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The advent of digitalization in Internet era and mobile technologies yields changes in established business models and the global industry landscape [1]. Currently, manufacturing processes and operation environments are empowered by the Internet of things (IoT), autonomous robotics, and advanced data analytics. Moreover, the implementation of integrated automation and ubiquitous computing systems enables interconnection of human and machines in the context of a cyber-physical system (CPS). These successive technologies significantly improve the performance efficiency and customer satisfaction in the industrial sectors and lead to the fourth industrial revolution, termed as Industry 4.0 [2, 3].

Industry 4.0 is mainly identified by visibility, interconnectivity, autonomous performance, and predictive analysis. It improves agility in supply chain management, service efficiency, and cost reduction. For instance, introduction of Industry 4.0 into manufacturing induces optimized planning and decision-making across end-to-end (E2E) supply chains and delivers customized products to the end-users at competitive cost. In fact, Industry 4.0 brings the concept of Supply Chain 4.0 that changes the way supply chain operations are structured.

In this section, we briefly overview the background of Industry 4.0 followed by its vision on future manufacturing. We then review the key features and enablers of Industry 4.0. Since the focus of this chapter is on connectivity through wireless communication and sensors in the context of Industry 4.0, in the next sections we concentrate only on wireless connectivity in this era.