Programme Overview
When AI-driven monitoring, digital operations, digital manufacturing, cloud-based control, and IT/OT integration are becoming the new normal in Industry 4.0, operational technology (OT) has to leverage smart connected objects, fitted with network-connected context-aware sensors/actuators, which will enable mass-scale digitalization. Digital disruption will reach a new height during the fourth industrial revolution with digital twins enabled by IoT and AI – two most transformative opportunities of recent times. Hence, IoT to every contemporary business should not be ignored merely as a technology; it’s a leadership opportunity to shift the ways companies do interconnecting machines, facilities, goods, robots, and even people into a smart ecosystem; feeding the generated big data into analytics and AI applications; and improving actions taken by humans/machines with the help of AI. From demystifying the operational concepts of Industry 4.0 and IoT to creating a roadmap for its real-world applications, this MDP explores (a) how to best achieve IT/OT integration, (b) how to blend IT and OT disruptively for reimagining business in various industries, (c) how to link IoT to the company’s core business processes, operational models and managerial roles, (d) how to adopt flexibility that enable companies to adjust to rapidly changing digital environment in Industry 4.0, and (e) how IoT brings in business agility toward achieving competitive edge.
Programme Objective
The programme aims to help leaders envision and execute business transformations in Industry 4.0, not just understand the technical elements. The goal is to demystify IT/OT integration and Industry 4.0 so that leaders can plan to achieve the strategic advantage that IoT makes possible in tandem with other disruptive technologies such as AI. The content provides many examples where IoT is already transforming customer experience, value creation, operations automation, and business models. The programme’s teachings are transferable across a multitude of industries. For instance, if you’re involved in the field of manufacturing and operations, this programme will help you have a direct impact on production strategy using IoT. This programme is also aimed at those who would like to take on a leadership role in implementing a unique and effective IoT-enabled business strategy for their organizations in Industry 4.0. Whether you’re a manager, senior leader, entrepreneur, or a new business owner, this programme will help you identify as well as better understand - how IoT, along with AI, is transforming your business environment in Industry 4.0, how it will affect your organization outside-in and inside-out, and how to capitalize on the opportunities IoT provides.
Key Topics
IoT is growing rapidly with the advent of big data in the era of AI, and digitalization is pushing us fast toward Industry 4.0 that is unfolding a significant impact on business operations and strategy with every passing year. The following modules contribute to the holistic approach this programme takes:
- Industry 4.0 – the fourth industrial revolution has received a big push recently with the prominence of disruptive technologies such as Cloud, Analytics, Big data, AI/ML, 5G Mobile, Generative AI, Robotics, AR/VR, Quantum Computing, etc. It is unfolding minefields of opportunity for business transformation. It’s a lot of disruptions, especially when it comes to ever-evolving IoT technology that holds great promise.
- Digital Twin in Industry 4.0 – IoT, Big Data and AI are making it possible to improve organizational productivity and add value. What are the industry best practices to achieve that? Does AI offer a possible model for finding revenue from IoT-based products and services in Industry 4.0?
- Smart digital manufacturing – IT/OT integration, AI-driven decision making, smart factory, digital operations, mass customization, edge analytics, complex event processing, etc. are turning manufacturing smarter every day. For instance, AI & IoT-enabled smart bots are transforming warehouse operations, self-driving autonomous vehicles upending transportation industry, smart buildings aim to add value for real estate companies, and so on. As the systems increasingly value efficiency and outcomes, IoT applications continue changing strategy, business models, and operations. While some changes will be incremental, others will be transformative.
- Selling Product as a Service (PRaaS) - aka servitization of products in Industry 4.0; how companies are transforming products into service and then packaging the services under a comprehensive solution that customers are looking for. Customers want seamless experience, but can companies do it using IoT and AI, and make any money out of it?
- Unique Value Creation and Capture in Industry 4.0 – In the IoT ecosystem, companies share space with players from adjacent industries; some will be competitors, others collaborators. Yet the need to capture value remains as acute as ever. The established principles of strategic differentiation, process flow, and network economics will go a long way toward revealing a path to long-term success. And there is the derivative effect: How connected value-chain can make IoT technology pay off.
- Embracing IoT to make your company Industry 4.0 ready – This module demonstrates the role of leadership and technological capabilities in implementing IoT, Cloud, Big data, and AI for strategic advantage in business. Also, it tells you how to recommend strategies for developing the necessary skills and foundational capabilities to support the implementation of those technologies within an organization.
Programme Directors
Who May Attend
This programme is designed for those who want to plan/understand/carry out the transformation IoT will bring, by leading a competitive operational strategy within their organization and capitalizing on the skills necessary for the change Industry 4.0 brings. The content especially helps the managers ensure that their business stays relevant by exploring the opportunities for potential application of IoT. Moreover, if you realize that IoT is a strategic concern that needs to be prioritized by leaders, and that it is not exclusive to IT experts, you must attend this programme.
Programme Duration and Delivery
- From the morning of November 24, 2025 till the afternoon of November 27, 2025
- Face to face - classroom based
Pedagogy
Delivery would be through a balanced mix of case studies on success stories of companies, experience sharing, classroom lectures, discussions, and reflections on real-life corporate examples. Lecture inputs are primarily drawn from contemporary studies and survey findings on the topic. Discussions will be experiential and interactive through individual and/or group presentations, and/or in-class assignments to guide participants, as they construct a personal roadmap to gain strategic advantage from IoT.
How to Apply
- You can apply/nominate your personnel by clicking on the “Apply Now” link corresponding to the particular MDP, as appearing on our online calendar available at: https://iimcal.ac.in/mdp/mdp-calendar
- Once the candidature(s) is (are) approved, the sponsoring authority or participant (in case of self-nomination) will be intimated over email along with a Proforma Invoice seeking programme fees in advance.
- Programme fees can be remitted online through Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT/RTGS).
- Upon remitting the fees online, kindly intimate CMDP office with the UTRNo. /relevant transaction details through email, so that we can connect your remittance to your nomination(s). Please note that confirmation of participation is subject to receipt of Programme fees by CMDP Office before commencement of the MDP.
For further assistance, please connect with:
Name: Ms. Payel Majumder
Number: +91 33 7121 6012
Email ID: program_mdp[at]iimcal[dot]ac[dot]in
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