Implementation of industry 4.0 technologies in Croatia : proactive motives and a long-term perspective

Maravić, Daria (author), Redek, Tjaša (author), Čater, Tomaž (author)

The aim of this study was to develop a model that links the motives, obstacles and expected outcomes of Industry 4.0 implementation. First, it aimed to determine the extent of use of Industry 4.0 technologies and then to investigate the motives, expected outcomes (short and long-term), and the relationship between them. Obstacles to the implementation of new technologies in Croatian companies were identified. The sample comprised 91 companies that had implemented new technologies by 2020. Data were collected using on-line surveying tools. The results show that the surveyed companies are considering new technologies for several proactive reasons, and primarily stress the expected long- -term strategic benefits over short-term efficiency. The lack of human resources is the most critical obstacle in the implementation of new technologies. The paper provides several managerial implications.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Croatia, enterprises, industrial policy, decision making, Industry 4.0, regional comparison, policy-making, managerial implications
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: EF - School of Economics and Business
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 06.04.2022
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 39-61
• Numbering: Vol. 31, iss. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136184
• UDC: 005.3
• ISSN on article: 1330-0288
• DOI: 10.5559/di.31.1.03
• COBISS.SI-ID: 102439683
• Publication date in RUL: 15.04.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Društvena istraživanja. časopis za opća društvena pitanja
• Shortened title: Druš. istraž.
• Publisher: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
• ISSN: 1330-0288
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4174601

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
• Description: A creative commons license that bans commercial use, but the users don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.
• Licensing start date: 06.04.2022

Secondary language

• Language: Croatian
• Title: Implementacija tehnologija Industrije 4.0 u Hrvatskoj : proaktivni motivi i dugoročna perspektiva

Abstract

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je razviti model koji povezuje motive, zapreke i očekivane ishode od implementacije tehnologija Industrije 4.0. Prvo, cilj je bio utvrditi opseg upotrebe tehnologija Industrije 4.0, a zatim istražiti motive, očekivane ishode (kratkoročne i dugoročne) i njihov odnos. Identificirane su zapreke za implementaciju novih tehnologija u hrvatskim kompanijama. Uzorak je obuhvaćao 91 kompaniju koje su do 2020. godine primijenile nove tehnologije. Podaci su prikupljeni alatima za provođenje anketa na daljinu. Rezultati pokazuju da anketirane kompanije razmatraju nove tehnologije iz nekoliko proaktivnih razloga, ali prije svega naglašavaju očekivane dugoročne strateške koristi nad kratkoročnom učinkovitošću. Manjak ljudskih resursa najvažnija je zapreka u primjeni novih tehnologija. Rad pruža nekoliko preporuka za menadžere.

• Keywords: Industrija 4.0, Hrvatska, regionalna usporedba, kreiranje politika, preporuke za menadžere

Projects

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: University of Rijeka
• Project number: uniri-drustv-18-166