The fit of Industry 4.0 applications in manufacturing logistics： a multiple case study

作     者：Jo Wessel Strandhagen Erlend Alfnes Jan Ola Strandhagen Logan Reed Vallandingham 

作者机构：Department of Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim Norway 

出 版 物：《Advances in Manufacturing》 (先进制造进展（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第5卷第4期

页      面：344-358页

核心收录：

学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 08[工学] 0835[工学-软件工程] 081202[工学-计算机软件与理论] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：Norges Forskningsråd 

主　　题：Industry 4.0 Manufacturing logistics Production planning and control Production environment 

摘      要：The fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, is expected to cause disruptive changes in industrial produc- tion. It is driven by rapid technological developments and the need for manufacturing companies to make themselves independent of high labor costs. Industry 4.0 concerns several aspects of industrial production, including manu- facturing logistics, business models and products and ser- vices. The applications of Industry 4.0 have been vastly outlined. However, the fit of Industry 4.0 applications in different production environments is not clear. The purpose of this paper is to identify and investigate the Industry 4.0 technologies that are applicable to manufacturing logistics, and how the production environment influences the appli- cability of these technologies. This is done through a multiple case study of four Norwegian manufacturing companies. The findings from the study indicate that the applicability of Industry 4.0 in manufacturing logistics is dependent on the production environment. Companies with a low degree of production repetitiveness see less potential in applying Industry 4.0 technologies in manufacturing logistics, while companies with a highly repetitive pro- duction see a higher potential.