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Abstract
Despite the potential of Industry 4.0 and the increasing interest from the manufacturing industry, the adoption of Industry 4.0 is still lacking behind in SMEs in the manufacturing industry. In this paper, we explore why this is happening. The research is based on a multiple case study of 24 small and medium sized Danish manufacturing companies, which have all started their Industry 4.0 journey. We analyze the case data from the perspective of dynamic capabilities. Our findings show that the companies experience multiple barriers related to the sensing and seizing capabilities, which hinder their engagement with Industry 4.0. The lack of capabilities to sense and seize opportunities in relation to Industry 4.0 leads us to question whether manufacturers understand Industry 4.0 as a strategic asset or a set of disconnected technology improvements which may bring benefits to the operations, but do not utilize the systemic potential of Industry 4.0.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems : Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference (CARV2021) and the 10th World Mass Customization & Personalization Conference (MCPC2021), Aalborg, Denmark, October/November 2021 |
Editors | Ann-Louise Andersen, Rasmus Andersen, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Kjeld Nielsen, Alessia Napoleone, Stefan Kjeldgaard |
Number of pages | 9 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2022 |
Pages | 721-729 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-90699-3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-90700-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference: Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Denmark, Aalborg Duration: 1 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 https://carv2020.com/ |
Conference
Conference | 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference |
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Location | Denmark |
City | Aalborg |
Period | 01/11/2021 → 02/11/2021 |
Internet address |
Series | Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering |
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ISSN | 2195-4356 |
Keywords
- Barriers
- Case study
- Dynamic capabilities
- Industry 4.0
- SME
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IFN: Innovation Factory North
Lassen, A. H., Wæhrens, B. V., Møller, C., Madsen, O., Sørensen, D. G. H., Larsen, M. S. S., Hansen, E. B., Uhrenholt, J. N., Palade, D., Hansen, A. K. & Grøn, H. G.
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
Research output
- 8 Citations
- 1 PhD thesis
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Manufacturing Innovation: Engineering an Innovation Approach to Industry 4.0
Larsen, M. S. S., 2023, Aalborg Universitetsforlag. 101 p.Research output: PhD thesis
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