Sommer, Lutz - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 5, pp. 1512-1532
Purpose: Industry 4.0 represents a special challenge for businesses in general and for SMEs in particular. The study at … role of SMEs Design/methodology/approach: The results of nine studies dealing with this range of topics are examined in the … challenge existin parts; however, they strongly depend on the enterprise size. The smaller SMEs are, the higher the risk that …