scholarly journals Quality Culture of Manufacturing Enterprises: A Possible Way to Adaptation to Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Durana ◽  
Kral ◽  
Stehel ◽  
Lazaroiu ◽  
Sroka
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Individual Quality ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
Quality Culture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Factors

The concept of Industry 4.0 means a new paradigm of modern manufacturing. This phenomenon requires continuous innovation processes and technological development from each enterprise. Traditional concepts of quality must absorb changes and prepare themselves for new challenges. The studies linked to successful adaptation to Industry 4.0 focus mostly on technical dimensions and forget the impact of organisational culture. One should, however, remember that quality culture plays a crucial role in the organisational culture of manufacturing enterprises with elements of quality management implemented. Developed quality cultures support the innovation environment, which is why it is necessary for the enterprises to identify the current level of their quality culture and detect significant factors that differentiate individual quality cultures and focus on them. Given this fact, the aim of the paper is to analyse the typical cultures and quality concepts and to detect the factors that differentiate individual quality cultures in Slovakia. We use data from our own survey; dependences were indicated by means of correspondence analysis and the test of proportion. The improvement and assurance of quality, the use of information and the overall effectiveness are significant factors detected by the discriminant analysis. The conclusions of the survey may be used by scientific researchers but especially by manufacturing enterprises interested in quality which are coming to terms with the era of Industry 4.0.

scholarly journals The impact and importance of new technologies in business development in context of economic diversity

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 698-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oana-Georgiana Ciobanu ◽  
Daniela Mihaela Neamţu
Keyword(s):  
Generation X ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Continuous Innovation ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In a globalized world, led and connected by and through technology, gadgets and perpetual and intense technological development, the business environment and the trajectory travelled by entrepreneurs in the process of creation and development of a business, becomes more and more challenging and complex. Continuous innovation has become mandatory and „adaptability” became the keyword for the success of any entrepreneurial actions. In this socio-economic context, an organization must find, through entrepreneurs or managers, the courage to face the uncertainty and be always prepared to adopt radical solutions, so that, can provide sustainability of the business through competitiveness. The purpose of this research started from the need for adaptability and flexibility of the Romanian entrepreneurial environment to the trends in the digital era, in order to maintain the level of competitiveness and to develop sustainably. The objective of this scientific approach is to conduct a qualitative comparative analysis relating to the importance and the impact of new technologies in the development and sustainability of a business. The comparison will be made through the eyes of two main categories of actors in the creation and development of a business namely entrepreneurs and managers from two consecutive generations - generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) and generation Y (born between 1980 and 1995). The methodology used in this study is qualitative research through focus group method, and it aims to be highlighted the changes occurred in leadership and management style of a business/organization, by observing and comparing the two generations' attitudes towards change, towards new, towards the digital component, and the intent of the use of new technologies, and more than that, their impact on the management style.

scholarly journals Industrial dynamics in conditions of digitalization of economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-120
Author(s):  
E. V. Yakovleva ◽  
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Yu. S. Ilina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Industrial Dynamics ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Fixed Assets ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of digitalization on the industry of Russian economy. The results of an analytical study of the impact of digitalization on the dynamics of manufacturing enterprises are presented. The target setting is focused on the analysis of industrial dynamics in the context of the digitalization of the economy and the identification of prerequisites for the formation of an intelligent infrastructure for technological development in industry. The relevance of the study is due to the need to modernize industrial enterprises in the digital economy by updating fixed assets and putting into operation new equipment and software products (Compass-3D, SolidWorks, Mathcad, etc.) in accordance with the pace of modern technologization

scholarly journals Assessment of the impact of intellectual capital on the generation of value in companies of the Sinergia Academia-EmpresaMypymes network in Mexico, based on the Skandia Navigator Model

2019 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Adriana Isela Peña-Montes De Oca ◽  
Hasem Rubén Macías-Brambila ◽  
Ana Bertha López-Laguna ◽  
Edgardo Emanuel González-Del Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Academic Management ◽  
Integral Development ◽  
Technological Universities ◽  
Area Of Influence ◽  
The One ◽  
Technological University ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzes the impact ofintellectual capital considered as the new paradigm of competitiveness (Bueno, 2008, Villegas-González, Hernández-Calzada and Salazar-Hernández, 2017), through the implementation of a comprehensive web system for Academic Management and Linking of the Collaborative Thematic Network, on the companies in the SinergianetworkAcademia-EmpresaMyPymes de México, from the area of influence of the Technological Universities, integrated by the Academic Bodies: UTBB-CA-1 Information Technologies for the technological development of Bahía de Banderas and the UTJAL-CA-2 Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Integral Development for SMEs of the Technological University of Jalisco, same that served as coordinator of the Thematic Network of Academic Collaboration.Basis in the Skandia on companies of the SinergiaAcademiaEmpresa network of MyPymes in Mexico, based on the Skandia Navigator Model, which is tropicalized, assessing relationships between pairs ofvariables, through cross-checking or contingency tests,followed by discriminant analysis; to finally recognize therelationship between the variables "How many employees of your company are satisfied with work?" and "What is the rate of satisfaction of your customers?", as the one that has the best association to promote the generation of value.

scholarly journals Transition to a new paradigm of human capital development in the dynamic environment of the knowledge economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 170-176
Author(s):  
Yu Pylypenko ◽  
H Pylypenko ◽  
V.V Prokhorova ◽  
O.B Mnykh ◽  
Yu.V Dubiei
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Quantitative Measurement ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. Establishing the qualitative characteristics of human capital and their compliance with modern trends of technical and technological development, formation of theoretical and methodological foundations of a new paradigm of human capital in a dynamic environment of the knowledge economy. Methodology. The study is based on a set of general scientific and specific methods of scientific knowledge, namely: dialectical approach to determine the main characteristics and factors of modern technical and technological development; methods of analysis and synthesis when studying the essential characteristics of human capital and methodological approaches to its quantitative measurement; grouping and classification when forming a sample of countries to study the impact of public welfare on human capital indicators; mathematical statistics to establish the relationship between per capita GVA and HDI. Findings. On the basis of the analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches proposed by leading international organizations to understand the essence of human capital, the lack of unity in the interpretation of this category with virtually unified methods of its quantitative measurement is stated. The main features of the current stage of technical and technological development, which is identified as a knowledge economy, are highlighted, and the inconsistency of key components in the existing indicators of human capital assessment with the realities of knowledge-intensive economic growth is shown. A regression model is built, based on which the dependence of human development indicators and, accordingly, human capital on the achieved level of social welfare in a given country is shown. The reasons of this dependence are identified and the principles of a new paradigm of human capital in the dynamic environment of the knowledge economy are proposed. Originality. The limitations of the dominant theoretical and methodological approaches to the quantitative assessment of human capital in the knowledge economy have been established. The transition to a new paradigm of its formation in modern conditions is grounded. It is proved that the qualitative parameters of human capital depend on the level of social welfare achieved in a particular country, which means that the processes of investing in human capital and increasing economic growth rates in individual countries are not always linear. The latter has been identified as one of the factors of intensification of global imbalances in technical and technological development. Practical value. Understanding the dependence of socio-economic development on the technical and technological component and its compliance with the basic characteristics of human capital allows governments to develop more effective economic policies aimed at forming an effective knowledge-based economy.

scholarly journals Technological solutions in Logistics 4.0

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 385-401
Author(s):  
Mladen Krstić ◽  
Snežana Tadić ◽  
Slobodan Zečević
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Human Action ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Logistics Systems

Technological development, automation, digitalization, networking, new forms of communication, etc. initiated a new industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. It represents a new form of organization and control of the value chain in the product life cycle. By connecting and synergizing existing and new solutions and technologies of communication, data collection, exchange and analysis, production, process management, trade, etc. a new paradigm of human action, business and living has been created. A concept that is intensively changing production processes has emerged, but its effects are also visible in other areas of human activity, primarily trade, health, agriculture, logistics, etc. By applying the solutions and technologies of Industry 4.0 in the field of logistics, the concept of Logistics 4.0 was developed with the aim of achieving greater efficiency of logistics systems and processes. New technologies and solutions appear every day, but the backbone of the development of the Logistics 4.0 concept is comprised of several key technologies, such as: Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Vehicles (AV) and Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), Big data, Data mining, Blockchain, Cloud Computing (CC), 3D printing, etc. The aim of this paper was to define and describe in detail the aforementioned technologies, as well as the possibilities of their application in the logistics systems and processes through a review of the relevant literature in this field. It can be concluded that logistics, as a multidisciplinary science, represents a fertile ground for the acceptance and further development of existing modern technologies, but also the initiator and incubator of new technologies that could easily go beyond logistics and become part of the family of Industry 4.0 solutions.

scholarly journals Ethics of Public Administration in the Era of Technology Disruption and Government Innovation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-141
Author(s):  
Lia Muliawaty ◽  
Dyah Bayu Framesthi
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Main Thing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Government Innovation

Good public administration services are the main thing in running a quality government. Therefore, ethics is a major part of maintaining the quality of public administration services, especially in the era of Industry 4.0 which needs to also apply ethics in using technology. The purpose of this study is to examine the formation and implementation of ethics in public administration in the era of government innovation disruption due to technological development and disruption. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method which is sourced from various literature both primary and secondary, then an analysis of the various literature is carried out. Descriptive analysis results show that technology has become an indispensable need in government, in various fields and activities. Where, the disruption of the technology also impacts on various government innovations that really need ethics, especially on public services to avoid mal-administration. The impact of this research is knowledge of the importance of awareness of implementing ethics in public administration services in the era of technological disruption to improve the quality of government services.

scholarly journals A new management approach based on Additive Manufacturing technologies and Industry 4.0 requirements

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
J. Patalas-Maliszewska ◽  
M. Topczak
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, it is necessary to formulate and implement a development strategy in manufacturing enterprises, in line with the assumptions of the Industry 4.0 concept. In this context, a gap in the research has been observed in effective management methods, in order to gain a competitive advantage through the implementation and use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. The main purpose of the study is to build a new approach to management, based on the implementation of new AM technologies and good practice. This paper uses the detailed literature studies and results from the empirical research of some 250 Polish manufacturing enterprises; this material contains a sample thereof, processed into a new approach. The major contributions of the work are as follows: (1) identification of current management areas in which manufacturing companies focus their activities, in the context of Industry 4.0, (2) the establishment of the correlation between gaining a competitive advantage and implementing AM technologies in the context of Industry 4.0, (3) Defining the so-called AM4.0CARD as a new management approach, based on AM technologies and the requirements of Industry 4.0. Managers of manufacturing enterprises, thanks to the use of the proposed approach, may take a strategic decision, regarding the implementation of AM technologies, due to the possibility of forecasting the impact of such an investment on the improvement of the company's competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Development zone spillover effect: the externality of the gathering of manufacturing enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Yilin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Spillover Effect ◽  
State Level ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Development Zone ◽  
Robust Identification ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
The Impact

Using the data of manufacturing enterprises from 2003 to 2013 and the data of the state-level economic and technological development zone and high-tech development zone from 2010 to 2012, this paper uses BD-DD dual robust identification strategy to analyse the impact mechanism of the overflow effect of the establishment of state-level development zones by accurately judging the geographical relationship between enterprises and development zones. The results show that the development zone has a significant spillover effect on the surrounding manufacturing enterprises, and the total factor productivity of enterprises within 1000m is about 9% higher than that of enterprises within 1000m from the boundary of the development zone and the existence of Marshall’s adjust theory is tested. Spillover effects have a range of 1000m on innovation, while human capital is only 500m, indicating that knowledge spillover effects established in development zones are the main source of gathering externality. From the different characteristics of manufacturing, high-tech or mature manufacturing enterprises are more affected by spillover effects, possibly because high-tech or mature enterprises and regional enterprises overlap more in factors of production or technology, it is more likely to form Marshall cluster externality.

The impacts of Industry 4.0: a descriptive survey in the Italian manufacturing sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1085-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Zheng ◽  
Marco Ardolino ◽  
Andrea Bacchetti ◽  
Marco Perona ◽  
Massimo Zanardini
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Adoption Level ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how much the Italian manufacturing companies are ready to be concretely involved in the so-called “Industry 4.0” (I4.0) journey. In particular, this paper focuses on analyzing the knowledge and adoption levels of specific I4.0 enabling technologies, also considering how organizations are involved and which are the main benefits and obstacles. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive survey has been carried out on a total of 103 respondents related to manufacturing companies of different sizes. Data collected were analyzed in order to answer five specific research questions. Findings The findings from the survey demonstrate that Italian manufacturing companies are in different positions in their journey toward the I4.0 paradigm, mainly depending on their size and informatization level. Furthermore, not all the business functions are adequately involved in this transformation and their awareness about this new paradigm seems quite low because of the absence of specific managerial roles to guide this revolution. Finally, there are strong differences concerning both benefits and obstacles related to the adoption of I4.0 paradigm, depending on the technology adoption level. Research limitations/implications Future research should focus on developing case studies about pilot I4.0 practitioners in order to understand the root cause of successful cases. Both managerial and practical references should be developed, helping Italian manufacturing enterprises to consolidate and strengthen their position in global competitive market. Finally, it would be interesting to carry out the same study in other countries in order to make comparisons and suitable benchmark analyses. Originality/value Despite scholars have debated about the adoption of technologies and the benefits related to the I4.0 paradigm, to the best of authors’ knowledge, only a few empirical surveys have been carried out until now on the adoption level of I4.0 principles in the manufacturing sector of a specific country.

Secular stagnation in the modern world

2018 ◽  
pp. 125-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Drobyshevsky ◽  
P. V. Trunin ◽  
A. V. Bozhechkova
Keyword(s):  
Public Debt ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Japanese Economy ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Destruction Process ◽  
Secular Stagnation ◽  
The Impact

The paper studies the factors of secular stagnation. Key factors of long-term slowdown in economic growth include the slowdown of technological development, aging population, human capital accumulation limits, high public debt, creative destruction process violation etc. The authors analyze key theoretical aspects of long-term stagnation and study the impact of these factors on Japanies economy. The authors conclude that most of the factors have significant influence on the Japanese economy for recent decades, but they cannot explain all dynamics. For Russia, on the contrary, we do not see any grounds for considering the decline in the economy since 2013 as an episode of secular stagnation.

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