Water 4.0: An Integrated Business Model from an Industry 4.0 Approach Water is one of the most valuable natural resource used for everyday living. The era of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR); also referred to as Industry 4.0 has brought about different xe2x80x9cSmart thinkingxe2x80x9d such as smart city, smart mobility, smart manufacturing and smart factory. In the water industry, the Germany Water Partnership is championing the Water 4.0 initiative since 2016. The essence of Water 4.0 initiative is to harness the digital revolution or decentralization of the water industry. This paper takes a close look at the business side of Water 4.0 from an 4IR perspective and aimed to develop an xe2x80x9cIntegrated Business Modelxe2x80x9d for Water 4.0 revolution. This paper is expected to answer this research question xe2x80x9ccan water industry be regarded as an integrated business?xe2x80x9d. This paper started with a comprehensive literature reviews around the title of the research and integrated business model in relation to water industry. The literature reviews were analyzed and examined, and relevant factors considered suitable for integrated business model which are carefully selected for Water 4.0 paradigm.

Approach for Implementing Industry 4.0 Framework in the Steel Industry The advancements of the Steel Industry require a fully integrated manufacturing and business system for realtime decision making. The main challenge in the Steel Industry is the disconnection between the shop floor systems such as Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and business systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The production process of Steel Industries requires visibility of operations, planning and scheduling, lead times, quality management, machine health, maintenance planning, to name but a few aspects. This study investigates current technologies and investments employed by steel companies and how to leverage these existing investments to attain a smart enterprise and subsequently manage current and future steel demands efficiently. Industry 4.0 simplifies the approach to implement complex systems in a structured and logical manner in manufacturing organisations. This paper deliberates the Industry 4.0 framework and the path to implement Industry 4.0 in the steel sector.