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Impact COVID-19 pandemic on implementation industry 4.0 in enterprises and supply chains

Iwona Pisz

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industryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Industry 4.0Supply chainPandemicCOVID-19 pandemicenterpriseBusinessIndustry 4.0digitalizationIndustrial organizationmanagementsupply chain

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Purpose: The aim of this study is to discuss the impact COVID-19 pandemic on implementation 4.0 technologies in enterprises and supply chains. Design/methodology/approach: The study performs review of literature to identify key aspects of Industry 4.0, the COVID-19 pandemic in the economy. Findings: The paper explained the changes in the functioning of enterprises and supply chains and their transformation towards Industry 4.0. The authors defined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of applying technology trends of the Industry 4.0 by enterprises and supply chains. We claim that in the enterprises and supply chains will be the need to invest in new technologies for the long term and implement new infrastructures. The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to help us push the accelerator pedal on Industry 4.0 in the industries, especially manufacturing industry. Originality/value: The study is one of the analysis of the relationships between enterprises and supply chains in the framework of Industry 4.0 and the aspects the COVID-19 pandemic in creating value chain. The study can be addressed to project managers and supply chains managers responded for implementation technologies of Industry 4.0

10.29119/1641-3466.2021.150.14http://managementpapers.polsl.pl