...Hisham Noori Hussain Al-Hashimy; Jinfang Yao; Anwar Allah Pitchay; Waleed Noori Hussein Purpose Digital twin technology, a central component of Industry 4.0, has attracted growing attention for its potential to improve operational efficiency and sustainability in manufacturing. However, empirical...

... BY 4.0 licence . Fashion Supply chain Artificial intelligence AI Industry 4.0 Digital transformation Digitalization Interesting because: The fashion industry has historically relied on manual processes and has been slower to embrace digitalization compared to high-tech...

...D. Vignesh; Srinivas Kota; Rajesh P. Mishra Purpose This study undertakes a systematic literature review (SLR) exploring how the paradigms of lean, sustainable and smart (LSS) product design intersect within the evolving landscape of Industry 4.0. The review aims to trace the development of lean...

...Federico Briatore; Daniele Binci; Giorgia Masili Purpose This article examines how five process-management paradigms - Reengineering, Total Quality Management (TQM), Lean Manufacturing (LM), Six Sigma (SS) and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) - interact with and enable Industry 4.0 (I4.0), reconceptualising...

... to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence . Action research Industry 4.0 Digital technologies Manufacturing Organizational change Smart maintenance Strategy Interesting because – Manufacturing companies and industries need explicit guidance and empirical evidence on transforming...

... intelligence act Non-European Union manufacturers Risk-based regulation Industry 4.0 Innovate UK Project Clean Futures Innovation Accelerator / No. http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006041 Funding: The work was supported by Innovate UK (award number: Project Clean Futures Innovation...

...Violetta Giada Cannas; Valentina Lazzarotti; Rossella Pozzi; Nicolò Saporiti; Andrea Urbinati Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of Lean Production (LP) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) on the adoption of Circular Economy (CE) within manufacturing firms, also considering the potential...

... Ghobakhloo can be contacted at: morteza.ghobakhloo@angstrom.uu.se 14 08 2025 01 10 2025 10 10 2025 22 10 2025 Antifragility Digitalization Resilience Industry 4.0 Viability Adaptability © Morteza Ghobakhloo, Behzad Foroughi, Masood Fathi, Mostafa Al-Emran...

...Pedro E. Minaya; Lucía Avella; Juan A. Trespalacios Purpose This study examines the influence of Industry 4.0 perception and organizational structures on competency development, workforce training and strategic objectives in manufacturing firms undergoing digital servitization (DS). The research...

...Benoit Lardeux; Jean-Marie Guyader; Michael Lecointre; Sylvain Lefebvre; Olivier Aubrun; Birane Touré; Maher Jridi Purpose Manufacturing companies face many hurdles to adapt their production tools and processes to Industry 4.0. Cost reduction and profit increase are expected in the mid or long...

... cultural contexts on the relationship between digitalization and SCRES. Szász et al. (2021) highlight the importance of continuing research into the relationship between Industry 4.0 technologies and OP, considering contingency factors such as SCRES. Finally. there is a call for empirical...

... Huang can be contacted at: swordhjh@hotmail.com 31 08 2024 26 11 2024 24 02 2025 11 03 2025 15 03 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Industry 4.0 Type of firm – multinational companies Type...

...Monica Cugno; Rebecca Castagnoli; Giacomo Büchi; Marco Pini Purpose Literature verifies that Industry 4.0 allows Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to improve global market strategies. The paper explores the effects of Industry 4.0 on different export dimensions in manufacturing SMEs. Design...

...Guilherme Brittes Benitez; Diego Biondo; João Felipe Capioto Seelent; Dalton Alexandre Kai Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies (base and front-end) on the deployment of Lean bundles (just-in-time, total productive maintenance and total quality...

...Lei Guo Purpose The Industry 4.0 (I4.0) revolution originated in developed countries and has now been promoted worldwide as a powerful tool for improving productivity. However, adopting I4.0 technologies poses significant challenges, especially for emerging economies that are far from the I4.0...

... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode 3D printing Technology integration Industry 4.0 Industrialization Product development Production development Smart production Capability theory Resource-based view Interesting because: This paper...

...Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Maria Stoettrup Schioenning Larsen Purpose The number of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies that have successfully embraced the digital transformation envisioned by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) remains low. This paper argues that one reason...

...Pernille Agerskov Clausen; Johan Bjerre Bach Clausen; Astrid Heidemann Lassen; Benjamin Henriksen Purpose There is substantial evidence that Industry 4.0-enabled manufacturing projects frequently encounter slow progress or failure due to organizational misalignment. This paper demonstrates...

...Juliano Endrigo Sordan; Pedro Carlos Oprime; Marcio Lopes Pimenta; Roy Andersson; Jiju Antony; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes; Guilherme Luz Tortorella Purpose This paper aims to provide empirical evidence regarding Lean Six Sigma (LSS) practices supported by Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies in heavy...

... areas. The analysis involved description of cross-functional integration processes from the areas of demand and supply, the identification of technologies from Industry 4.0 present in the activities of those areas and their role in the integration process. Findings The analysis revealed...