Classification of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Based on the Level of Industry 4.0 Implementation

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/15/5150" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/15/5150</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10155150" target="_blank" >10.3390/app10155150</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Classification of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises Based on the Level of Industry 4.0 Implementation

Original language description

Due to Industry 4.0 technologies, small- and medium-sized enterprises have a great opportunity to increase their competitiveness. However, the question remains as to whether they are truly able to implement such modern technologies faster and carry out digital transformation. The main aim of the paper is to classify small- and medium-sized enterprises into various groups, according to the level of implementation of Industry 4.0, using the Index of Industry 4.0. Based on the results of the cluster analysis, the small and medium enterprises are categorized into four different groups, according to the level of implementation of Industry 4.0. There are top Industry 4.0 technological enterprises, I4 start enterprises, noobs enterprises, and I4 advances enterprises. So far, the largest group consists of the small- and medium-sized enterprises that are just starting out with the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as IT infrastructure, digitalization (data, cloud, data analysis, and information systems), and sensors. On the other hand, the top I4 technological enterprises group is the least numerous. The analysis carried out comparing the small and medium-sized enterprises with the large enterprises shows that the SMEs still have a lower level of Industry 4.0 implementation. This confirms the assumption that the large enterprises have greater opportunities to use new technologies and transform them into smart factories. However, this situation may change in the future if new technologies become more accessible, and SMEs are worth investing in Industry 4.0 in terms of the return on investment.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Sciences-Basel

ISSN

2076-3417

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

15

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

22

Pages from-to

1-22

UT code for WoS article

000567141100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85088795318