LATAM and Spanish SME barriers to Industry 4.0
Purpose &- Existing studies are scarce, especially on the Industry 4.0 application to firms' innovation andcompetitiveness, and even more on the application to LATAM and Spanish SMEs. This paper tries to fill thisgap by explaining the results of applying a systematic model, to understan...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:ebuahbibliot::b4c1559e6c45b885e1dd34fae3a93e23 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/68903 https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ARLA-07-2021-0137 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 barriers SMEs LATAM Spain Digital enablers Digitization and digitalization Industria 4.0 Barreras España Habilitadores Digitales Digitalización y Transformación digital PYMEs Empresa Management science |
| Sumario: | Purpose &- Existing studies are scarce, especially on the Industry 4.0 application to firms' innovation andcompetitiveness, and even more on the application to LATAM and Spanish SMEs. This paper tries to fill thisgap by explaining the results of applying a systematic model, to understand which are the SMEs' strengths andweaknesses in relation to the Industry 4.0 transformation.Design/methodology/approach &- A systematic methodology involving documentation analysis, visits tothe companies, interviews with employees and managers, making a preliminary diagnosis, crossing their needswith the enablers that can apply. The fieldwork was carried out during a two month period (2019), on a targetsample of 22 SMEs operating under industrial productive activity already exporting or planning theirinternationalization toward LATAM regions.Findings &- There are relevant barriers that need to be overcome in order to enter Industry 4.0 and, in thisspecific analysis, the following major classification was obtained: (1) Technological barrier, (2) Training barrier,(3) Economic barrier and (4) Contextual barrier.Originality/value &- This paper provides new insights and sets a starting point regarding LATAM andSpanish' Industry 4.0 situation, while contributing to the SMEs competitiveness by providing deeperunderstanding of the barriers and limitations |
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