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Literature mentions a number of challenges faced by industrial enterprises trying to implement Industrie 4.0. The study presented in this paper shows that not all challenges are of the same importance to the industry. The survey of 253 companies in the German speaking area illustrates which barriers actually exist. The following contribution also identifies the specific needs of industrial enterprises...
In Theory, Lean Production is commonly used across diverse industries and modern producing companies. This paper tests the theory by conducting a survey on the spread of Lean Production in the German speaking region (Germany, Switzerland and Austria). A system to measure the implementation level of Lean Production was established and used to examine 85 participating companies in the assembly, process...
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