ABSTRACT

The paper reports research on the implementation of green aspects into the latest industrial revolution called Industry 4.0 and proposes the design of a business readiness level model for Industry 4.0. The analysis is based on the available maturity models for Industry 4.0, which are investigated to determine whether and to what extent they fulfil the ‘green’ trends by their name, content or specialized dimensions. This analysis was initiated over recent years, by a strong interest in integrating the elements and principles of Industry 4.0 into enterprises, together with an increased interest in achieving carbon neutral production and society in the coming decades, including recent EU Green Deal documents. The first part of the paper describes the basic requirements of the Industry 4.0, new digital strategies and green agreements. The major parts of the paper provide an analysis of current maturity and readiness models for Industry 4.0 together with specification, design and development of a readiness model for companies to implement Industry 4.0 with respect to green aspects. The final part of the paper provides an evaluation based on questionnaire survey with discussion, conclusions and avenues for future research.

摘要

该论文报告了将绿色方面实施到称为工业 4.0 的最新工业革命中的研究，并提出了工业 4.0 的业务准备水平模型的设计。该分析基于工业 4.0 的可用成熟度模型，通过它们的名称、内容或专业维度，对这些模型进行调查以确定它们是否以及在多大程度上满足了“绿色”趋势。该分析是近年来发起的，因为人们对将工业 4.0 的要素和原则融入企业的浓厚兴趣，以及对在未来几十年实现碳中和生产和社会的兴趣增加，包括最近的欧盟绿色协议文件。论文的第一部分描述了工业 4.0 的基本要求、新的数字战略和绿色协议。本文的主要部分分析了当前工业 4.0 的成熟度和准备模型，以及公司在绿色方面实施工业 4.0 的准备模型的规范、设计和开发。论文的最后部分提供了基于问卷调查的评估、讨论、结论和未来研究的途径。