Abstract
In this study, the periodical differences of industrial revolutions, which is one of the effects of technological developments in the industrial field, and the last stage of it are mentioned. With the latest industrial revolution called Industry 4.0, machines work in harmony with technology at every stage of industrial areas. This period, known as Industry 4.0 or the fourth industrial revolution, refers to the system in which the latest production technologies, automation systems, and the technologies that make up this system exchange data with each other. In addition to the information technologies and automation systems used in Industry 3.0, industrial production has gained a whole new dimension with the use of the internet. With internet networks, machines, operators, and robots now work in harmony. At this point, the concept of internet of objects becomes important. Therefore, another focus of the study is the concept of internet of objects. There are some assumptions about the uses, benefits, and future status of the internet of things.
TopBackground
The concept of the 4th Industrial Revolution was first used in 2011 at the Hannover Fair in Germany (EBSO, 2015). Industry 4.0 generally consists of three structures: The Internet of Things, The Internet of Services and The Cyber Physical Systems. The concept of Industry 4.0 can be defined as modular structured smart factories, monitoring with cyber-physical systems, making a virtual copy of the physical world and making decentralized decisions (Lee et al., 2015).
It is seen that Germany, which introduced the concept of Industry 4.0 to the world, leads the researches published on this subject. As of 2016, half of the 56 studies evaluated included at least one researcher from Germany. Germany is followed by China with 11 studies. These are followed by developed countries such as England, Spain and America. It is seen that the concept of Industry 4.0 has started to find its place in the literature after 2014 and researchers and academic journals attach more importance to this issue (Pamuk & Soysal, 2018).