The industry 4.0 Assessment through the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) Framework is a strategic program designed to help manufacturing organizations navigate the complexities of digital transformation. By leveraging a world-recognized, validated methodology, this course enables participants to evaluate their operational maturity across the three fundamental pillars of Process, Technology, and Organization. Moving beyond theoretical concepts, the curriculum focuses on applying a structured approach to identify high-impact digital initiatives, ensuring that technology adoption is purposefully aligned with business goals and industrial readiness. 

  • Master the architecture of the SIRI Framework, including its 3 pillars and 16 dimensions. 
  • Acquire the skills to evaluate a manufacturing plant's current digital maturity. 
  • Learn to identify and prioritize key performance gaps within an industrial environment. 
  • Understand the options for digitalizing manufacturing operations through practical models. 

Day 1: Foundations of Industry 4.0 and the SIRI Framework 

  • Evolution of Industry 4.0: Trends and challenges in the manufacturing sector. 
  • Introduction to the Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI): Origins and global adoption. 
  • The 3 Core Pillars: Process, Technology, and Organization. 
  • Deep dive into the 8 Pillars and 16 Dimensions of the framework. 

Day 2: Evaluating the "Process" and "Technology" Pillars 

  • Process Pillar: Analyzing Operations, Supply Chain, and Product Life Cycle. 
  • Technology Pillar (Part 1): Evaluation of Shop Floor automation and connectivity. 
  • Technology Pillar (Part 2): Assessing Enterprise and Facility-level integration. 
  • Hands-on exercise: Mapping current processes against SIRI maturity levels. 

Day 3: Evaluating "Organization" and Identifying Gaps 

  • Organization Pillar: Assessing Talent Readiness, Leadership, and Inter-departmental Collaboration. 
  • Identifying "Performance Gaps" using SIRI scoring. 
  • Understanding the Lead, Observe, and Act (LEAD) framework concepts. 
  • Case Study: Analyzing a manufacturing unit's organizational culture for digital change. 

Day 4: Practical Application and Demonstrators 

  • Reviewing digital transformation models and in-house demonstrators. 
  • Assessing the feasibility of IoT, AI, and Cloud integration based on readiness. 
  • Prioritizing dimensions for improvement: Balancing effort vs. business impact. 
  • Workshop: Creating a readiness scorecard for a sample industrial site. 

Day 5: Strategy Formulation and Graduation 

  • Building a multi-year Industry 4.0 roadmap based on evaluation results. 
  • Communicating results to stakeholders and securing leadership buy-in. 
  • Course Review: Addressing specific organizational challenges. 
  • Final Assessment and Certificate Awarding Ceremony. 
  • Manufacturing Plant Managers and Directors. 
  • Industrial, Process, and Digital Transformation Engineers. 
  • Operations and Supply Chain Leaders. 
  • Technical Consultants specialized in Industrial Automation. 
  • Technical: SIRI Framework Architecture, Industrial Maturity Mapping, Digital Strategy Development. 
  • Behavioral: Strategic Analytical Thinking, Change Management Leadership, Data-Driven Decision Making. 

Course Schedules

  • 5 Days - Oct 11, 2026
  • english
  • face to face
  • Riyadh - KSA
  • $ 12,500
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  • 5 Days - Jul 5, 2026
  • english
  • virtual learning
  • $ 10,500
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