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Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review

This study comprehensively reviews the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which refers to Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0) applications in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Multinational companies and big corporations have the capacity and resources to implement IR 4.0, but SMEs are limited due to financial cons...

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Main Authors: Md Faizal, Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha, Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez, Amirul Syafiq, Sadun, So, Idris Gautama, Gui, Anderes
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Language:English
English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2024
Subjects:
AI Indexes (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/1/2024_IR_Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/7/Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises_A%20state-of-the-art%20science%20mapping%20review_ABS.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-03-2024-0115
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spelling my.ump.umpir.420562024-07-25T02:35:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/ Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review Md Faizal, Ahmad Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez Amirul Syafiq, Sadun So, Idris Gautama Gui, Anderes AI Indexes (General) HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science (General) T Technology (General) This study comprehensively reviews the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which refers to Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0) applications in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Multinational companies and big corporations have the capacity and resources to implement IR 4.0, but SMEs are limited due to financial constraints, expertise and lack of resources. Even so, IR 4.0 is required as technologies evolve and market demand has changed how firms do business. Design/methodology/approach: To uncover the potential of IR 4.0 and critical determinants of SMEs’ adoption of IR 4.0, this study presents a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the current research streams in IR 4.0 adoption among SMEs through bibliographic coupling. Furthermore, this review provides a glimpse of the future by analyzing prospective trends on IR 4.0 in SMEs. Findings: Bibliographic coupling produces five clusters: (1) challenges and barriers in IR 4.0 implementation among SMEs, (2) technological adoption of IR 4.0, (3) opportunities and benefits of IR 4.0, (4) business model innovation and (5) implication of IR 4.0 on SMEs technologies. On the contrary, co-word analysis produces three clusters: (1) technologies in IR 4.0, (2) strategy and management of IR 4.0 among SMEs and (3) IR 4.0 model for SMEs. Research limitations/implications: Implications are directly related to business owners, policymakers and technology developers meeting the needs of the industry and SMEs, which are the focus of this review. Originality/value: The findings contribute significantly to the body of knowledge by presenting a state-of-the-art science mapping approach to uncover the knowledge structure and intellectual linkage of IR 4.0 adoption within SMEs. Emerald Publishing 2024 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/1/2024_IR_Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/7/Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises_A%20state-of-the-art%20science%20mapping%20review_ABS.pdf Md Faizal, Ahmad and Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi and Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha and Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez and Amirul Syafiq, Sadun and So, Idris Gautama and Gui, Anderes (2024) Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review. Industrial Robot. pp. 1-12. ISSN 0143-991X. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First) https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-03-2024-0115 https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-03-2024-0115
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language English
English
topic AI Indexes (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
spellingShingle AI Indexes (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Q Science (General)
T Technology (General)
Md Faizal, Ahmad
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha
Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez
Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
So, Idris Gautama
Gui, Anderes
Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
description This study comprehensively reviews the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which refers to Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0) applications in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Multinational companies and big corporations have the capacity and resources to implement IR 4.0, but SMEs are limited due to financial constraints, expertise and lack of resources. Even so, IR 4.0 is required as technologies evolve and market demand has changed how firms do business. Design/methodology/approach: To uncover the potential of IR 4.0 and critical determinants of SMEs’ adoption of IR 4.0, this study presents a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the current research streams in IR 4.0 adoption among SMEs through bibliographic coupling. Furthermore, this review provides a glimpse of the future by analyzing prospective trends on IR 4.0 in SMEs. Findings: Bibliographic coupling produces five clusters: (1) challenges and barriers in IR 4.0 implementation among SMEs, (2) technological adoption of IR 4.0, (3) opportunities and benefits of IR 4.0, (4) business model innovation and (5) implication of IR 4.0 on SMEs technologies. On the contrary, co-word analysis produces three clusters: (1) technologies in IR 4.0, (2) strategy and management of IR 4.0 among SMEs and (3) IR 4.0 model for SMEs. Research limitations/implications: Implications are directly related to business owners, policymakers and technology developers meeting the needs of the industry and SMEs, which are the focus of this review. Originality/value: The findings contribute significantly to the body of knowledge by presenting a state-of-the-art science mapping approach to uncover the knowledge structure and intellectual linkage of IR 4.0 adoption within SMEs.
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author Md Faizal, Ahmad
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha
Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez
Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
So, Idris Gautama
Gui, Anderes
author_facet Md Faizal, Ahmad
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Mohamad Reeduan, Mustapha
Puteri Fadzline, Muhamad Tamyez
Amirul Syafiq, Sadun
So, Idris Gautama
Gui, Anderes
author_sort Md Faizal, Ahmad
title Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
title_short Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
title_full Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
title_fullStr Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
title_full_unstemmed Industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : A state-of-the-art science mapping review
title_sort industry 4.0 in small and medium enterprises : a state-of-the-art science mapping review
publisher Emerald Publishing
publishDate 2024
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/1/2024_IR_Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/7/Industry%204.0%20in%20small%20and%20medium%20enterprises_A%20state-of-the-art%20science%20mapping%20review_ABS.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42056/
https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-03-2024-0115
https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-03-2024-0115
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