This paper presents the use of digital technologies and industrial robots in manufacturing firms. More importantly, we look at the relationship between the use of digital technologies and industrial robots within the Industry 4.0 concept. We also use a specific Industry 4.0 Readiness index to assess manufacturing firms’ Industry 4.0 readiness level and analyze the relationship between the achieved readiness level and the use of industrial robots. The research is based on data from 118 manufacturing firms from a European Manufacturing Survey. Based on statistical analysis, we present the results that show a significant correlation between the use of specific digital technologies and two types of industrial robots. Our study also points out that manufacturing firms with a higher Industry 4.0 readiness level tend to use industrial robots more frequently.
Ovaj rad se bavi upotrebom naprednih proizvodnih tehnologija u tri balkanske zemlje: Sloveniji, Hrvatskoj i Srbiji. U našem slučaju ove tehnologije su iz grupe digitalnih fabričkih tehnologija. Korištenje odabranih digitalnih fabričkih tehnologija posmatrano je očima koncepta Industrije 4.0, a mi se fokusiramo na indeks spremnosti za Industriju 4.0. Predstavljamo mogući indeks spremnosti za Industriju 4.0 i procjenjujemo spremnost Industrije 4.0 slovenačkih, hrvatskih i srbijanskih proizvodnih kompanija. Rezultati su zasnovani na uzorku od oko 300 proizvodnih kompanija, čiji su podaci dobiveni kroz izdanje Evropsko istraživanje o proizvodnji za 2018/19. Rezultati su prikazani korištenjem deskriptivne statistike. Rezultati pokazuju da je upotreba specifičnih naprednih proizvodnih tehnologija u ove tri zemlje prilično raznolika, te da je njihova spremnost za Industriju 4.0 na različitim nivoima.
This paper deals with the use of advanced manufacturing technologies in three Balkan countries: Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. In our case these technologies are from digital factory technologies group. The use of selected digital factory technologies is observed through the eyes of Industry 4.0 concept, and we focus on Industry 4.0 readiness index. We present a possible Industry 4.0 readiness index and assess Industry 4.0 readiness of Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian manufacturing companies. Results are based on a sample of around 300 manufacturing companies, whose data were obtained through the 2018/19 European Manufacturing Survey edition. The results are presented with the use of descriptive statistics. Results show that the use of specific advanced manufacturing technologies in these three countries is quite diverse, and that Industry 4.0 readiness differ.
This paper focuses on the diffusion of digital technologies in Slovenian manufacturing companies with respect to the concept of Industry 4.0. We present an Industry 4.0 readiness index and assess the Industry 4.0 readiness of Slovenian manufacturing companies. This index focuses on the use of selected digital technologies and their distribution within specific technology fields. The results are based on a sample of 141 Slovenian manufacturing companies whose data was collected as part of the latest edition of the European Manufacturing Survey 2022. The results show that the use of included digital technologies differs between companies and that the majority of manufacturing companies is still far away from the highest Industry 4.0 readiness levels.
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