Industry 4.0 for SMEs - Smart Manufacturing and Logistics for SMEs

• Other Authors: Rauch, Erwin (Editor), Woschank, Manuel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; latent semantic analysis; virtual quality management; concept investigation; concept disambiguation; knowledge discovery; sustainable methodologies; small and medium sized enterprises; material handling systems; simulation; ARENA®, time study; overall equipment effectiveness; manufacturing performance; Industry 4.0; manufacturing sustainability; manufacturing process model; business process management; hierarchical clustering; similarity; BPMN; human factors; cyber-physical systems; cyber-physical production systems; anthropocentric design; Operator 4.0; human-machine interaction; energy efficient operation; manufacturing system; stochastic event; digital twin; Max-plus Algebra; MATLAB-Simulink; advanced manufacturing; industry 4.0; SME; technology adoption model; assembly supply chain; sustainability; complexity indicators; testing criteria; SMEs; e-business modelling; LSP Lifecycle Model; Quality Function Deployment; Best-Worst Method; Internet of Things; India; awareness; small and medium-sized enterprises; assessment model; collaborative robotics; physical ergonomics; human-robot collaboration; human-centered design; assembly; small and medium sized enterprise; positive complexity; negative complexity; infeasible configurations; product platform; customer's perception; assessment; field study; smart manufacturing; cloud platform; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; smart logistics; logistics 4.0; smart technologies; sustainable agriculture; plant factory
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In recent years, the industrial environment has been changing radically due to the introduction of concepts and technologies based on the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. After the introduction of Industry 4.0 in large enterprises, SMEs have moved into the focus, as they are...