly, these technologies are now advanced enough to integrate with petrochemical companies’ core marketing and transformation processes to digitally transform manufacturing operations and enable intelligent supply chains and factories like the model Make commercially usable products. The fourth industrial revolution is an important stimulus for the smartening of the petrochemical industry. Petrochemicals, like other industries, generally face basic strategic and structural challenges. The development of the market of companies in this industry and the desire to enter the global markets requires a stable and safe supply chain if the interaction between all its components is managed in a clear, transparent and efficient way.
Natural disasters, leaking oil and gas pipelines, communication and regulatory restrictions are the challenges that always stand in the way of the oil and gas industry. Some information in refineries must be continuously reviewed and monitored. These monitoring include monitoring the level of the tanks, the thickness of the pipes, the flow rate and the pressure of the pipes, which are some of these key and important parameters. Changes in temperature, pressure and flow are very important issues. For this reason, any small changes should be measured using accurate and sensitive devices to avoid human disasters. Poor monitoring can have consequences such as the loss of company assets, fines due to pollution and even life risks. The largest volume of oil and gas production often occurs in harsh and remote environments where there are very few communication networks, which makes monitoring and monitoring very difficult and expensive.
The Internet of Things allows us to monitor more parameters using technology at the sensor level, perform measurements less often manually, collect more data and information to improve process optimization. . By using wireless sensors, more information is collected and this information is analyzed and improves the processes. By means of Internet of Things, information review and monitoring is done in a short period of time, which includes monitoring the level of tanks, thickness of pipes, flow rate and pressure of pipes. If this information is to be reviewed and monitored by human resources, it will take a lot of time and money, and despite this technology, an opportunity is provided to obtain more and more accurate information, information that will ultimately improve the performance of the work to a higher capacity. By using the Internet of Things, we will achieve the goals of optimizing the production line, analyzing errors and finding solutions, and reducing costs, and also in a wider perspective, using this technology, greenhouse gases will be reduced and with Finding solutions can increase oil production and manage gas resources intelligently. Gases may be wasted during the refinery process, which can be calculated using the accurate calculations of Internet of Things sensors and finding a solution to prevent gas wastage
Water, Electricity and Renewable Energy Industries
Mining, Metal & Construction Industries
In order to produce more and improve the quality of products, the steel industry is on the path of using the technologies resulting from the fourth revolution. It is clear that this massive wave will affect all processes and the steel value chain. Undoubtedly, this stunning growth of technology will create many opportunities for the steel industry by establishing smart factories, digitizing this industry, increasing productivity, using 3D printing technology in the manufacturing and maintenance industry by producing parts with high strength and weight. Less along with advanced analysis and even, the sales and marketing process, brought about a fundamental transformation in the industry and society. The use of an integrated process management system, warehousing and intelligent customer communication system, and beyond these, the use of robotic technology in production, is facing the steel industry. The new revolution will transform the steel industry and its related industries by expanding artificial intelligence technology and mainstreaming it in the industry and using digital technologies, increasing the widespread use of the Internet of Things, intelligent robots with the ability to learn and the development of remote control by managers. . These achievements can be used to improve performance and production efficiency in blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces along with reducing costs.
With the challenges of increasing production efficiency, developing a circular economy and moving towards sustainable production, in addition to competition between steel factories, competition between factories producing all industrial materials has also been formed, encouraging steelmakers to use the capabilities provided by the fourth industrial revolution as much as possible. has done. The country’s steel industry’s neglect of this huge development while it is still facing certain problems can make the country’s steel industry face other problems in the coming years. The steel industry and most of the factories remain in the middle of the second and third industrial revolutions, while our competitors are moving quickly towards solving the problems and providing the necessary infrastructure to definitively and completely enter the era of the fourth industrial revolution. In the meantime, the digital transformation plan of Foulad Mobarakeh, as the country’s largest industrial holding, in order to transition to a smart factory, can pave the way for other domestic factories. Currently, only Mobarake steel is using the third generation of technology, and other industrial units are still stuck in the transition from the second to the third generation. Now, a few of the world’s largest companies are members of the Lighthouse Club; The club of companies with fourth generation technology and the joining of steel companies to this club in the coming years can make a big industrial leap in the country. Currently, there is an urgent need for investment, to go beyond the traditional methods of management and science production methods, and especially the financing of infrastructure projects and extensive interaction with the scientific and technological centers of the world.
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Industries
Digital agriculture, sometimes known as smart agriculture, is a tool that digitally collects, stores, analyzes and shares data or information in agriculture and can use this often low-value data, create wealth Digital agriculture can address these challenges by making the agricultural value chain more efficient, fairer and more sustainable. The productivity of digital technology is transforming economic activity by reducing the costs of duplicating, transporting, tracking, verifying and searching data. By reducing costs, digital technology improves efficiency throughout the agricultural value chain. Farm productivity and precision agriculture technologies can minimize required inputs such as agricultural fertilizer for a given yield. Future agriculture is digital agriculture, which will be based on artificial intelligence and robotics, and will use data analysis and communication technologies in an intelligent way to optimize system performance.
In this way, various technologies such as quantitative decision-making tools, cloud technology, sensors, robots and digital communication tools will be used. In addition, the transparency of the value chain is also considered. On the other hand, food companies are also looking for new ways to respond to the increasing demand of their consumers in the field of improving the quality of products. For this reason, it is predicted that in the near future, the agricultural industry will completely become a fully intelligent industry (smart agriculture).
Medicine, Pharmaceutical & Health Industries
The fourth industrial revolution, with the impact of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and digital technologies in all industries, has brought about major changes in the pharmaceutical world. This revolution has caused a change in the process of research and development of drugs, production of drugs, distribution and provision of health services and has created a wide impact in this industry. This revolution in pharmaceuticals is also known as Pharma 4.0. The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing various industries, including the medical industry. By connecting medical devices, gadgets and sensors to the Internet, a huge amount of patient data can be collected and analyzed. This, in turn, offers new opportunities for better, more efficient, and more affordable care to medical centers, patients, and doctors, and can greatly help increase productivity. Medical Internet of Things (IoMT) is a term that refers to the use of IoT devices in healthcare.
Using digital technologies, researchers can create advanced models to simulate the action of different drugs. These simulations allow them to test different changes in drug combinations and achieve better drugs. Because the research process is done digitally, information can be provided to the relevant quality and regulatory inspectors more quickly, and approval times are reduced without the need to manually transfer documents and samples. According to these effects, it can be said that the fourth industrial revolution in the pharmaceutical research and development sector has led to the improvement of the development process of drugs, reducing costs, and increasing the quality and effectiveness of drugs. These changes benefit all societies and public health and show the endless importance of this revolution in the pharmaceutical industry.
Marine, shipping and logistics industries
Transportation, as one of the main foundations of sustainable and balanced development, is closely related to important components such as economic growth, security and social justice, and the development of this sector is considered one of the key axes of the growth and progress of economies. The growth and development of technology, especially the significant developments of the fourth generation technologies of the digital economy, makes the need to make various economic sectors smarter to accept the future developments even more necessary. The transportation industry in Iran in all its forms is very vulnerable due to the lack of integrated management, uneconomical and low productivity. This industry is currently facing a lot of problems both in the infrastructure sector and in the fleet and implementation sectors, and solving these weaknesses requires a comprehensive approach to this field, focusing on the introduction of new technologies and optimal management.
Today, the two main arms of the marine transportation industry, namely ports and shipping and their related industries, are continuously being updated and made smarter. The infrastructures of the aforementioned industries (such as ships and ports) are equipped with new and smart technologies, and correspondingly, the skills of employees in their respective jobs are continuously increased through required training. Undoubtedly, the productivity of every sector of the industry, including marine industries, is affected by the three main factors of service quality, service speed, and total costs. These factors have a major contribution to competitiveness, which in today’s highly competitive business definitely depends on intelligence.
Intelligence in the shipping industry
Taking a quick look at the facilities, equipment and manpower working in ships, ports and shipbuilding industries in the last 40 years and comparing it with today’s ships, ports and industries, we see a huge and irreversible difference. These differences are mainly evident in increasing the volume and speed of activities, accuracy and quality of activities, increasing safety, reducing manpower, increasing personnel skills and using new technologies. The use and implementation of new technologies has been the cause of all these changes. Information and electronic technologies have played a major role in these huge developments. The nature of maritime activities in the field of work on ships and ports in the past has generally been person-oriented (manual). For this reason, it required a lot of manpower to physically carry out the operation. Therefore, due to the difficulty of work and the improvement of living standards in advanced countries in recent years, most of the European crews were replaced by crews from other countries such as India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Ukraine, Africa, etc., and on the other hand, the use of new technologies and intelligentization , has caused the reduction of employees in traditional and old jobs, which is considered as a kind of threat. But besides that, turning to jobs in standards and the field of new technologies, especially GS1 standards and information technology technology, continues to increase day by day. In short, the main advantages of smartening and using GS1 standards and information technology are:
GS1 standards and information and communication technology are becoming the main axis and shaping the national competitiveness of countries.
GS1 standards and information technology and smart technologies play a vital role for continuing innovations in creating new processes and products and as a result creating competitive advantages.
GS1 standards and intelligence and information technology increase the transparency of administrative processes and decisions. All these achievements have been achieved in the shadow of reduction or lack of need for human factors.
Examples of the advancements made in the field of intelligence in the maritime transport industry
Smartening of ports by using GS1 standards and various types of technology, including information technology, has increased the speed, safety and accuracy of operations on a large scale. For example, the digitization of many ship reports, which, while increasing the accuracy and durability, has led to the ease of entering information while increasing its volume, and at the same time, it has caused the reduction of employees in the relevant departments. Conducting effective and practical training on ships, which, while increasing skills, has reduced the common processes of sending employees to special centers for training, the possibility of effective and accurate implementation of many international laws and regulations and requirements (such as reducing environmental pollution caused by greenhouse gases etc.) has provided
The establishment of satellite networks for ships’ employees to use the Internet, satellite TV and their communication with their families has increased their motivation and, as a result, increased their productivity in addition to improving the standard of living of seafarers. Automatic and digital sending of navigational maps to ships has reduced the costs, reduced the work of the ship’s staff, and increased the safety of navigation of vessels. Controlling the use of parts, essentials, oil, fuel, etc. can be accurately monitored and optimized using advanced software. Sending accurate, timely and effective instructions to ships and establishing quick and direct communication with seafarers, especially in times of danger and accidents, has increased the safety and reliability of ship navigation operations. The use of new technologies in the field of “Condition Monitoring” automatically reduces the volume of “Planned Maintenance” of ships, and while reducing the risk of machinery failure, it also leads to a reduction in costs. The new technology has provided a lot of information to the commanders regarding the optimal selection of the route, water inlet and trim of the ships.
With the help of GS1 standards and information technology, which are the main foundations of intelligence, many facilities have been provided in terms of access to aggregated and long-term information, as well as sharing experiences and knowledge management, so that with proper planning, organizational knowledge can be easily collected. , extracted and transferred.
The impact of intelligentization on the maritime profession
Smart technologies have brought many effective changes in the field of maritime transport industry. With the use of technologies such as cameras, radar, sonar, GPS, and many other sensors over the past years, ship navigation has become easier for mariners. It is expected that in the near future even the task of navigation and steering of the ship will be completely handed over to intelligent systems. According to researchers, by 2020, the first unmanned ship will travel in local waters, and by 2050, the first unmanned ocean liner will travel in the seas. Undoubtedly, the use of new technologies greatly reduces cost and human error on board. In this way, the productivity of human power in shipping increases significantly. At the same time, economic constraints, financial pressures, rising fuel prices, environmental restrictions, and the difficulty of working in conventional giant ships do not affect the interest and enthusiasm of ship owners to use new ships; Because with these ships, the owners get more profit with less cost. With rumblings of smartness in the shipping industry, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have focused heavily on it.
OIL, GAS & Refinery Industries
The use of emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, such as machine learning and big data analysis, is increasing day by day in the oil and gas industry. According to “Shana”, studies show that the digital transformation in the operational technologies of this field has provided a new generation of operational processes for exploration and extraction of oil and gas. With this approach, this industry is looking for a transformation in its strategies to take advantage of the capacity of artificial intelligence and integrated data; A transformation that is based on emerging digital technologies.
Business modernization is the goal of most oil and gas companies in digital transformation projects, and the issue of “prediction” is still the main focus of all transformations, but the approach to exploiting its results has changed. Cognitive analysis, artificial intelligence algorithms, Internet of Things and many common tools in digitalization have become basic requirements in the design of intelligent mining and exploration processes, and the main goal is to increase the productivity and security of operations through the automation of processes. Is. Reducing costs, creating competitive advantages, simplifying processes and saving time are other motivations that intensify digitization. Cognitive analysis, artificial intelligence algorithms, Internet of Things, and many common tools in digitalization have become essential in the design of intelligent exploration and mining processes, and the main goal is to increase the productivity and security of operations through process automation. Reducing costs, creating competitive advantages, simplifying processes and saving time are other motivations that intensify digitalization.
The most important foreseeable benefits in digital transformation are “asset integration and maintenance management”. “Development of exploration sites”, “Increasing productivity in drilling”, the possibility of “purification of extracted volumes”, “Intelligent control of the status of oil and gas pipelines”, “Gas processing”, “Intelligent management of the transportation process”, “Marketing”, ” Warehousing”, “electricity production” are in the next categories. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and digital twins have a special place in the process of achieving these advantages. By using 3D models, the data and the general reality of operational operations at the operational site are transformed into a model that enables scenario-making for the future of its development. Artificial intelligence can drive intelligent automation and create a competitive advantage for the oil company by increasing the speed of extraction and reducing errors.
Petrochemical and Petrorefining Industries
The petrochemical industry is one of the largest and most important industries in the world, which plays a key role in the economy of countries. The world’s petrochemical industry, with more than 20 million employees and annual sales of 5 trillion dollars, acts as the cornerstone of many industries that produce final goods such as agriculture, automotive, construction, and pharmaceutical products. This industry faces many challenges and risks, including the possibility of leaks, explosions and other problems that can lead to human and financial losses. Many accidents and explosions can be prevented by quickly diagnosing problems and disturbances. Also, by optimally using equipment and preventing sudden breakdowns, maintenance and repair costs can be reduced. In addition, continuous monitoring and receiving real-time information about the status of equipment can help improve processes and increase production. All these things can be achieved with the help of Internet of Things.
Industry 4.0 brings together advanced digital and physical technologies to provide a better physical-to-digital connection, and this can potentially transform the petrochemical industry by improving strategic growth and streamlining operations. More importantly, these technologies are now advanced enough to integrate with petrochemical companies’ core marketing and transformation processes to digitally transform manufacturing operations and enable intelligent supply chains and factories like the model Make commercially usable products. The fourth industrial revolution is an important stimulus for the smartening of the petrochemical industry. Petrochemicals, like other industries, generally face basic strategic and structural challenges. The development of the market of companies in this industry and the desire to enter the global markets requires a stable and safe supply chain if the interaction between all its components is managed in a clear, transparent and efficient way.
Natural disasters, leaking oil and gas pipelines, communication and regulatory restrictions are the challenges that always stand in the way of the oil and gas industry. Some information in refineries must be continuously reviewed and monitored. These monitoring include monitoring the level of the tanks, the thickness of the pipes, the flow rate and the pressure of the pipes, which are some of these key and important parameters. Changes in temperature, pressure and flow are very important issues. For this reason, any small changes should be measured using accurate and sensitive devices to avoid human disasters. Poor monitoring can have consequences such as the loss of company assets, fines due to pollution and even life risks. The largest volume of oil and gas production often occurs in harsh and remote environments where there are very few communication networks, which makes monitoring and monitoring very difficult and expensive.
The Internet of Things allows us to monitor more parameters using technology at the sensor level, perform measurements less often manually, collect more data and information to improve process optimization. . By using wireless sensors, more information is collected and this information is analyzed and improves the processes. By means of Internet of Things, information review and monitoring is done in a short period of time, which includes monitoring the level of tanks, thickness of pipes, flow rate and pressure of pipes. If this information is to be reviewed and monitored by human resources, it will take a lot of time and money, and despite this technology, an opportunity is provided to obtain more and more accurate information, information that will ultimately improve the performance of the work to a higher capacity. By using the Internet of Things, we will achieve the goals of optimizing the production line, analyzing errors and finding solutions, and reducing costs, and also in a wider perspective, using this technology, greenhouse gases will be reduced and with Finding solutions can increase oil production and manage gas resources intelligently. Gases may be wasted during the refinery process, which can be calculated using the accurate calculations of Internet of Things sensors and finding a solution to prevent gas wastage
Water, Electricity and Renewable Energy Industries
Mining, Metal & Construction Industries
In order to produce more and improve the quality of products, the steel industry is on the path of using the technologies resulting from the fourth revolution. It is clear that this massive wave will affect all processes and the steel value chain. Undoubtedly, this stunning growth of technology will create many opportunities for the steel industry by establishing smart factories, digitizing this industry, increasing productivity, using 3D printing technology in the manufacturing and maintenance industry by producing parts with high strength and weight. Less along with advanced analysis and even, the sales and marketing process, brought about a fundamental transformation in the industry and society. The use of an integrated process management system, warehousing and intelligent customer communication system, and beyond these, the use of robotic technology in production, is facing the steel industry. The new revolution will transform the steel industry and its related industries by expanding artificial intelligence technology and mainstreaming it in the industry and using digital technologies, increasing the widespread use of the Internet of Things, intelligent robots with the ability to learn and the development of remote control by managers. . These achievements can be used to improve performance and production efficiency in blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces along with reducing costs.
With the challenges of increasing production efficiency, developing a circular economy and moving towards sustainable production, in addition to competition between steel factories, competition between factories producing all industrial materials has also been formed, encouraging steelmakers to use the capabilities provided by the fourth industrial revolution as much as possible. has done. The country’s steel industry’s neglect of this huge development while it is still facing certain problems can make the country’s steel industry face other problems in the coming years. The steel industry and most of the factories remain in the middle of the second and third industrial revolutions, while our competitors are moving quickly towards solving the problems and providing the necessary infrastructure to definitively and completely enter the era of the fourth industrial revolution. In the meantime, the digital transformation plan of Foulad Mobarakeh, as the country’s largest industrial holding, in order to transition to a smart factory, can pave the way for other domestic factories. Currently, only Mobarake steel is using the third generation of technology, and other industrial units are still stuck in the transition from the second to the third generation. Now, a few of the world’s largest companies are members of the Lighthouse Club; The club of companies with fourth generation technology and the joining of steel companies to this club in the coming years can make a big industrial leap in the country. Currently, there is an urgent need for investment, to go beyond the traditional methods of management and science production methods, and especially the financing of infrastructure projects and extensive interaction with the scientific and technological centers of the world.
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Industries
Digital agriculture, sometimes known as smart agriculture, is a tool that digitally collects, stores, analyzes and shares data or information in agriculture and can use this often low-value data, create wealth Digital agriculture can address these challenges by making the agricultural value chain more efficient, fairer and more sustainable. The productivity of digital technology is transforming economic activity by reducing the costs of duplicating, transporting, tracking, verifying and searching data. By reducing costs, digital technology improves efficiency throughout the agricultural value chain. Farm productivity and precision agriculture technologies can minimize required inputs such as agricultural fertilizer for a given yield. Future agriculture is digital agriculture, which will be based on artificial intelligence and robotics, and will use data analysis and communication technologies in an intelligent way to optimize system performance.
In this way, various technologies such as quantitative decision-making tools, cloud technology, sensors, robots and digital communication tools will be used. In addition, the transparency of the value chain is also considered. On the other hand, food companies are also looking for new ways to respond to the increasing demand of their consumers in the field of improving the quality of products. For this reason, it is predicted that in the near future, the agricultural industry will completely become a fully intelligent industry (smart agriculture).
Medicine, Pharmaceutical & Health Industries
The fourth industrial revolution, with the impact of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and digital technologies in all industries, has brought about major changes in the pharmaceutical world. This revolution has caused a change in the process of research and development of drugs, production of drugs, distribution and provision of health services and has created a wide impact in this industry. This revolution in pharmaceuticals is also known as Pharma 4.0. The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing various industries, including the medical industry. By connecting medical devices, gadgets and sensors to the Internet, a huge amount of patient data can be collected and analyzed. This, in turn, offers new opportunities for better, more efficient, and more affordable care to medical centers, patients, and doctors, and can greatly help increase productivity. Medical Internet of Things (IoMT) is a term that refers to the use of IoT devices in healthcare.
Using digital technologies, researchers can create advanced models to simulate the action of different drugs. These simulations allow them to test different changes in drug combinations and achieve better drugs. Because the research process is done digitally, information can be provided to the relevant quality and regulatory inspectors more quickly, and approval times are reduced without the need to manually transfer documents and samples. According to these effects, it can be said that the fourth industrial revolution in the pharmaceutical research and development sector has led to the improvement of the development process of drugs, reducing costs, and increasing the quality and effectiveness of drugs. These changes benefit all societies and public health and show the endless importance of this revolution in the pharmaceutical industry.
Marine, shipping and logistics industries
Transportation, as one of the main foundations of sustainable and balanced development, is closely related to important components such as economic growth, security and social justice, and the development of this sector is considered one of the key axes of the growth and progress of economies. The growth and development of technology, especially the significant developments of the fourth generation technologies of the digital economy, makes the need to make various economic sectors smarter to accept the future developments even more necessary. The transportation industry in Iran in all its forms is very vulnerable due to the lack of integrated management, uneconomical and low productivity. This industry is currently facing a lot of problems both in the infrastructure sector and in the fleet and implementation sectors, and solving these weaknesses requires a comprehensive approach to this field, focusing on the introduction of new technologies and optimal management.
Today, the two main arms of the marine transportation industry, namely ports and shipping and their related industries, are continuously being updated and made smarter. The infrastructures of the aforementioned industries (such as ships and ports) are equipped with new and smart technologies, and correspondingly, the skills of employees in their respective jobs are continuously increased through required training. Undoubtedly, the productivity of every sector of the industry, including marine industries, is affected by the three main factors of service quality, service speed, and total costs. These factors have a major contribution to competitiveness, which in today’s highly competitive business definitely depends on intelligence.
Intelligence in the shipping industry
Taking a quick look at the facilities, equipment and manpower working in ships, ports and shipbuilding industries in the last 40 years and comparing it with today’s ships, ports and industries, we see a huge and irreversible difference. These differences are mainly evident in increasing the volume and speed of activities, accuracy and quality of activities, increasing safety, reducing manpower, increasing personnel skills and using new technologies. The use and implementation of new technologies has been the cause of all these changes. Information and electronic technologies have played a major role in these huge developments. The nature of maritime activities in the field of work on ships and ports in the past has generally been person-oriented (manual). For this reason, it required a lot of manpower to physically carry out the operation. Therefore, due to the difficulty of work and the improvement of living standards in advanced countries in recent years, most of the European crews were replaced by crews from other countries such as India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Ukraine, Africa, etc., and on the other hand, the use of new technologies and intelligentization , has caused the reduction of employees in traditional and old jobs, which is considered as a kind of threat. But besides that, turning to jobs in standards and the field of new technologies, especially GS1 standards and information technology technology, continues to increase day by day. In short, the main advantages of smartening and using GS1 standards and information technology are:
GS1 standards and information and communication technology are becoming the main axis and shaping the national competitiveness of countries.
GS1 standards and information technology and smart technologies play a vital role for continuing innovations in creating new processes and products and as a result creating competitive advantages.
GS1 standards and intelligence and information technology increase the transparency of administrative processes and decisions. All these achievements have been achieved in the shadow of reduction or lack of need for human factors.
Examples of the advancements made in the field of intelligence in the maritime transport industry
Smartening of ports by using GS1 standards and various types of technology, including information technology, has increased the speed, safety and accuracy of operations on a large scale. For example, the digitization of many ship reports, which, while increasing the accuracy and durability, has led to the ease of entering information while increasing its volume, and at the same time, it has caused the reduction of employees in the relevant departments. Conducting effective and practical training on ships, which, while increasing skills, has reduced the common processes of sending employees to special centers for training, the possibility of effective and accurate implementation of many international laws and regulations and requirements (such as reducing environmental pollution caused by greenhouse gases etc.) has provided
The establishment of satellite networks for ships’ employees to use the Internet, satellite TV and their communication with their families has increased their motivation and, as a result, increased their productivity in addition to improving the standard of living of seafarers. Automatic and digital sending of navigational maps to ships has reduced the costs, reduced the work of the ship’s staff, and increased the safety of navigation of vessels. Controlling the use of parts, essentials, oil, fuel, etc. can be accurately monitored and optimized using advanced software. Sending accurate, timely and effective instructions to ships and establishing quick and direct communication with seafarers, especially in times of danger and accidents, has increased the safety and reliability of ship navigation operations. The use of new technologies in the field of “Condition Monitoring” automatically reduces the volume of “Planned Maintenance” of ships, and while reducing the risk of machinery failure, it also leads to a reduction in costs. The new technology has provided a lot of information to the commanders regarding the optimal selection of the route, water inlet and trim of the ships.
With the help of GS1 standards and information technology, which are the main foundations of intelligence, many facilities have been provided in terms of access to aggregated and long-term information, as well as sharing experiences and knowledge management, so that with proper planning, organizational knowledge can be easily collected. , extracted and transferred.
The impact of intelligentization on the maritime profession
Smart technologies have brought many effective changes in the field of maritime transport industry. With the use of technologies such as cameras, radar, sonar, GPS, and many other sensors over the past years, ship navigation has become easier for mariners. It is expected that in the near future even the task of navigation and steering of the ship will be completely handed over to intelligent systems. According to researchers, by 2020, the first unmanned ship will travel in local waters, and by 2050, the first unmanned ocean liner will travel in the seas. Undoubtedly, the use of new technologies greatly reduces cost and human error on board. In this way, the productivity of human power in shipping increases significantly. At the same time, economic constraints, financial pressures, rising fuel prices, environmental restrictions, and the difficulty of working in conventional giant ships do not affect the interest and enthusiasm of ship owners to use new ships; Because with these ships, the owners get more profit with less cost. With rumblings of smartness in the shipping industry, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have focused heavily on it.
