Article
Engineering, Chemical
Naif Alsaadi
Summary: This study examines the challenges of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in the manufacturing sector, emphasizing the lack of employee skills and technological infrastructure as major obstacles.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Whisper Maisiri, Liezl van Dyk, Rojanette Coeztee
Summary: The rise of Industry 4.0 adoption in the manufacturing industry globally has led to increased empirical research on barriers and drivers specific to different countries. However, a study focusing on the South African manufacturing industry is lacking. Factors inhibiting the sustainable adoption of I4.0 in South Africa include cultural construct, structural inequalities, youth unemployment, and deficiencies in the education system. Key strategies identified to promote sustainable adoption of I4.0 include understanding context, strengthening policy and regulatory space, overhauling the education system, and focusing on primary manufacturing.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Pedro P. Senna, Luis Miguel D. F. Ferreira, Ana C. Barros, Jaime Bonnin Roca, Vanessa Magalhaes
Summary: This paper uses interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and matrix impact of cross multiplication applied to classification (MICMAC) analysis to study the barriers and their interrelationships in the adoption of Industry 4.0. The barriers are categorized into technology, organization, and environment. The study finds that standardization and lack of off-the-shelf solutions are considered root barriers, which differs from previous studies. Additionally, barriers related to legal and contractual uncertainty have the highest driving power and lowest dependence power.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Business
Mattia Pedota, Luca Grilli, Lucia Piscitello
Summary: Understanding the relationship between Industry 4.0 technologies and human skills is crucial for optimizing sociotechnical interactions and facilitating global digital transition. However, there is a lack of firm-level evidence on the adoption patterns of different I4.0 technologies and their impact on skills. This study fills this gap by analyzing a large database of Italian firms and finds that companies are primarily inclined towards either digital or physical I4.0 technologies, with both types leading to upskilling of employees. However, small firms face constraints in implementing similar upskilling strategies as their larger counterparts, which has important implications for industrial policies at the European level.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Leonardo Moraes Aguiar Lima Dos Santos, Matheus Becker da Costa, Joao Victor Kothe, Guilherme Brittes Benitez, Jones Luis Schaefer, Ismael Cristofer Baierle, Elpidio Oscar Benitez Nara
Summary: This study identifies key and collaborative technologies related to Industry 4.0, and proposes five collaborative networks with distinct goals. This will help managers improve their focus on priorities regarding the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies.
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Business
Aasheesh Dixit, Suresh Kumar Jakhar, Patanjal Kumar
Summary: This article investigates the role of lean and sustainable manufacturing on Industry 4.0 adoption, focusing on the mediating role of innovation ambidexterity. The study contributes to the research on sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0 by developing scales to measure relevant constructs and establishing relationships between lean & sustainable manufacturing and Industry 4.0.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Shreyanshu Parhi, Kanchan Joshi, Thorsten Wuest, Milind Akarte
Summary: Industry 4.0 is a technology-driven digital transformation aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of traditional manufacturing through real-time data. However, decision-makers in most industries and countries lack foundational knowledge of Industry 4.0. This research proposes a multi-stage hybrid analytic approach and identifies the key factors for successful adoption of Industry 4.0 in Indian manufacturing industries.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Gautam Dutta, Ravinder Kumar, Rahul Sindhwani, Rajesh Kr. Singh
Summary: Digitalization presents an important opportunity for manufacturing SMEs to enhance flexibility, customer responsiveness, and continuous improvement, particularly in the aspect of quality. Although literature on digitalization of quality practices is limited, SMEs that adopt digital quality processes are more likely to thrive in the emerging global market.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Monica Cugno, Rebecca Castagnoli, Giacomo Buchi, Marco Pini
Summary: This study uses quantitative analysis to explore the effects of openness to Industry 4.0 on the perceived production recovery post the COVID-19 pandemic, mediated by digital and classical reorganization. The results show that openness to Industry 4.0 has a positive and significant direct effect on a perceived production recovery in the short term and medium term. The effect is accelerated in the short term by digital reorganization and in the medium term by the addition of classical reorganization. The study provides managerial implications based on a large sample of empirical data, suggesting that Industry 4.0 technologies, coupled with digital reorganization, can accelerate production recovery to pre-COVID-19 levels.
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Ting Zheng, Marco Ardolino, Andrea Bacchetti, Marco Perona
Summary: Research on Industry 4.0 has primarily focused on the effects in smart factory production scheduling, with a lack of comprehensive study on the applications of I4.0 enabling technologies in manufacturing life-cycle processes. The results indicate a strong emphasis on production scheduling and control, along with a rising trend in servitization and circular supply chain management.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Veronica Maurer Tabim, Nestor Fabian Ayala, Alejandro G. Frank
Summary: This study investigates the main factors influencing different stages of adoption of vertical integration in companies and provides a framework with 22 factors to help managers balance technology, organization, and environmental factors during the decision stages.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohammad Zaher Akkad, Juraj Sebo, Tamas Banyai
Summary: This article presents a deep investigation into the relationship between Industry 4.0 technologies and the Circular Economy. The findings suggest that both Industry 4.0 and non-Industry 4.0 technologies can have significant relations with Circular Economy technologies.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sevilay Demirkesen, Algan Tezel
Summary: The study found that major challenges hindering the adoption of Industry 4.0 among construction companies include resistance to change, unclear benefits and gains, and cost of implementation. Most construction organizations successfully dealt with challenges arising from lack of standardization, legal and contractual issues, promoting the adoption of Industry 4.0.
ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Zeyi Miao
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of international technology spillovers on the transformation and development of China's digital manufacturing industry through panel data model construction. The study found that in the Yangtze River Delta region, foreign direct investment technology spillover and import trade technology spillover showed a certain growth trend, but declined after 2017.
JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Erico Marcon, Marlon Soliman, Wolfgang Gerstlberger, Alejandro G. Frank
Summary: This study analyzes how organizational factors can contribute to a higher level of adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, finding that companies focused on the development of sociotechnical aspects generally present higher Industry 4.0 adoption levels. The results can help practitioners plan the adoption of advanced technologies using a systemic organizational view.
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
(2022)
