Digitalization as a Key Tool for Implementing Industry 4.0 in SMES

Abstract

A few years after the introduction of Industry 4.0 as one of the pillars of future technological development in industrialized countries, its adoption has not been as expected, especially if one takes into account that it is considered the fourth industrial revolution, and the previous industrial revolutions had not been so carefully planned that they included road maps in various countries. This does not mean that the idea itself is being a failure, there are many countries that continue to promote the idea, as well as large companies that have already implemented the basic principles throughout their organization or in key parts and that offer assistance to others. companies (Siemens for example offers the Industry 4.0 live tour).