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Use case scenarios that are associated with Industry 4.0 are categorized into one of three areas: intelligent products, intelligent processes, and intelligent machines. (Sahal, R., Breslin, J. G., & Ali, M. I. (2020). Big data and stream processing platforms for Industry 4.0 requirements mapping for a predictive maintenance use case. Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 54, 138-151.)