Digital transformation of the steel distribution sector in the context of Industry 4.0

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.29119/1641-3466.2023.190.2" target="_blank" >10.29119/1641-3466.2023.190.2</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Digital transformation of the steel distribution sector in the context of Industry 4.0

Original language description

Process digitization and artificial intelligence are the needs of today&apos;s industry. The Fourth Industrial Revolution along with the concept of Industry 4.0 provides a huge opportunity for the development of many industries. Industry 4.0 imposes high demands on production and logistics in cyber-physical systems. Therefore, the primary objective of this publication is to present the concept of Industry 4.0, with particular emphasis on the impact of its technological solutions on the process of distribution of industrial goods. The challenges and benefits of the concept of Industry 4.0 are also presented in the article. The work consists of two parts, the review of literature and the research part. The theoretical part presents the impact of technological solutions on the evolution of the distribution process. The empirical part focuses on the importance of technologicalsolutions in the segment of Polish steel product distributors. In Poland, 9.7 million tons of steel is produced on average annually. In the world, according to the analyzes of the World Steel Association, 1781.5 million tons of steel was produced in 2022. Steel is an important construction and industrial material used in the production of cars, machines, ships, appliances, etc. Research was realized in Polish sector of companies. The questionnaire was build according the structure of Industry 4.0 based on pillars. In the questionnaire was used Likert scale from 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest. Steel sector companies are aware of the importance of the technology of Industry 4.0 in improving the course of the process and communication with the market. The respondents highly assessed the importance of the pillars of Industry 4.0 in the processes of storage and distribution of steel products, most often choosing 4 in the Likert scale from 1 to 5. Studies presented in this paper are strongly linked to the current concept of industrial development, which is Industry 4.0.

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

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

2023

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Śląskiej. Organizacja i Zarządzanie = Scientific Papers of Silesian University of Technology. Organization and Management Series

ISSN

1641-3466

e-ISSN

2720-751X

Volume of the periodical

neuveden

Issue of the periodical within the volume

190

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

27-41

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