The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Manufacturing Strategies: Proposition of Technology-Integrated Selection

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has increasingly been adopted as an advanced manufacturing strategy to counter global competition. The capability of a company to compete on various manufacturing strategy outputs (MSOs) such as cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, performance and innovativeness play a significant role in motivating the whole company to take advantage of its competitors. I4.0 is comprised of various technologies, and how I4.0 technologies can influence the MSOs are still unclear, and it took less interest in the literature. This article aims to analyze the influence of the I4.0 technologies on MSOs to achieve market competitiveness from the perspective of academic and industry experts. To do so, the influence of the adoption of various I4.0 technologies on the MSOs was investigated. Expert opinions were gathered on the relationship between manufacturing competitive capabilities and I4.0 technologies. The identification of the influential relationships provides arguments for the proposed I4.0 technology selections, which will allow companies to gain a highly competitive advantage. The results showed that the performance (regarding the MSOs) had a high potential for integration with different I4.0 technologies.