Competency Needs of Industry 4.0 Companies

Purpose: The main aim of the study is the analysis of the awareness of competency needs in businesses in relation to the development of Industry 4.0 and the possibility of meeting those needs within business cooperation networks. Methodology: We formed a model of competency needs for companies operating as part of Industry 4.0 in Poland, considering the needs of managers and other staff members. The model was then employed in empirical studies. The pilot empirical study was conducted using two methods: a quantitative CAWI method, which covered 81 companies from the metal processing and machine industry in Podlaskie Voivodship, and a qualitative IDI on a sample of 25 organizations. Findings: Manufacturing companies are not fully aware of the competency needs related to Industry 4.0, covered by the established model. Moreover, we found that the most strongly felt competency needs – both by managers and other employees – may not be met within the business cooperation network. In order to satisfy these needs, partners must be found outside the studied network. The business cooperation network that we studied may only satisfy the less noticeable competency needs. Implications: The developed competency model should be studied and further verified, including testing with a larger sample of companies, specifying the behavioral competency gaps related to Industry 4.0, their filling in using formal education systems, lifelong education, internships, and apprenticeships. The need for further research is dictated by the intensity of processes occurring within the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Value: The pilot nature of the study and its limited sample do not undermine its contribution to the body of knowledge as it confirms that the competencies of managers and other staff members are one of the key determinants of successful implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept in Poland.

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Industry 4.0 initiatives in EU countries: experience for Ukraine

Socio-Economic Problems of the Modern Period of Ukraine ◽

10.36818/2071-4653-2020-4-9 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 65-70

Author(s):

Nataliya Ryvak ◽

Anna Kernytska

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Business Models ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Industrial Complex ◽

Interconnected System ◽

Industrial Transformation ◽

Eu Countries ◽

European Experience ◽

High Level

In this paper, digital technologies development was analyzed as the basis for the so-called “fourth industrial revolution” with the potential for the qualitative transformation of the Ukrainian economy based on EU countries’ experience. Industry 4.0 is a new control chain over the entire chain of creating value throughout the product lifecycle. When developing an economic policy, it is important to pay attention to Industry 4.0. It increases productivity, produces new, better, and individualized products, and implements new business models based on “undermining” innovations. A comparative analysis of national initiatives I4.0 with their characteristics according to the main dimensions, including funding, focus, direction, was conducted. Particular attention was paid to considering deterrents to the successful implementation and enforcement of the I4.0 initiative in European countries. The factors of successful implementation of I4.0 initiatives in the EU countries were analyzed. Drawing on the analysis of the European experience of digital transformations in industry and national economies in general, the necessity of critical focus of such transformations in Ukraine was highlighted, and the need for state support of industrial transformation was substantiated. The emphasis was placed on the cooperation development between stakeholders within the implementation of Industry 4.0 – it is necessary to create national and regional 4.0 platforms, following the example of EU countries, which would bring together government institutions, businesses, and academics. The successful positioning of the Ukrainian modern industrial complex on the world markets depends on the high level of the interconnected system providing factors that characterize its development process. Considering the influence of a list of inhibiting factors on implementing the country’s industry accelerated development, a set of measures needed to transform Ukraine’s industry based on European experience was substantiated.

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Maturity Level of Kosovo Manufacturing Industry with regard to Industry 4.0

International Journal of Business & Technology ◽

10.33107/ijbte.2018.6.3.13 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Fatmir Azemi ◽

Edmond Hajrizi ◽

Bekim Maloku

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Chief Executive ◽

Business Environment ◽

Average Score ◽

Furniture Industry ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Maturity Level ◽

Unskilled Workers

In this paper the concept of Maturity Level of Kosovo Industry will be presented according to the Industry 4.0. Digitalization of factory has impact the entire business environment and lead to Smart Enterprises. To create a model of Smart Factory, first we have analyzed the existing situation of Kosovo Manufacturing Industry with regard to revolution of Industry. In this paper we will describe the results of a recent research at the Kosovo manufacturing companies and are included metalworking and furniture industry, where is developed a Maturity Level for Kosovo Industry. To describe the Maturity Level of Kosovo Industry we have delivered questionnaire and have been done interviews with CEOs (Chief Executive Officer). The average score of Industrial Maturity Level for Kosovo Industry is 2.14 which represent 2nd Industrial Revolution, but some of enterprises belong to 3rd Industrial Revolution. Also, the main barriers of this low level of Maturity Level of Kosovo Industry are highlights based on questionnaire and interviews with CEOs, such as: lack of training programs, language barriers, high cost of purchasing/maintenance of technology, unskilled workers, and est.

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Implementing Industry 4.0: assessing the current state

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management ◽

10.1108/jmtm-07-2020-0284 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 825-836

Author(s):

Roland Ortt ◽

Claire Stolwijk ◽

Matthijs Punter

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Large Scale ◽

The State ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Special Issue ◽

Measurement Instruments ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Questions ◽

Implementation Status

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to introduce, summarize and combine the results of 11 articles in a special issue on the implementation of Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 emerged as a phenomenon about a decade ago. That is why, it is interesting now to explore the implementation of the concept. In doing so, four research questions are addressed: (1) What is Industry 4.0? (2) How to implement Industry 4.0? (3) How to assess the implementation status of Industry 4.0? (4) What is the current implementation status of Industry 4.0?Design/methodology/approachSubgroups of articles are formed, around one or more research questions involving the implementation of Industry 4.0. The articles are carefully analyzed to provide comprehensive answers.FindingsBy comparing definitions systematically, the authors show important aspects for defining Industry 4.0. The articles in the special issue explore several cases of manufacturing companies that implemented Industry 4.0. In addition, systematic approaches to aid implementation are described: an approach to combine case-study results to solve new implementation problems, approaches to assess readiness or maturity of companies regarding Industry 4.0 and surveys showing the status of implementation in larger samples of companies as well as showing relationships between company characteristics and type of implementation. Small and large firms differ considerably in their process of implementing Industry 4.0, for example.Research limitations/implicationsThis special issue discusses implementation of Industry 4.0. The issue is limited to 11 articles, each of which with its own strengths and limitations.Practical implicationsThe practical relevance of the issue is that it focuses on the implementation of Industry 4.0. Cases showing successful implementation, measurement instruments to assess degree of implementation and advice how to build a database with cases together with large-scale studies on the state of implementation do provide a wealth of information with a large managerial relevance.Originality/valueThe paper introduces an original take on Industry 4.0 by focusing on implementation. The special issue contains both literature reviews, articles describing case studies of implementation, articles developing systematic measurement instruments to assess degree of implementation and some articles reporting large-scale studies on the state of implementation of Industry 4.0 and thereby combine several perspectives on implementation of Industry 4.0.

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Role of a hospital accreditation program in developing a process management system

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance ◽

10.1108/ijhcqa-01-2018-0002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 120-137

Author(s):

Erfan Shakibaei

Keyword(s):

Process Management ◽

The Body ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Hospital Accreditation ◽

Content Type ◽

Staff Members ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Accreditation Program ◽

Private Charity

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to clarify the effects of the Iranian Hospital Accreditation Program (IHAP) on hospital processes from the viewpoint of the staff charged with establishing the program.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study is based on the data collected in semi-structured interviews conducted in 2016, which involved eight questions. Interviews were held with 70 staff members at 14 hospitals. Managerial staff were purposively interviewed based on their familiarity and involvement with the program. The hospitals were divided into five groups, comprising public, private, charity, military and social service hospitals. A thematic analysis was carried out using the collected data.FindingsThree themes emerged from the data, which together comprise a process management cycle: the establishment, implementation, and control phases of the program. For each phase, various positive trends, as well as hurdles for establishing the program, declared which were framed two sub-themes as positive effects and challenges.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to the body of evidence used by policy-makers and hospital managers to improve the change management processes related to the Iranian IHAP. Although positive changes in the process management cycles at Iranian hospitals were noted, successful implementation of the program demands a thorough assessment of the hospitals’ technical and financial needs (taking into account disparities between hospitals), and there is an urgent requirement for a plan to meet these needs.

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Pivoting Lean Manufacturing through Industry 4.0 in the Indian Context

Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology ◽

10.51983/ajeat-2019.8.2.1147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Protik Basu ◽

Pranab K. Dan

Keyword(s):

Lean Manufacturing ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Research Work ◽

Production Model ◽

Lean Management ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Indian Manufacturing Sector

Industry 4.0 and lean management both focus on increasing productivity of industrial systems. Industry 4.0 is foreseen to revolutionize today’s manufacturing environment whereas lean management is an integrated techno-operational system which has gained increasing importance in recent times to bring about a competitive state in an organization. Though in the last three decades there have been rigorous studies on lean manufacturing (LM), its implementation in the Indian manufacturing domain is still in its nascent stage. A lack of research to explore the potential use of Industry 4.0 is also noted. Research work on the compatibility of Industry 4.0 with LM is scarce and any study on the role of Industry 4.0 on LM in the Indian manufacturing sector is practically unavailable. The aim of this research is to explore how the fourth industrial revolution, referred to as Industry 4.0, can strategize LM in the Indian manufacturing context. Empirical studies have disclosed that Indian managers are hesitant to go for automation and technological developments. Results of this work reveal that there needs to be a change in attitude and approach. Lean implementers in India need to embrace Industry 4.0 to pivot LM by automating through Cyber-Physical Systems and creating a flexible design and production model of customized and smart products.

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Industrial Occupational Safety

Research Anthology on Cross-Industry Challenges of Industry 4.0 ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8548-1.ch089 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1767-1787

Author(s):

Susana Pinto da Costa ◽

Nélson Costa

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Big Data ◽

Safety Culture ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Data Safety ◽

Massive Change

The new industrial revolution will encompass massive change. Manufacturing Companies are pursuing digitalization and trying to figure out how to implement collaborative robots, all the while trying to manage data safety and security. It is a big challenge to deal with all the needed infrastructures to handle the big data digitalization provides whilst having to account for the shielding of it. Even more so when one has to succeed at it while taking care of the workers, the sustainability of their jobs, the implementation of safe practices at work, based on the contributions of the whole, through efficient vertical communication, imbued with Safety Culture and aiming the sustainability of the Company itself. This chapter proposes to address the role of standardization in managing industry 4.0, where culture, Risk Management and Human Factors are key, and how the tools provided by these norms may contribute to nimbly balance each Company's needs.

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An Industry 4.0 maturity model proposal

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management ◽

10.1108/jmtm-09-2018-0284 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (5) ◽

pp. 1023-1043 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Reginaldo Carreiro Santos ◽

José Luís Martinho

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Maturity Model ◽

Manufacturing Companies ◽

Content Type ◽

Five Dimensions ◽

Industrial Companies ◽

Smart Products ◽

Proposed Model

Purpose In recent years, the development and application of innovative and disruptive technologies in manufacturing environments is shaping the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. The purpose of this paper is to describe a tool to assess the maturity level in implementing Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies in manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach Using a framework to develop maturity models found in literature, three main steps were taken: the model design from the literature review on industry 4.0 and the comparative analysis of existing models; interviews with engineers and managers of relevant industries; and pilot tests in two relevant industrial companies. Findings The proposed maturity model has 41 variables considering five dimensions (organizational strategy, structure and culture; workforce; smart factories; smart processes; smart products and services). The studied companies showed different levels of Industry 4.0 implementation. According to respondents, the model is useful in making an initial diagnosis and establishes a roadmap to proceed the implementation. Practical implications Empirical evidence supports the relevance of the proposed model and its practical usefulness. It can be used to measure the current state (initial diagnostic and monitoring assessments), and to plan the future desired state (goal), identifying which transformational capabilities should be developed. Originality/value The literature review did not return an enough complete maturity model to guide a self-administered assessment. Therefore, the proposed model is a valuable tool for companies and researchers to understand the I4.0 phenomenon, plan and monitor the transformation actions.

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THE NECESSITY OF BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF SMALL POST-TRANSITION DEVELOPING ECONOMIES FOR THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ECONOMICS ◽

10.7251/joce1901030p ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Saša Petković ◽

Svetlana Kisić

Keyword(s):

Formal Education ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Developing Economies ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Youth Unemployment ◽

Historical Method ◽

Long Run ◽

The Republic ◽

The University

Youth unemployment rate in Bosnia andHerzegovina (BiH) is one of the largest in the world. Ahigh percentage of unemployed and inactive young peopleis the result of on the one hand, insufficiently rapid economicdevelopment of small post-transition economies andon the other hand, the mismatch of supply and demand inthe labor market. In the long run, reformed modern formaleducation at all levels, as well as non-formal education,particularly entrepreneurship and STEAMeducation, could make a significant contribution to economicgrowth and development of small post-transitiondeveloping economies, by strengthening the entrepreneurialecosystem of educational institutions at all levels and thedevelopment of entrepreneurship. The goal of the researchis, through the review of empirical studies, to analyze successfulpractices of applying entrepreneurship educationand building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in primary, secondaryand higher education and modeling strategic directionsof curriculum reforms at all levels of the educationsystem in small post-transition developing economies, witha focus on the reform of the education system of higher educationin the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina.We used historical method, method ofclassification, method of analysis and synthesis, and a casestudy. In the case study, on the example of the University ofBanja Luka (UNIBL), we can conclude that UNIBL stilldoes not have the characteristics of entrepreneurship universityand that the reform of the University is necessary.

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Competency Framework for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology - Human Capital Formation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9810-7.ch002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 18-43

Author(s):

Mustafa Kemal Topcu

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Technological Development ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Business Environment ◽

Digital Transformation ◽

Competency Framework ◽

Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽

Starting Point

Today's business environment is described with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. In order for organizations to survive in the fourth industrial revolution characterized by continuously changing resulted from digital transformation and technological development, it is critical to identify a vision, to attract qualified human resources, to motivate them, to allocate resources to complete the mission, and to speed activities up to achieve the desired end state. It is of great significance to analyze the organization and create a competency framework to harbor all relevant steps to move the organization further. Therefore, this study aims at drawing attention to competency framework for the Industry 4.0 environment. There is no doubt that a standard competency framework for the fourth revolution may not be proposed. However, as a starting point, a generalized competency framework is proposed as a sample for further conceptual and empirical studies.

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