articleSocial SciencesMay 16, 2019GOLD OA

Industry 4.0: A Solution towards Technology Challenges of Sustainable Business Performance

Taylor's University · Vaal University of Technology · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Technology adoption is always a difficult task for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) due to lack of resources and other market issues. Many technology challenges adversely affect the sustainable business performance of SMEs. However, the incorporation of Industry 4.0 can overcome various technology issues. The goal of Industry 4.0 is to attain an advanced level of operational effectiveness and productivity, as well as a higher level of automatization. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the role of Industry 4.0 to promote sustainable business performance in SMEs in Thailand. A survey has been prepared to collect the data from managers of SMEs and analyzed with the help of Partial Least…

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Business
  • Productivity
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Marketing
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Sustainable business
  • Business process
  • Sustainable development
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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