Description
This book explores recent advances in blockchain technology and its impact on Industry 4.0 via advanced technologies. It provides an in-depth analysis of the step by step evolution of Industry 4.0 and blockchain technologies for creating the next-generation, secure, decentralized, distributed and trusted industry environment and enhancing the productivity of industries. The book describes how blockchain technology makes the industrial internet (Industry 4.0) a transparent, reliable and secure environment for people, processes, systems, and services, presenting a strong, technological and conceptual framework and roadmap for decision-makers involved in the transformation of any area of industry.
Table of Contents
1. History of Industrial Revolutions: From Homo Sapiens Hunters to Bitcoin Hunters.- 2. Blockchain and Industry 4.0: Overview, Convergence, and Analysis.- 3. Blockchain Technology for Data Management in Industry 4.0.- 4. Secure Smart Contract Generation based on Petri Nets.- 5. Blockchain for Machine to Machine Interaction in Industry 4.0.- 6. Blockchain-based Crowdfunding.- 7. Engineering 4.0: Future with disruptive technologies.- 8. The Opportunities of Blockchain in Health 4.0.
