Analysing Industry 4.0 technology-solution dependencies: a support framework for successful Industry 4.0 adoption in the product generation process

Guertler, MR; Schneider, D; Heitfeld, J; Sick, N

Analysing Industry 4.0 technology-solution dependencies: a support framework for successful Industry 4.0 adoption in the product generation process

Guertler, MR Schneider, D Heitfeld, J Sick, N

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Guertler, MR
dc.contributor.author	Schneider, D
dc.contributor.author	Heitfeld, J
dc.contributor.author	Sick, N
dc.date.accessioned	2023-10-16T22:22:56Z
dc.date.available	2023-10-16T22:22:56Z
dc.identifier.citation	Research in Engineering Design
dc.identifier.issn	0934-9839
dc.identifier.issn	1435-6066
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172709
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Industry 4.0 (i4.0) is central to advanced manufacturing. Building on novel digital technologies, it enables smart and flexible manufacturing with systems connected across company boundaries and product lifecycle phases. Despite its benefits, the adoption of i4.0 has been limited, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. A key challenge is the technological complexity of i4.0. While advanced functionality requires technological complexity, it complicates an understanding of which enabling technologies are particularly useful and required. This article presents a framework to support successful i4.0 adoption across the entire product generation process through a systematic matrix-based dependency analysis of i4.0 solutions and underlying i4.0 technologies. Through increasing transparency around technological complexity of i4.0 solutions, this research contributes to a better understanding of which technologies are required for specific i4.0 solutions and which technologies could be strategic enablers for a broad variety of i4.0 applications. Knowing these technological dependencies supports both, the systematic adoption of existing i4.0 solutions and the development of new i4.0 solutions. This also sets the basis for a future socio-technical investigation.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartof	Research in Engineering Design
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s00163-023-00426-2
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1203 Design Practice and Management
dc.subject.classification	Design Practice & Management
dc.subject.classification	3303 Design
dc.subject.classification	4005 Civil engineering
dc.title	Analysing Industry 4.0 technology-solution dependencies: a support framework for successful Industry 4.0 adoption in the product generation process
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAM - Centre for Advanced Manufacturing
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-10-16T22:22:54Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

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AbstractIndustry 4.0 (i4.0) is central to advanced manufacturing. Building on novel digital technologies, it enables smart and flexible manufacturing with systems connected across company boundaries and product lifecycle phases. Despite its benefits, the adoption of i4.0 has been limited, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. A key challenge is the technological complexity of i4.0. While advanced functionality requires technological complexity, it complicates an understanding of which enabling technologies are particularly useful and required. This article presents a framework to support successful i4.0 adoption across the entire product generation process through a systematic matrix-based dependency analysis of i4.0 solutions and underlying i4.0 technologies. Through increasing transparency around technological complexity of i4.0 solutions, this research contributes to a better understanding of which technologies are required for specific i4.0 solutions and which technologies could be strategic enablers for a broad variety of i4.0 applications. Knowing these technological dependencies supports both, the systematic adoption of existing i4.0 solutions and the development of new i4.0 solutions. This also sets the basis for a future socio-technical investigation.

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