“Awareness of ‘Industry 4.

0’ (The 4th
Industrial Revolution) amongst Small and
Medium Scale Enterprises (SME’s) in PCMC
Area”

By:
Kartik Rambhau Pandharkar
Under The Guidance of
Prof. Deepak Pore
Identification of Contemporary Issues: Objectives
• To know the awareness level about Industry 4.0 amongst small and medium scale
enterprises.

• To know the current implementation status of Industry 4.0 in small and medium
scale enterprises.

• To identify the factors that urge to employ Industry 4.0 tools and technologies in
small and medium scale enterprises.

• To see the applicability of various Industry 4.0 tools and technologies used in small
and medium scale enterprises.
Relevance & Linkage of the identified issue with functional &
general management framework, principle & practices: Scope of
the study

• This research helps to understand how many enterprises are aware about
Industry 4.0 and how they are implementing the same within Pimpri
Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) area.

• This research study covers small and medium scale enterprises within the
PCMC area.

• This research covers nine technologies or components of Industry 4.0 viz.

System Integration, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Simulation, The Cloud,
Cybersecurity, Autonomous Robots, Augmented Reality, Additive
Manufacturing.
Review of Literature: Introduction
Review of Literature: Introduction
Industry 4.0 Technologies
• System Integration: System Integration is a process commonly implemented in the fields of
engineering and information technology. It involves the combination of various computing
systems and software packages in order to create a larger system
• Big Data: In an Industry 4.0 context, the collection and comprehensive evaluation of data from
many different sources production equipment and systems as well as enterprise and customer-
management systems will become standard to support real-time decision making.
• Internet of Things: This will allow field devices to communicate and interact both with one
another and with more centralized controllers, as necessary. It will also decentralize analytics and
decision making, enabling real-time responses.
• Simulation: Simulations will be used more extensively in plant operations to leverage real-time
data and mirror the physical world in a virtual model, which can include machines, products, and
humans.
• Augmented Reality: Augmented-reality-based systems support a variety of services, such as
selecting parts in a warehouse and sending repair instructions over mobile devices.
Review of Literature: Introduction
• The Cloud: More production-related undertakings will require increased data sharing across sites
and company boundaries. At the same time, the performance of cloud technologies will improve,
achieving reaction times of just several milliseconds. As a result, machine data and functionality
will increasingly be deployed to the cloud, enabling more data-driven services for production
systems.
• Cyber Security: With the increased connectivity and use of standard communications protocols
that come with Industry 4.0, the need to protect critical industrial systems and manufacturing lines
from cybersecurity threats increases dramatically.
• Autonomous Robots: Robots will eventually interact with one another and work safely side by
side with humans and learn from them. These robots will cost less and have a greater range of
capabilities than those used in manufacturing today.
• Additive Manufacturing: Companies have just begun to adopt additive manufacturing, such as 3-
D printing, which they use mostly to prototype and produce individual components. With Industry
4.0, these additive-manufacturing methods will be widely used to produce small batches of
customized products that offer construction advantages, such as complex, lightweight designs.
Review of Literature: Introduction
• Definition of Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (as per old msme guidelines)

Manufacturing Services
(Investment) (Investment)
Small Over Rs. 25 lakh Over Rs. 10 lakh
to Rs. 5 crore to Rs. 2 crore

Medium Over Rs. 5 crore Over Rs. 2 crore

to Rs. 10 crore to Rs. 5 crore
Research Methodology
• Method of Data Collection
a) Primary: Structured Questionnaire
b) Secondary: Research papers, websites & reports
• Research Design: Descriptive Research
• Sample Universe: 4000
• Sample Size: 114
• Sampling Technique: Simple Random Sampling
Interpretations from Data Analysis
1). Awareness of ‘Industry 4.0’
Interpretations from Data Analysis
2) Current Implementation Status of Industry 4.0
Interpretations from Data Analysis
3) Key Enablers of Industry 4.0
Interpretations from Data Analysis
4) Applications of Industry 4.0
 Overall understanding of functional perspectives, cross
functional perspectives, global perspectives,
interdisciplinary perspectives, social perspective of the
area of study: Findings
• From the research it is clear that, 46.5% of responders know the Industry 4.0 barely with
its name. 53.5% of responders are not aware about Industry 4.0 bare by its name. 22.9% of
respondents were aware about the concept but failed to recognise barely by its name.

• It is also found that, Maximum respondents i.e. 17 out of 59 said that they have strategy
and it is partially implemented.

• Furthermore, it’s clear that maximum respondents i.e. 70.1% have thought that, increasing
efficiency is the key enabler to Industry 4.0.

• From the research it is also clear that, 67.2% of respondents have found that, supporting
Conclusion
This study explored the current level of awareness among 114 business enterprises under more
than 11 different sectors operating in PCMC area. The study revealed that Industry 4.0 awareness
levels differ depending on the sectors these businesses operate in. These variations ultimately led
to varying levels of training that employees received. Most of the enterprises have developed their
own strategy but do not have fully implemented it. Increasing efficiency, making competitive
advantage over the rivals are the key enablers pushing enterprises towards Industry 4.0. Energy
saving, tracking goods and materials are the major applications of Industry 4.0. As a whole, there
was enough evidence that the level of qualified and skilled employees continues to increase in
transition towards Industry 4.0. Thus, the employees in PCMC area are becoming more aware of
the digital trend and are looking for more and varied education and training programs for
themselves.
Ability to put forth a unified & cumulative
argument: Suggestions
• In this digital era, those enterprises can easily become aware about Industry 4.0
technologies. Lack of funds, skilled labours, risk of becoming wholly reliant on
external support these are few barriers for deploying those technologies within the
SME’s.

• Internet of Things (IoT), Simulation, Big data etc technologies are very popular and
most widely used. There are other emerging technologies also like Cloud Computing,
system integration, augmented reality these are also useful.

• For those who are at primary stage of implementation or planning to implement the
Industry 4.0 technologies in future, a well-developed strategy for its implementation
can prove a competitive advantage over business rivals.
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Questionnaire
1. What is your Industrial Sector?
• Question Type
• Manufacturing
• Services
• Aerospace
• Construction
• FMCG
• IT
• Retail
• Agro
• Chemical
• Fashion
• Other

• 2. Are you aware about 'Industry 4.0' ?

• Yes
• No
3. Industry 4.0 is defined as,

• Now, I am aware & we are implementing the same

• Now, I am aware but we aren't implementing at all

• Still, I am not aware about Industry 4.0 & we aren't implementing at all

4. Which of the following technologies do you implement into your company?

• System Integration

• Big Data

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• Simulation

• The Cloud

• Cyber security

• Autonomous Robots

• Augmented Reality

• Additive Manufacturing
5. What is your current status of implementation?
• Strategy existed, fully implemented
• Strategy existed, partially implemented
• Strategy existed, not yet implemented
• Strategy in development
• Strategy does not exist, No plans for Industry 4.0 strategy

6. Mark the usefulness of following technologies.

Parameters 0 1 2 3 4 5
System Integration            
Big Data            
Internet of Things            
Simulation            
The Cloud            
Cyber Security            
Autonomous Robots            
7. What is/are the key enablers for Industry 4.0?
• Increase Efficiency
• Cost Savings
• Optimization in Decision making
• To increase the flexibility of processes
• Competitive Advantage
• & Others/ Other

8. What is/are the applications of Industry 4.0?

• Production Process Control
• Predictive Maintenance
• Monitoring & Control of Machines
• Energy Savings
• Supporting operational efficiency
• Tracking Goods/Materials inside the company
• Health & Safety
• Others
9. Do you agree that 'Industry 4.0' will change the paradigm of Industry?
• Strongly disagree
• Disagree
• Neutral
• Agree
• Strongly agree