Analysis of adoption processes in industry 4.0

Abstract

Nowadays digitalization is changing manufacturing and work in many companies. A keyword for the linkage between production systems and information and communication technology is the term Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 affects the whole working environment and requires a cultural change of the organization. Currently many technological solutions are available because much research from an engineering perspective has already driven this topic. However, firms still struggle to implement this vision into their strategy. Companies need to know how to design and execute human centered decision processes. Thus, it is important to understand adoption processes to identify needs for action and prevent failures. Socio-Technical perspectives are necessary to consider technological, human and organizational aspects. This position paper has the aim to show the need for research in this topic and present a research plan to solve this problem.