International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2018, pp. 964 969, Article ID: IJMET_09_10_099 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijmet/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=10 ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online: 0976-6359 © IAEME Publication
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INDUSTRY 4.0 MATURITY LEVELS OF SUPPLIERS IN WHITE GOODS MANUFACTURING SECTOR Ezgi Turkyilmaz and Ufuk Cebeci Department of Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey ABSTRACT Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things are becoming significant subjects in manufacturing sector. A survey based on Industry 4.0 was applied to the member companies of White Goods Suppliers Association. According to the study, one of the purposes is the measurement of factory maturity level and knowledge about Industry 4.0. Another aim is the analysis of core competencies and inadequate areas of company. Hypotheses were conducted and analysed. One of the results is; the prior area of companies with high application level of lean manufacturing techniques is assembly line for Industry4.0 transformation. The other result is; the companies that have medium and high ratio of engineers to white collars who have low application level of lean techniques. Company investment amount for transformation, application level of lean techniques in factory, and automation level in assembly line, were analysed. Keywords: Industry 4.0, White Goods Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Analysis, Internet of Things. Cite this Article: Ezgi Turkyilmaz and Ufuk Cebeci, Industry 4.0 Maturity Levels of Suppliers in White Goods Manufacturing Sector, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9(10), 2018, pp. 964 969. http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/issues.asp?JType=IJMET&VType=9&IType=10
1. INTRODUCTION With the help of technology, companies improve and advance in various fields. These improvements and gains are limited. Moreover, they are isolated for efficiency of processes and quality of products. Therefore, being smart of manufacturing process becomes very popular for manufacturing companies. This innovation is implemented in horizontal level, which includes all players in the value chain system, and in vertical level that includes all layers of automation. Moreover, machines and products need minimum manual actions because of factories, which are integrated with advanced and intelligent technology. For instance, these technologies are Internet of Things, M2M (Machine to Machine communication), Industrial Internet, Cloud-based Manufacturing and Smart Manufacturing which are the main concept of Industry 4.0 [1]. http://www.iaeme.com/IJMET/index.asp
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