Towards a Framework to Assess the Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies & Services on Production Resources

In the realm of manufacturing, Industry 4.0 is gaining increasing importance. Academic literature has highlighted the technologies part of Industry 4.0 mainly. However, there are very few studies that have discussed the Industry 4.0 technologies, services, and production resources at the industrial context. In particular, a research gap exists to an academic discussion encompassing the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on its’ services and production resources. This paper aims to present a preliminary framework showing the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies & services on production resources. The framework is applied at two different types of industries. This study can be used to best support and select suitable Industry 4.0 technologies for industrial decision-making purposes.