Luiz Felipe Pierin Ramos

TL;DR: A systematic literature review was carried out to analyse the academic articles within the Industry 4.0 topic that were published online until the end of June 2016 and indicates existing deficiencies and potential research directions through proposing a research agenda.

TL;DR: A systematic literature review and a questionnaire survey were carried out to discover the main concepts related to interoperability in an Industry 4.0 context and can be used as a basis for future interoperability research in this new industrial revolution wave.

TL;DR: An evaluation methodology between legacy and local systems is introduced, using multi-criteria decision-making analysis (MCDM/A) methods, in order to verify if both attend the specifications of the organization’s digital transformation projects.

TL;DR: This work uses the AHP method for evaluation of automation systems in an existing production system through the analysis of the interoperability level between its components, drawing criteria from the literature and expert experience.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study with 9 companies from different industrial sectors of southern Brazil was conducted and pointed out that both evaluation models provide data that outline the real situation of organizations from different and complementary perspectives, according to the evaluators' perception, the Readiness I4.0 model was the most attractive for presenting the maturity index and making necessary notes to aim for a better future state.