Which road map to Industry 4.0 (I4.0) should the pharma industry follow?

We explored this question during the YP workshop held during the Verona conference, leveraging “gamification” (a learning technique that incorporates game elements) to determine a strategy for the journey.

A road map describes a path that goes from point A to point B —but we all know that a straight line is rarely a feasible option. There are also multiple points of origin that can yield different approaches, perspectives, and objectives, each with potential conflicts and contradictions.

In our case this means engineering, information and operational technology (IT/OT), supply chain, quality, regulatory, etc. The biggest challenge is to ensure a holistic perspective aligned with a company’s business or end goal.

The Industry 4.0 journey has similar strategic and tactical approaches.