The vision of Industry 4.0, otherwise known as the fourth industrial revolution, is the
integration of massively deployed smart computing and network technologies in industrial …

Industry increasingly moves towards digitally enabled 'smart factories' that utilise the internet
of things (IoT) to realise intelligent manufacturing concepts like predictive maintenance or …

The article analyzes how Industry 4.0 triggers changes in the business models of
manufacturing SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), by conducting a qualitative …

Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) is one of the main three focus areas in the
5th generation (5G) of wireless communications technologies to enable connectivity of a …

The construction industry plays a critical role in Circular Economy (CE) transition because of
its significant resource intensity. However, construction CE is limited due to its unique …

In the last few years, many smart objects found in the physical world are interconnected and
communicate through the existing internet infrastructure which creates a global network …

The aim of this paper is the analysis of potential barriers which would hinder the
manufacturing organizations from embracing Industry 4.0. This paper establishes …

Abstract The Fourth Industrial Revolution-commonly referred to as Industry 4.0-with smart
manufacturing currently on its forefront-has arrived. The manufacturing industry is evolving …

With the tremendous revival of artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance (PdM) based on
data-driven methods has become the most effective solution to address smart manufacturing …

Fifth generation (5G)-industrial Internet of things (IIoT) is the integration of IIoT and a private
5G network. The IIoT is a concept that involves incorporating smart objects, gadgets, and …