5. The New Approach to Risk Assessment in Logistics 4.0 on the Example of the Internal Transport Process

The analysis of the results of the conducted multi-faceted literature review, as well as the results of the own research, clearly indicate that the digital transformation and the implemented technological solutions within Logistics 4.0 require a change in the approach to assessing and monitoring the risks occurring in the cargo handling process within internal logistics and methods to mitigate their occurrence. Therefore, the aim of Chapter 5 is to present the framework of the risk assessment method and its verification based on the example of a selected material handling system. The Author proposed a new framework for risk assessment in logistics processes supported by CHT systems (ORA_CHTS). In formulating the assumptions for ORA_CHTS, the Author adopted the interdisciplinary approach, which combines business and engineering orientation in the analytical procedure. The developed ORA_CHTS method was implemented for risk assessment in a selected internal transport system using an AGV system. Implementing the method in the existing system allowed to verify the correctness of the assumptions made and the challenges associated with its implementation.