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Which 4.0 Professional Competencies Should Develop Middle Managers and Operators?

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Advances in Engineering Networks (ICIEOM 2018)

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There is no doubt about the impact that the 4th Industrial Revolution is having in our factories. New technologies are being developed, and huge quantities of money are being invested for modernizing our plants. Theses technologies are also impacting on operational and people management, and new professional competences are required for being able to work successfully in this environment. In this paper, combining literature review and fieldwork with 22 different companies that operate with 4.0 technologies, we identify and prioritize a list of 23 professional competencies.

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    Google, 10/02/2018.

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    Terres, J.I.; Lleó, A.; Viles, E.; Santos, J. (2018), Professional Competences 4.0. ISBN: 978-84-8081-595-6. https://goo.gl/u7JN1g.

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  1. Tecnun-School of Engineering, University of Navarra, Manuel de Lardizábal 15, 20018, San Sebastián, Spain

    Álvaro Lleo-de-Nalda, José Ignacio Terrés Goena, Elisabeth Viles Díez & Javier Santos

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Lleo-de-Nalda, Á., Terrés Goena, J.I., Viles Díez, E., Santos, J. (2020). Which 4.0 Professional Competencies Should Develop Middle Managers and Operators?. In: de Castro, R., Giménez, G. (eds) Advances in Engineering Networks. ICIEOM 2018. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44530-0_1

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