The Concept of Cyber-Physical Networks of Small and Medium Enterprises under Personalized Manufacturing

Sebastian Saniuk and Sandra Grabowska
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Sebastian Saniuk: Department of Engineering Management and Logistic Systems, University of Zielona Gora, 65-417 Zielona Gora, Poland
Sandra Grabowska: Department of Production Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: The era of Industry 4.0 is characterized by the use of new telecommunications ICT technologies and networking of the economy. This results in changes both in the way businesses operate and in customer expectations of products offered on the market. The use of modern ICT technologies has made it possible to create cyber-physical systems based on intelligent machines and devices that communicate with each other in real time and allow the integration of resources from different companies to carry out joint production projects. Today’s consumer expects products tailored to their needs and expectations. These expectations can be met by leveraging the potential of highly specialized manufacturing service companies centered around e-business platforms. The article presents the results of research using bibliometric analysis and the results of surveys conducted among small and medium-sized enterprises. The concept of e-business platforms supporting rapid prototyping of temporary networks of companies capable of manufacturing personalized products in the environment of Industry 4.0 is presented. The task of the platform is to integrate a customer expecting personalized production with a network of companies having adequate production resources.

Keywords: cyber-physical networks; Industry 4.0; small and medium enterprises; personalization; servitization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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