EMBRACING INDUSTRY 4.0 MANUFACTURING SECTOR WITH SKILL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN INDIA

In its vision, Industry 4.0 technologies bought more flexibility, accuracy and speed to business operations. Shift towards centrally controlled system necessitate modified skillsets by the employees. Through these skills, workers can manage both technical as well as interpersonal collaborations. The present research was conducted to explore the priority structure in employee skillsets. Respondents from 192 Indian manufacturing firms compared the 19 skillsets. That later recorded under four key skills. Responses were analyzed using Analytic Network Process (ANP) technique. The resultant weight index is a focal contribution of this research. On index, conceptual skills found to be critical for the future of Industry 4.0 organizations. Multicultural operations in global factories also requires social skills. These are guided and limited by personal skills of an employee. The pragmatic strategies shared by the managers enrich Industry 4.0 literature and open futuristic discussions on need of modified managerial skills.