A study on the barriers that impact the adoption of Industry 4.0 in the context of Brazilian companies

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TQM Journal Pub Date : 2023-05-16 DOI:10.1108/tqm-07-2022-0239

R. F. Cordeiro, L. Reis, J. Fernandes

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PurposeThis research aims to evaluate the impact of barriers experienced by Brazilian companies in adopting Industry 4.0 (I4.0).Design/methodology/approachAs a methodological approach, the survey method was used, adopting the use of the questionnaire for data collection. From the feedback of 99 companies (with an index of 80%), quantitative analyzes of the data were carried out with the aid of factor analysis and linear regression to validate the proposed structural model.FindingsThe barriers construct does not impact the I4.0 adoption construct. Directly evaluating the effect of the variables that make up the barriers construct in the I4.0 adoption construct, it was observed that three barriers affect effectively the adoption of I4.0: technological infrastructure; financial constraint and lack of understanding of the benefits of I4.0.Research limitations/implicationsAs a limitation, the research was conducted only in the Brazilian context, requiring the development of future studies in other countries that can strengthen the findings of this research.Practical implicationsIn addition, the results achieved provide relevant insights into public policymakers and business managers, helping them to deeply understand the barriers that impact the adoption of I4.0. This facilitates the propagation of I4.0 concepts in the context of Brazilian companies and in the formulation of public policies adapted to each sector, allowing a more assertive action in the face of the types of barriers experienced by organizations during the adoption of I4.0.Social implicationsThe findings can help practitioners and policymakers to understand in detail this new industrial model and the difficulties that prevent its implementation.Originality/valueFrom an extensive literature review, no studies were identified that statistically validate which barriers effectively affect the adoption of I4.0. This research is a pioneer in proposing a structural model to analyze the barriers experienced by workers during the adoption of I4.0, exploring Brazilian companies, from different economic sectors and sizes. It is noteworthy that the literature still focuses efforts on manufacturing companies.

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巴西企业采用工业4.0的障碍研究

本研究旨在评估巴西公司在采用工业4.0 (I4.0)时遇到的障碍的影响。设计/方法/方法采用方法学方法，采用调查法，采用问卷调查法进行数据收集。从99家企业(指标为80%)的反馈数据中，运用因子分析和线性回归对数据进行定量分析，验证所提出的结构模型。发现障碍结构不影响工业4.0采用结构。通过直接评估构成工业4.0采用结构障碍的变量的影响，我们发现有三个障碍有效地影响了工业4.0的采用:技术基础设施;财务约束和对工业4.0的好处缺乏了解。研究的局限性/影响作为一个局限性，这项研究只在巴西的情况下进行，需要在其他国家开展未来的研究，以加强这项研究的结果。此外，所取得的结果为公共政策制定者和企业管理者提供了相关见解，帮助他们深入了解影响采用工业4.0的障碍。这有助于在巴西公司背景下传播工业4.0概念，并制定适合每个部门的公共政策，使组织在采用工业4.0期间面对各种障碍时能够采取更果断的行动。社会意义研究结果可以帮助从业者和政策制定者详细了解这种新的工业模式以及阻碍其实施的困难。原创性/价值从广泛的文献回顾中，没有研究被确定为统计验证哪些障碍有效地影响了工业4.0的采用。这项研究是提出一个结构模型来分析工人在采用工业4.0过程中遇到的障碍的先驱，研究了来自不同经济部门和规模的巴西公司。值得注意的是，文献仍然集中在制造公司的努力。

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TQM Journal Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)

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114

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