Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce coherent Industry 4.0 definition via a rigorous analysis framework, and provide a holistic view of technological, organizational and other key aspects (variables) of Industry 4.0 along with the identification of interdependencies that co-occur between them.

Design/methodology/approach

The study conducts a systematic literature review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis methodology, and includes 675 papers analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The former utilizes TIBCO Statistica. Furthermore, to define Industry 4.0, the authors reviewed 52 publications.

Findings

Industry 4.0 is a multidimensional system of value creation that includes 42 groups of terms in management, organizational and business-related variables, 30 technological and manufacturing-related variables – classified into seven categories – and several interdependencies that co-occur between them.

Practical implications

The analyses’ outcomes are of high importance both for academia and industry practitioners, as the findings elucidate the meaning of Industry 4.0 and may be used as the basis of future research in management, production management, industrial organizations and other Industry 4.0-related disciplines. Regarding industrial companies, the publication serves as a compendium, and should support industrial businesses in the transition from traditional manufacturing into the Industry 4.0 era.

Originality/value

This work’s novelty and value is threefold: first, the paper introduces an Industry 4.0 definition framework based on the most popular publications in the field. Second, the paper identifies and presents Industry 4.0’s common technologies and organizational variables via a systematic and current literature review. Finally, the paper extends the ongoing discourse on Industry 4.0. For the first time in this discipline, interdependences between identified Industry 4.0 variables are presented and discussed.

中文翻译：

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工业4.0：具有技术和组织相互依赖性的一致定义框架

目的

本文的目的是通过严格的分析框架介绍一致的工业4.0定义，并提供对工业4.0的技术，组织和其他关键方面（变量）的整体看法，并确定它们之间共存的相互依赖性。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究使用系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目进行了系统的文献综述，包括675篇论文进行了定量和定性分析。前者利用TIBCO Statistica。此外，为定义工业4.0，作者审查了52种出版物。

发现

工业4.0是一个价值创造的多维系统，包括42个术语组，涉及管理，与组织和业务相关的变量，与30个与技术和制造业相关的变量（分为7类）以及它们之间共同存在的几种相互依存关系。

实际影响

分析的结果对学术界和行业从业者都非常重要，因为这些发现阐明了工业4.0的含义，并且可以用作管理，生产管理，工业组织和其他与工业4.0相关学科的未来研究的基础。关于工业公司，该出版物是一个纲要，应支持工业企业从传统制造业向工业4.0时代过渡。

创意/价值

这项工作的新颖性和价值是三方面的：首先，本文基于该领域最受欢迎的出版物介绍了一个Industry 4.0定义框架。其次，本文通过系统和最新的文献综述，确定并提出了工业4.0的通用技术和组织变量。最后，本文扩展了正在进行的有关工业4.0的论述。在本学科中，第一次提出并讨论了确定的工业4.0变量之间的相互依赖性。