Industrial revolution - Industry 4.0: are German manufacturing SMEs the first victims of this revolution?
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Abstract
Purpose: Industry 4.0 represents a special challenge for businesses in general and for SMEs in
particular. The study at hand will examine companies´ awareness, readiness and capability to
meet this challenge taking into account the special role of SMEs
Design/methodology/approach: The results of nine studies dealing with this range of
topics are examined in the framework of a systematic review and compared with regard to the
objective of the study at hand.
Findings: The review showed that, as a rule, there is an awareness concerning the relevance of
the topic. The readiness and the capability to meet this challenge existin parts; however, they
strongly depend on the enterprise size. The smaller SMEs are, the higher the risk that they will
become victims instead of beneficiaries of this revolution.
Originality/value: Considering different studies concerning Industry 4.0 the article gives an
insight into the dependence of the Industry 4.0 readiness in reference to the company size.
This deepens the knowledge in adaption deficits German SME still have and opens different
approaches for further research and action plans.
CitacióSommer, Lutz. Industrial revolution - Industry 4.0: are German manufacturing SMEs the first victims of this revolution?. "Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management", Desembre 2015, vol. 8, núm. 5, p. 1512-1532.
Dipòsit legalB-28744-2008
ISSN2013-0953
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