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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chengula, Zawadi
• Rubio Morato, Miguel Angel
• Thurner, Thilo
• Wiedensohler, Yannick
• Martin, Ludwig

Titel

State of Industry 4.0 Across Six French Companies

Ist Teil von

• 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), 2018, p.1-8

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library Online

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Industry 4.0 is a polarizing subject, affecting industries transnationally since 2011. To determine the state of Industry 4.0 across French companies in 2018, a pilot study was carried out dealing with six Industry 4.0 dimensions: Product Development Process, Steering & Control, Manufacturing & Operations, Smart Services, Big Data, and Organization Structure. Specialist knowledge and implementation of advanced technology in all dimensions is prerequisite to achieve a high standard in Industry 4.0. Beyond that, the interconnection and the integration of all elements along the value chain is crucial. Combined with the existing literature on these dimensions, the researchers assess and describe the current state and the existing challenges. The focus of the survey was to get insights in the activities of French companies towards Industry 4.0, and thereby assessing their state in each dimension. Good approaches were considered, but there is a lack of knowledge about the extensive aspects and the significance of Industry 4.0. Especially in cases, where Industry 4.0 technologies enable new business models such as Big Data or Smart Services, the knowledge is limited. Best known and partially implemented are elements in Product Development and Production. However, there is a lack of understanding for the key aspect across all interviewed companies; the integration of various objects in the value chain. The six dimensions cannot be treated separately, neither in theory nor in practice. It has become abundantly clear that there is room for improvement, and that Industry 4.0 is a highly relevant topic the companies need to confront in-depth and in detail.