LAPSE:2019.0652
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LAPSE:2019.0652
Drivers and Barriers in Using Industry 4.0: A Perspective of SMEs in Romania
Mirela Cătălina Türkeș, Ionica Oncioiu, Hassan Danial Aslam, Andreea Marin-Pantelescu, Dan Ioan Topor, Sorinel Căpușneanu
July 25, 2019
Considering the worldwide evolutionary stage of Industry 4.0, this study wants to fill in a lack of information and decision-making, trying to answer a question about the level of preparation of Romanian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) regarding the implementation of the new technology. The main purpose of this article is to identify the opinions and perceptions of SME managers in Romania on the drivers and barriers of implementing Industry 4.0 technology for business development. The research method used in the study was analyzed by sampling using the questionnaire as a data collection tool. It includes closed questions, measured with a nominal and orderly scale. 176 managers provided complete and useful answers to this research. The collected data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) package using frequency tables, contingency tables, and main component analysis. Major contributions from research have highlighted the fact that Romania is in a full transition process from industry 2.0 to industry 4.0. There was also a high level of knowledge of the new Industry 4.0 technology, and a desire to implement it in the Romanian SMEs, as well as the low level of resources needed to implement it.
Keywords
barriers, business, cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, digitalization, drivers, flexible manufacturing, implementation, Industry 4.0, managers, SMEs, systems
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Türkeș MC, Oncioiu I, Aslam HD, Marin-Pantelescu A, Topor DI, Căpușneanu S. Drivers and Barriers in Using Industry 4.0: A Perspective of SMEs in Romania. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0652
Author Affiliations
Türkeș MC: Faculty of Finance, Banking and Accountancy, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, 040051 Bucharest, Romania
Oncioiu I: Faculty of Finance-Banking, Accounting and Business Administration, Titu Maiorescu University, 040051 Bucharest, Romania [ORCID]
Aslam HD: Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan [ORCID]
Marin-Pantelescu A: Faculty of Business and Tourism, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Topor DI: Faculty of Economic Sciences, 1 Decembrie 1918 University, 510009 Alba-Iulia, Romania
Căpușneanu S: Faculty of Finance-Banking, Accounting and Business Administration, Titu Maiorescu University, 040051 Bucharest, Romania [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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3
Article Number
E153
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2019
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2019-03-12
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2227-9717
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