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. 2021 Dec 23;22(1):66.
doi: 10.3390/s22010066.

Industry 4.0: A Proposal of Paradigm Organization Schemes from a Systematic Literature Review

Cristian Rocha-Jácome  1 , Ramón González Carvajal  1 , Fernando Muñoz Chavero  1 , Esteban Guevara-Cabezas  1 , Eduardo Hidalgo Fort  1
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Industry 4.0: A Proposal of Paradigm Organization Schemes from a Systematic Literature Review

Cristian Rocha-Jácome et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

Currently, the concept of Industry 4.0 is well known; however, it is extremely complex, as it is constantly evolving and innovating. It includes the participation of many disciplines and areas of knowledge as well as the integration of many technologies, both mature and emerging, but working in collaboration and relying on their study and implementation under the novel criteria of Cyber-Physical Systems. This study starts with an exhaustive search for updated scientific information of which a bibliometric analysis is carried out with results presented in different tables and graphs. Subsequently, based on the qualitative analysis of the references, we present two proposals for the schematic analysis of Industry 4.0 that will help academia and companies to support digital transformation studies. The results will allow us to perform a simple alternative analysis of Industry 4.0 to understand the functions and scope of the integrating technologies to achieve a better collaboration of each area of knowledge and each professional, considering the potential and limitations of each one, supporting the planning of an appropriate strategy, especially in the management of human resources, for the successful execution of the digital transformation of the industry.

Keywords: IIoT; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligent; big data; blockchain; cloud computing; cyber security; cyber–physical system; digital maturity; digital twin.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The main steps taken to validate the research.
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(a) Ratio of exclusion and inclusion of documents of each paradigm and key technology; (b) Percentage of documents included and excluded with respect to the total.
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Geographical distribution and density of publications.
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Percentage of countries’ contribution.
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Chronology of scientific information on each technology and paradigm.
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(a) Percentage ratio of scientific production by years; (b) distribution of scientific information by year.
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Keywords most frequently used.
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Leading journals in this work.
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Language ratio.
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Proposed scheme of reorganization of Industry 4.0 criteria, paradigms, and key technologies.
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Proposed CSCW matrix for Industry 4.0 paradigms and key technologies.
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