A global industrial perspective on lean industry 4.0: a qualitative wide-angle lens approach

Peter Hines, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Jiju Antony, David Romero, Aidan Walsh, Darrin Taylor, Anabela Carvalho Alves, Massimo Bertolini, Rodrigo Caiado, Krisztina Demeterj, José Dinis-Carvalho, Luís Pinto Ferreira, Diego Fettermann, Moacir Godinho Filho (), Paolo Gaiardelli, Graham Howe, Guven Gurkan Inan, Maneesh Kumar, Chi Hieu Le, Florian Magnani, Juan Manuel Maqueira, Josefa Mula, Michael Packianather, Paulo Peças, Maria Teresa Ribeiro Pereira, Daryl Powell, Anupama Prashar, Masood Ur Rehman, José Carlos Vieira de Sá, Henrik Saabye, Selim Erol, Leonor Teixeira and Helen Zak
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Peter Hines: UNIMORE - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia = University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Guilherme Luz Tortorella: University of Melbourne
Jiju Antony: KUSTAR - Khalifa University of Science and Technology = Khalifa University [Abou Dabi]
David Romero: ITESM - Tecnológico de Monterrey = Monterrey Institute of Technology
Aidan Walsh: SETU - South East Technological University [Waterford]
Darrin Taylor: SETU - South East Technological University [Waterford]
Anabela Carvalho Alves: Universidade do Minho = University of Minho [Braga]
Massimo Bertolini: UNIMORE - Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia = University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Rodrigo Caiado: PUC-Rio - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro [Brasil] = Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] = Université catholique pontificale de Rio de Janeiro [Brésil]
Krisztina Demeterj: Corvinus University of Budapest
José Dinis-Carvalho: Universidade do Minho = University of Minho [Braga]
Luís Pinto Ferreira: Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Diego Fettermann: UFSC - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina = Federal University of Santa Catarina [Florianópolis]
Moacir Godinho Filho: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Paolo Gaiardelli: UniBg - Università degli Studi di Bergamo = University of Bergamo
Graham Howe: UWTSD - University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Guven Gurkan Inan: HWU - Heriot-Watt University [Edinburgh]
Maneesh Kumar: Cardiff University
Chi Hieu Le: University of Greenwich
Florian Magnani: MAGELLAN - Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon, CERGAM - Centre d'Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille - AMU - Aix Marseille Université - UTLN - Université de Toulon
Juan Manuel Maqueira: Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén - University Hospital of Jaen [Jaen, Spain]
Josefa Mula: UPV - Universitat Politècnica de València = Universitad Politecnica de Valencia = Polytechnic University of Valencia
Michael Packianather: Cardiff University
Paulo Peças: ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne
Maria Teresa Ribeiro Pereira: Instituto Politécnico do Porto = Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Daryl Powell: USN - University of South-Eastern Norway
Anupama Prashar: MDI - Management Development Institute Gurgaon
Masood Ur Rehman: University of Glasgow
José Carlos Vieira de Sá: Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Henrik Saabye: Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Selim Erol: FHWN - University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt / Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik Wiener Neustadt
Leonor Teixeira: Universidade de Aveiro = University of Aveiro
Helen Zak: USU - Utah State University

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Abstract: This paper provides an insight into the global state of Lean Industry 4.0 (LI4) with over 1,000 industry responses. The approach employs a rigorous qualitative open-response survey. Our findings indicate that there was no unified industry perspective of LI4 terminology. The evolution of I4 is taking a similar path to Lean and making the same mistakes by not focusing on leadership, engagement, competencies, and behaviours. Past academic research has perhaps over-emphasised the environment and supply chain. The benefits of LI4 application are largely in terms of efficiency, cost reduction, learning and engagement. This work contributes by highlighting research avenues: why a piecemeal approach has been taken by industry to LI4, why LI4 has not been more widespread, and more detailed studies around contingent factors). It also provides industry with lessons on how to implement LI4 and the mistakes to avoid such as seeing implementation as a purely technical exercise.

Keywords: Lean; Industry 4.0; Qualitative survey; Global; Lean Industry 4.0 Qualitative Survey Global; Qualitative Survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-10
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Published in Production Planning and Control, 2025, pp.1-22. ⟨10.1080/09537287.2025.2509143⟩

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