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Industry 4.0 technologies: critical success factors for implementation and improvements in manufacturing companies
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The impact of Industry 4.0 and its opportunities are expected to be significant for manufacturers as mentioned in this paper, and a lack of empirical studies creates the need for academic contributions on the critical success of industry 4.Abstract:
The impact of Industry 4.0 and its opportunities are expected to be significant for manufacturers. A lack of empirical studies creates the need for academic contributions on the critical success fa...read more
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External knowledge search, opportunity recognition and industry 4.0 adoption in SMEs
TL;DR: Test empirically a framework that links SME search strategies within their ecosystem to the capability of SMEs to recognise digital opportunities associated with Industry 4.0, reflecting the peculiar traits of manufacturing SMEs finds that all three groups of digital opportunities positively influence the extent of adoption of information and digital technologies.
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An empirical examination of benefits, challenges, and critical success factors of industry 4.0 in manufacturing and service sector
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an empirical study that critically examines the differences in benefits, challenges, and critical success factors (CSFs) of Industry 4.0 in both manufacturing and service industries and rank them.
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Significance of Quality 4.0 towards comprehensive enhancement in manufacturing sector
TL;DR: How quality 4.0 will have a significant impact in the field of manufacturing is provided, which includes the complete supply chain from Research and Development (R&D), manufacturing, development, distribution, sales, and service after-sales.
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The Role of Digital Technologies in Operationalizing the Circular Economy Transition: A Systematic Literature Review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a systematic literature review, deepening the knowledge on the role of digital technologies in operationalizing the Circular Economy transition, and identify shortcomings regarding the lack of an integrated and holistic analysis of the relationships, the need for investigating the decision-making process and specific Circular economy practices.
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The evolution and future of lean Six Sigma 4.0
TL;DR: In this article , the authors present the benefits and motivations of integrating Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Industry 4.0 as well as the critical success factors and challenges within this emerging area of research.
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