Table 1

Interview questions

No.QuestionResearch questionLiterature source
Q1How would you describe Industry 4.0 or Pharma 4.0 in layperson's terms?RQ1Antony et al. (2021a), Chiarini (2021) 
Q2Do you currently have any Pharma Industry 4.0-type projects within the organisation/department/function you work in or with?RQ2Gyurjyan et al. (2017), Yan et al. (2019) 
Q3What are the motivating factors for implementing Industry 4.0 within the Pharma organisation/department/functional area?RQ1Reinhardt et al. (2020), Yan et al. (2019) 
Q4What factors must be considered for the organisation to embrace and adopt Pharma Industry 4.0?RQ1Agostini and Nosella (2019), O'Mahony et al. (2024) 
Q5What impact will implementing Industry 4.0 have/will have on your site's regulatory compliance?RQ3Foley et al. (2022), McDermott et al. (2022c) 
Q6What are the benefits and opportunities of implementing Industry 4.0, particularly in a Pharma organisation?RQ1Sony et al. (2021b) 
Q7What are the challenges, disadvantages or barriers when implementing Industry 4.0? Are there any of these specific to Pharma?RQ2Machado et al. (2019), McDermott et al. (2022a) 
Q8What tools of Industry 4.0 might help the specific organisation/function/department that you reside in or are responsible for?RQ2Chiarini (2021), Leng et al. (2021), Antony et al. (2021b) 
Q9Do you have a Lean or Operational Excellence Programme? If so, for how long?RQ3Argiyantari et al. (2020), Byrne et al. (2021), McDermott et al. (2022a) 
Q10Do you think Industry 4.0 will aid your Lean Programme?RQ3Antony et al. (2023a), Foley et al. (2022), Kamble et al. (2020) 

Source(s): Authors' own work

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