The Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) nowadays has attracted more and more attention around the world to different kinds of sectors especially the manufacturing sector. In the published literature, there is still a lack of systematic... more
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) nowadays has attracted more and more attention around the world to different kinds of sectors especially the manufacturing sector. In the published literature, there is still a lack of systematic information about the drivers and barriers to implement industry 4.0 in the manufacturing sector. This study addresses the gap in this area to support the managers and practitioners to well-understand the key aspects to implement IR 4.0. A systematic literature review has been carried out, twenty-two articles and one electronic book are selected from leading database (Scopus, WoS and Google Scholar) from 2015 to 2020. The result identified sets of eighteen drivers and twentythree barriers and obstacles. The identified drivers and obstacles were further classified into seven categories: economic, strategy, legislation, operation and process, organization and cultural, people and competencies and environment and safety. The outcome of this study will ...
