A Holistic Approach for Assessment of Global Industry 4.0 Maturity Level

Abstract

A cogent transformation strategy in the paradigm of Industry 4.0 involves a thorough understanding of the present situation and desired future state. Based on a careful investigation of multiple global indicators and academic Industry 4.0 literature, this study proposes a model for evaluating the maturity level of nations. Nine maturity dimensions: Strategy,People and Culture,Product,Technology,Process,Cybersecurity,Governance, Organization, and Sustainability are chosen in the proposed maturity model considering overall socio-economic development as well as sustainability into account. The indicators used for evaluation are standard metrics. Observation shows a direct relationship between a country’s income level and maturity score. The top three performing nations were all from Europe. Europe also did exceptionally well in the sustainability dimension. On a sub-dimension basis, low maturity has been observed in Research and Development and Quality. The analysis demonstrates Africa’s low maturity across the board. In each category, more than 50% of the economies perform worse than average. Only 50 countries out of 122 performed better than the global average of 44.48, with Switzerland scoring the highest at 69.75. India scored 44.48 and ranked 48^th as the top performer in the lower-middle-income group.

Keywords:

• Industry 4.0
• maturity model
• maturity assessment
• global maturity assessment
• public metrics
• industry 4.0 implementation

EMJ Focus Areas:

• 540 Engineering Management Profession
• 590 Organization Development & Change
• 610 Organization & Work System Design
• 640 Strategic Management

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments and suggestions on improving this paper.

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Notes on contributors

Anuj Kumar Bhamriya

Anuj Kumar Bhamriya is currently pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj. He has completed his Master’s degree in Computer aided Design and Manufacturing from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj. His area of research are Industrial Revolution 4.0, Supply Chain and Additive Manufacturing.

Manish Gupta

Manish Gupta is an Associate Professor of Advanced Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on operations management from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad. His research interests include operations management, Industrial Revolution 4.0, Green, smart and sustainable supply chain management and, Industrial Engineering. He has published more than 31 papers in different international journals and 15 papers in international conferences. He has been serving in journals and conferences as reviewer.