<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Over the last few years, the Industry 4.0 concept (called the Fourth Industrial Revolution) has attracted attention among both academics and practitioners. Industry 4.0 is a very broad domain including production processes, efficiency, data management, relationship with consumers, competitiveness, and much more. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to present new factory archetypes. The manuscript uses a synthesis of literature (scientific studies and industrial reports). Based on the results obtained, the archetypes of factories of Industry 4.0 are described. The presented manuscript contributes to the development of literature on the concept of Industry 4.0. The results obtained from the analysis of the literature not only summarize the existing knowledge about Smart Factories, but also indicate the directions of potential research.</p></abstract>

Over the last few years, the Industry 4.0 concept (called the Fourth Industrial Revolution) has attracted attention among both academics and practitioners. Industry 4.0 is a very broad domain including production processes, efficiency, data management, relationship with consumers, competitiveness, and much more. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to present new factory archetypes. The manuscript uses a synthesis of literature (scientific studies and industrial reports). Based on the results obtained, the archetypes of factories of Industry 4.0 are described. The presented manuscript contributes to the development of literature on the concept of Industry 4.0. The results obtained from the analysis of the literature not only summarize the existing knowledge about Smart Factories, but also indicate the directions of potential research.

Smart Factories in the Age of Industry 4.0

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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Over the last few years, the Industry 4.0 concept (called the Fourth Industrial Revolution) has attracted attention among both academics and practitioners....

Smart Factories in the Age of Industry 4.0

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 90 - 96

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Feb 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2020-0014

Keywords
Smart Factories, Industry 4.0, Intelligent automated and robotic factories, Digital mass-individualized factories, Handmade production using digitization

© 2020 Sandra Grabowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Smart Factories in the Age of Industry 4.0

Published Online: May 26, 2020

Page range: 90 - 96

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Feb 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2020-0014

KeywordsSmart Factories, Industry 4.0, Intelligent automated and robotic factories, Digital mass-individualized factories, Handmade production using digitization

© 2020 Sandra Grabowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
Smart Factories, Industry 4.0, Intelligent automated and robotic factories, Digital mass-individualized factories, Handmade production using digitization