"Frth ndstrl Rvltn", "4R", r "ndstry 4.0", s nlgsm dscrbng rpd tchnlgcl dvncmnt n th 21st cntry. t fllws th Thrd ndstrl Rvltn (th "nfrmtn g"). Th trm ws pplrsd n 2016 by Kls Schwb, th Wrld cnmc Frm fndr nd xctv chrmn, wh ssrts tht ths dvlpmnts rprsnt sgnfcnt shft n ndstrl cptlsm.
prt f ths phs f ndstrl chng s th jnng f tchnlgs lk rtfcl ntllgnc, gn dtng, t dvncd rbtcs tht blr th lns btwn th physcl, dgtl, nd blgcl wrlds.
Thrght ths, fndmntl shfts r tkng plc n hw th glbl prdctn nd spply ntwrk prts thrgh ngng tmtn f trdtnl mnfctrng nd ndstrl prctcs, sng mdrn smrt tchnlgy, lrg-scl mchn-t-mchn cmmnctn (M2M), nd th ntrnt f thngs (T). Ths ntgrtn rslts n ncrsng tmtn, mprvng cmmnctn nd slf-mntrng, nd th s f smrt mchns tht cn nlys nd dgns sss wtht th nd fr hmn ntrvntn.
t ls rprsnts scl, pltcl, nd cnmc shft frm th dgtl g f th lt 1990s nd rly 2000s t n r f mbddd cnnctvty dstngshd by th bqty f tchnlgy n scty (.. mtvrs) tht chngs th wys hmns xprnc nd knw th wrld rnd thm. t psts tht w hv crtd nd r ntrng n gmntd scl rlty cmprd t jst th ntrl snss nd ndstrl blty f hmns ln. Th Frth ndstrl Rvltn s smtms xpctd t mrk th bgnnng f n mgntn g, whr crtvty nd mgntn bcm th prmry drvrs f cnmc vl.