Digitalization of Business Functions under Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa N. Cagle ◽  
Kevser Yılmaz ◽  
Hümeyra Doğru
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Functions

scholarly journals The road towards industry 4.0: a comparative study of the state-of-the-art in the Italian manufacturing industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Zheng ◽  
Marco Ardolino ◽  
Andrea Bacchetti ◽  
Marco Perona
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Functions ◽  
Italian Manufacturing Firms

PurposeThis paper has two objectives: first, to investigate the state-of-the-art of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) adoption in Italian manufacturing firms and, second, to understand variations in technologies implemented and business functions involved, benefits perceived, and obstacles encountered in I4.0 implementation over a three-year period.Design/methodology/approachThe approach adopted in this research is descriptive, nesting longitudinal features. The paper presents a descriptive survey of 102 Italian manufacturing companies. The authors also evaluated non-response biases. The longitudinal approach was achieved by comparing the responses of the 40 sub-samples in common with a second similar survey launched three years prior, which aimed to identify patterns of evolution in the adoption of the I4.0 paradigm.FindingsSurvey findings demonstrate that Italian manufacturing companies still have limited awareness of I4.0 technologies, and the adoption of I4.0 technologies differs per technology. Company size and information system coverage level are the two factors that impact the company's technology adoption level. The comparative study shows that knowledge and adoption increase in a three-year interval with an unbalanced involvement of business functions regarding the I4.0 transformation. Indeed, companies are still seeking I4.0 solutions to reduce costs and lead times primarily, and the benefits perceived by companies are shown to be related to the number of I4.0 technologies in use. Finally, when companies put the I4.0 technologies into practice, competence is constantly considered the most significant barrier.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper aims at conducting a thorough investigation into the development of I4.0 adoption in manufacturing companies. The main limitation of this study concerns the limited number of subjects involved in the longitudinal study (40) and the focus on a limited geographical area (Italy). In addition, more I4.0 technologies could also be incorporated into the survey protocol to gain further insight into I4.0 development.Originality/valueThe authors provide one of the first attempts to assess the variations of I4.0 implementation concerning technology adoption, business function involvement, and the alteration of benefits and obstacles. Several studies presented in the literature highlight the lack of longitudinal studies investigating the development of the I4.0 paradigm in a specific manufacturing context: this paper is the attempt at filling this gap.

“New Normal” Strategic Communication

2020 ◽  
pp. 71-92
Author(s):  
Slavica Cicvarić Kostić ◽  
Jelena Gavrilović Šarenac
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Communication ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Business Functions ◽  
New Industry ◽  
Modern Technologies

The digital industrial revolution, also called Industry 4.0, is substantially changing all areas of business. The application of modern technologies is transforming not only products and processes in the industry, but also business models in all sectors, which further implies required adaptations of all business functions. This chapter addresses the new dynamics and implications for strategic communication brought on by digitalization. A planning process of strategic communication will be elaborated within a digital context, together with the specifics of communicating with younger generations. Communication activities mostly relevant for companies in the new industry will also be presented. The issue of ethics in strategic communication will be also addressed, together with major initiatives in regulating the standards of the profession. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the changes that new technologies have brought to the discipline.

Digital Transformation and Environmental Management Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 545-569
Author(s):  
Yasemin Hancıoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Green Is ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Functions ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
Leading Enterprises

Today, when determining competitive strategies, businesses should consider environmentally-sensitive approaches and Industry 4.0. The fact that the world is increasingly affected by environmental negativities leads businesses to adopt green thinking. Increasing the orientation of the businesses to green is possible with the concentrated roles of all business functions. In this study, it was determined how much of the Industrial 4.0 approach of the White Goods sector in Turkey was adopted. In addition to this, it is examined how much they integrate the approaches that aim to minimize the harm to the environment to their enterprises in order to create an effective management system. As a result, it can be said that environmental awareness has been formed in the leading enterprises of Turkey such as Arçelik and Vestel and that developments in the world have been followed and tried to be integrated in the name of Industry 4.0.

Marktkopplung und Ablaufdeterminismus

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (187) ◽  
pp. 213-228
Author(s):  
Gaus Jobst ◽  
Knop Christopher ◽  
Wandjo David
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Centralized Planning

Through the ongoing debate different positions support the hypothesis that Industry 4.0 evokes decentralization in everyday works. In this article we argue that the technological premises of Industry 4.0 lead to the contrary: centralized planning ensuing from optimized adaptation to the imperatives of the market. We exemplify this pattern, that we named ‘determinated procedure’, through exemplary cases from different industrial branches. Furthermore, we argue that (indeed) existing decentral moments neither amount to structural decentralization nor to humanizing and empowering concessions to employees, but rather primarily serve to their integration into the enterprise and mobilization of their production intelligence.

THE SERVITIZATION IN INDUSTRY 4.0, FACING CHALLENGES AND TENDENCIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silva Leandro Monteiro ◽  
◽  
Viagi Arcione Ferreira ◽  
Giacaglia Giorgio Eugenio Oscare ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0. The main development directions of digitalization in refinery

2020 ◽  
Vol 01 ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
V. M. Kapustin ◽  
◽  
R. V. Khakimov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Main Development

THE CONCEPT OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS IN INDUSTRY 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
György Kovács ◽  
Rabab Benotsmane ◽  
László Dudás
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Digital Network

Recent tendencies – such as the life-cycles of products are shorter while consumers require more complex and more unique final products – poses many challenges to the production. The industrial sector is going through a paradigm shift. The traditional centrally controlled production processes will be replaced by decentralized control, which is built on the self-regulating ability of intelligent machines, products and workpieces that communicate with each other continuously. This new paradigm known as Industry 4.0. This conception is the introduction of digital network-linked intelligent systems, in which machines and products will communicate to one another in order to establish smart factories in which self-regulating production will be established. In this article, at first the essence, main goals and basic elements of Industry 4.0 conception is described. After it the autonomous systems are introduced which are based on multi agent systems. These systems include the collaborating robots via artificial intelligence which is an essential element of Industry 4.0.

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