Abstract

Industry 4.0 is one of the primary paradigms of the current industrial context. Despite the widespread research on this topic, an analysis of its key technologies' impact on company performance and resilience is not available. Hence, this work proposes a conceptual model for investigating the influences among Industry 4.0 key technologies (IT-related and Operations-related technologies), organizational resilience (in terms of internal and external) and performances in Italian companies. We distinguished company performance, referring to companies' results in the past, from organizational resilience, which investigates future survival chances. Using structural equation modelling, a second-order construct has been used to test the hypothesized relationships. The results show that the implementation level of Industry 4.0 IT-related key technologies positively impacts organizational resilience and perceived performance. These results can assist company managers and decision-makers in increasing organizational resilience by effectively implementing Industry 4.0 technologies.

摘要

工业 4.0 是当前工业环境的主要范式之一。尽管对该主题进行了广泛的研究，但尚无法分析其关键技术对公司绩效和弹性的影响。因此，这项工作提出了一个概念模型，用于调查工业 4.0 关键技术（IT 相关和运营相关技术）、组织弹性（在内部和外部方面）和意大利公司绩效之间的影响。我们将公司绩效（指公司过去的业绩）与组织弹性（调查未来生存机会）区分开来。使用结构方程建模，已使用二阶构造来测试假设的关系。结果表明，工业4的实施水平。0 IT 相关的关键技术对组织弹性和感知绩效产生积极影响。这些结果可以帮助公司经理和决策者通过有效实施工业 4.0 技术来提高组织弹性。