Implementation of Industry 4.0 and lean production in Brazilian manufacturing companies

The adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies has been deemed as a strategy to increase product quality and make manufacturing processes more efficient. However, the way that these technologies are integrated into existing production systems and which processes they can support is still under investigat...

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Published in:International journal of production research 2018-01, Vol.56 (8), p.2975-2987
Main Authors: Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Fettermann, Diego
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Industry 4.0
Manufacturing
Multivariate analysis
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Summary:The adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies has been deemed as a strategy to increase product quality and make manufacturing processes more efficient. However, the way that these technologies are integrated into existing production systems and which processes they can support is still under investigation. Thus, this paper aims to examine the relationship between lean production (LP) practices and the implementation of Industry 4.0 in Brazilian manufacturing companies. To achieve that we use data from a survey carried out with 110 companies of different sizes and sectors, at different stages of LP implementation. Data collected were analysed by means of multivariate analysis. Our findings indicate that LP practices are positively associated with Industry 4.0 technologies and their concurrent implementation leads to larger performance improvements. Further, the contextual variables investigated do matter to this association, although not all aspects matter to the same extent and effect.
ISSN:0020-7543
1366-588X
DOI:10.1080/00207543.2017.1391420