This paper aims to discuss the role of digital agility and digital competitiveness in SMEs' innovative performance in the context of a digitally turbulent environment. While SME innovative performance is a key research topic, we did not find recent research that investigates the relationship...

Industry 4.0 seeks waste reduction via the optimization of production systems integrating technology and process. In addition to evaluating existing methods and technologies, academia also develops new ones. This research proposes a new hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) solution for production...

Purpose: Several studies have shown that economic shock and crisis trigger companies to move forward innovatively. This paper aims to compliment this research topic by investigating how SMEs activate their organization resilience to adapt to changes generated by a crisis, with specific focus on...

The manufacturing industry faces solid global competition, uncertainties, rapid technological advances, and disruptive events, forcing it to rethink production operations and improve its digitisation efforts. Several Industry 4.0 (4IR) readiness and maturity models are known, but the increasing...