THE UNIVERSAL DIMENSIONS OF INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY MODELS FROM THE BUSINESS INFORMATICS PERSPECTIVE

Purpose: This paper is focused on the identified gaps in the Industry 4.0 maturity models for assessment of companies and enterprises readiness. The main output of this paper is a discussion of these gaps, identification of possible causes and solutions, and their integration into the concept of IT management paradigm for Industry 4.0. Design/methodology/approach: The literature review has a goal to identify the actual situation and solutions for the identified gaps in the areas as economic management, corporate governance, leadership, management, and education. As the following step, the inputs from the literature review were used for adaption of modern management methods which can be used within business informatics in the context of Industry 4.0. Findings: The concept of Industry 4.0 requires significant changes in the concepts of management and governance of business informatics and its surrounding environment. It is needed the transformation of the relationship from dependency to the regular partnership between business informatics and its organization and enabling of the innovative culture. Research/practical implications: The proposed concept is relevant for responsible decision-makers and leaders in the organizations which consider the implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts. It helps with the identification of new perspectives to the existing relationships and how to adapt the business informatics to the Industry 4.0 concept. Originality/value: Another concept with a similar aim of focus is not available yet. Based on gaps in the Industry 4.0 maturity models, it provides a new approach to issues which are constantly getting higher importance. These issues require multidisciplinary solutions and possible way is provided in this paper in a form of the new concept of IT management paradigm.