Process Automation and Workforce Productivity in Industry 4.0 Transition

Ricky Agusiady; Adang Haryaman

Authors

Ricky Agusiady Universitas Sangga Buana Bandung Author
Adang Haryaman Universitas Logistik dan Bisnis Internasional Author

Keywords:

process, automation, workforce, productivity, industry, transition, engineering, integrative review

Abstract

This integrative evidence review examines process automation and workforce productivity in industry 4.0 transition by asking how process automation is connected to workforce productivity and which conditions determine whether that connection becomes operationally meaningful. The article synthesizes peer-reviewed and institutional literature relevant to industrial assets, production systems, infrastructure, and built environments, emphasizing mechanisms, boundary conditions, and measurement choices rather than a universal average effect. The synthesis identifies complementary roles for sensing and condition monitoring, sensor quality, and governance or coordination routines. No survey, interview, experiment, proprietary dataset, or regression estimate is represented as having been collected for this conceptual review.

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