Industry 4.0 Holds a Great Potential for Manufacturers, So Why Haven’t They Started?: A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium Sized Danish Manufacturers

Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen; Mats Magnusson; Astrid Heidemann Lassen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_82

Industry 4.0 Holds a Great Potential for Manufacturers, So Why Haven’t They Started? A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium Sized Danish Manufacturers

Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen^*, Mats Magnusson, Astrid Heidemann Lassen

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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.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	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
Redaktører	Ann-Louise Andersen, Rasmus Andersen, Thomas Ditlev Brunoe, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen, Kjeld Nielsen, Alessia Napoleone, Stefan Kjeldgaard
Antal sider	9
Forlag	Springer
Publikationsdato	2022
Sider	721-729
ISBN (Trykt)	978-3-030-90699-3
ISBN (Elektronisk)	978-3-030-90700-6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_82
Status	Udgivet - 2022
Begivenhed	8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference: Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Denmark, Aalborg Varighed: 1 nov. 2021 → 2 nov. 2021 https://carv2020.com/

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Konference	8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference
Lokation	Denmark
By	Aalborg
Periode	01/11/2021 → 02/11/2021
Internetadresse	https://carv2020.com/

Navn	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN	2195-4356

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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.
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Manufacturing Innovation: Engineering an Innovation Approach to Industry 4.0
Larsen, M. S. S., 2023, Aalborg Universitetsforlag. 101 s.
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Larsen, M. S. S., Magnusson, M., & Lassen, A. H. (2022). Industry 4.0 Holds a Great Potential for Manufacturers, So Why Haven’t They Started? A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium Sized Danish Manufacturers. I A-L. Andersen, R. Andersen, T. D. Brunoe, M. S. S. Larsen, K. Nielsen, A. Napoleone, & S. Kjeldgaard (red.), 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 (s. 721-729). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_82

Larsen, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning ; Magnusson, Mats ; Lassen, Astrid Heidemann. / Industry 4.0 Holds a Great Potential for Manufacturers, So Why Haven’t They Started? A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium Sized Danish Manufacturers. 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. red. / Ann-Louise Andersen ; Rasmus Andersen ; Thomas Ditlev Brunoe ; Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen ; Kjeld Nielsen ; Alessia Napoleone ; Stefan Kjeldgaard. Springer, 2022. s. 721-729 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Industry 4.0 Holds a Great Potential for Manufacturers, So Why Haven’t They Started? A Multiple Case Study of Small and Medium Sized Danish Manufacturers. / Larsen, Maria Stoettrup Schioenning; Magnusson, Mats; Lassen, Astrid Heidemann.
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