Corporate survival in Industry 4.0 era: the enabling role of lean-digitized manufacturing

• Published in: Journal of manufacturing technology management Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 30
• Main Authors: Ghobakhloo, Morteza, Fathi, Masood
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 23.01.2020; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Advanced manufacturing technologies; Business models; Case studies; Competition; Digitization; Industry 4.0; Information Technology; Innovations; Internet of Things; Lean manufacturing; Manufacturing; Manufacturing performance; Production and Automation Engineering; Produktion och automatiseringsteknik; Digitization; Industry 4.0; Lean manufacturing; Information technology; Manufacturing performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how small manufacturing firms can leverage their Information Technology (IT) resources to develop the lean-digitized manufacturing system that offers sustained competitiveness in the Industry 4.0 era. Design/methodology/approach The study performs...