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The impact of Industry 4.0 on the reconciliation of dynamic capabilities: evidence from the European manufacturing industries
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posted on 2020-03-25, 10:57 authored by Andreas Felsberger, Fahham QaiserFahham Qaiser, Alok Choudhary, Gerald ReinerIndustry 4.0 offers massive potential for implementing sustainability, which is a growing concern for global manufacturing industries. This paper investigates the impact of the implementation of Industry 4.0 with specific emphasis on digital transformation on the sustainability dimensions of European manufacturing industries. In doing so, we propose a framework to identify the implications of Industry 4.0 on the reconciliation of the firm’s existing and new dynamic capabilities, competencies, and market requirements to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Using a multiple case research design, we study six European manufacturing companies, including aerospace manufacturing (AM) and electronic component and systems (ECS) manufacturing. The novelty of our study lies in developing a set of theoretical propositions that reveals interrelations between Industry 4.0, the dynamic capabilities of the firm and distinct dimensions of sustainability. Our findings show that the reconciliation of dynamic capabilities mediates the impact of Industry 4.0 on economic, environmental, and social aspects. The study provides insights to practitioners to strengthen their dynamic capabilities in order to achieve sustainability while implementing Industry 4.0. Moreover, the findings also facilitate investment decisions in Industry 4.0 projects.
Funding
A part of this research work has been performed in the EU project Power Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing 4.0 (SemI40), which is funded by the programme [Electronic Component Systems for European Leadership (ECSEL) Joint Undertaking] und Grant [692466] and the programme [IKT der Zukunft] under Grant [853343] of the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (bmvit) between May 2016 and April 2019.
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- Business and Economics
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- Business
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Production Planning & ControlVolume
33Issue
2-3Pages
277 - 300Publisher
Taylor & FrancisVersion
- VoR (Version of Record)
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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by Taylor & Francis under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Acceptance date
2020-03-10Publication date
2020-09-04Copyright date
2020ISSN
0953-7287eISSN
1366-5871Publisher version
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- en
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Dr Alok Choudhary. Deposit date: 24 March 2020Usage metrics
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