Modelling the Societal Division of Added Value Created Through Manufacturing 4.0

While Manufacturing 4.0 will create benefits and wealth for the leading manufacturing companies that are employing automated and robotized manufacturing systems the replacement of human workers with automation and the geographical shift of manufacturing will potentially create temporary waves of risen unemployment in the manufacturing sector. This chapter discusses models for of societal systems that support the members of the society in the changing environment brought about by technology-driven disruptions, while they ensure the normal functioning of the society—views of nine experts from Germany, The Netherlands, and South Korea on these issues were elicited and are presented and shortly analyzed. While Manufacturing 4.0 will create benefits and wealth for the leading manufacturing companies that are employing automated and robotized manufacturing systems the replacement of human workers with automation and the geographical shift of manufacturing will potentially create temporary waves of risen unemployment in the manufacturing sector. This chapter discusses models for of societal systems that support the members of the society in the changing environment brought about by technology-driven disruptions, while they ensure the normal functioning of the society—views of nine experts from Germany, The Netherlands, and South Korea on these issues were elicited and are presented and shortly analyzed.