A holistic approach to assessing industry 4.0 technologies: Emphasizing human factors and ergonomics using mcdm techniques

Industry 4.0 and the integration of digital systems is causing transformations in human work and organizational behavior, presenting both opportunities and challenges to Human Factors and Ergonomics' principles. To capitalize on these opportunities, it is crucial to develop a comprehensive comprehension of the emerging socio-technical interactions. It is essential to develop holistic, human-centric methodologies when implementing new digital technologies and designing work systems enabled by Industry 4.0 . The purpose of this research is to develop a decision-making model using Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Methods to prioritize the organizational and human factors affecting industry 4.0 implementation and, rank industry 4.0 alternatives based on the judgements of affected stakeholders.