Volume 11, Number 09, June 2021

Adoption Factors of Enabling I4.0 Technologies and Benefits in the Supply Chain

  Authors

José Carlos Franceli and Silvia Novaes Zilber Turri, Universidade Federal do ABC, Brazil

  Abstract

Industry 4.0 technologies represent a new paradigm of integration of cyber-physical systems, information and communication solutions, with applications in many different domains. This topic has to date been vaguely explored in the realm of the social sciences; hence this study attempts to bridge this gap by investigating the challenges of innovation adoption, based on I4.0 technologies, more specifically the factors affecting adoption decisions. This paper, based on previous adoption literature, aims to identify the barriers and benefits generated in the Supply Chain. Given the nature and novelty of the technology, whose adoption is the primary theme of this study, a systematic literature review was developed. The results present a framework that connects adoption factors, enabling technologies of I4.0, and benefits to the Supply Chain. The Model can be easily adapted to serve as a tool in the evaluation and selection of technological innovations to be adopted.

  Keywords

IoT, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, I4.0, Adoption.