Abstract Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) was introduced in 2011, and its advanced enablers strongly
affect industrial practices. In the current literature, while several papers offer general reviews …

Industry 4.0 (I4) technologies are gaining increased importance in the manufacturing
industry, as they can provide several benefits such as an increase in efficiency, lower costs …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how much the Italian manufacturing
companies are ready to be concretely involved in the so-called “Industry 4.0”(I4. 0) journey …

Purpose This paper has two objectives: first, to investigate the state-of-the-art of Industry 4.0
(I4. 0) adoption in Italian manufacturing firms and, second, to understand variations in …

This book presents Industry 4.0 enabler technologies and tools. It also highlights some of the
existing empirical applications in the context of manufacturing. The book elucidates …

Featured Application Practitioners have missed a clear methodology to introduce Industry
4.0 in companies. Based on a systematic literature study, a new framework was synthesized …

While Industry 4.0 promises large technological improvements, firms face multiple
challenges in its adoption. Current literature has made significant efforts to identify the …

The economically successful implementation of Industry 4.0 methods in industrial
companies requires a structured introduction process. The main objective of such a …

The manufacturing sector is a fast-growing sector demanded by the increasing population.
The adoption of information technology is a boon in the manufacturing industry. The …

The initiative of Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) has been proposed in Germany in 2011. From that
moment, both academical and industrial communities started to be interested in this new …