Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify current technologies related to Industry 4.0 and to develop a rationale to enhance the understanding of their functions within a data-driven paradigm. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of 119 papers published in journals included in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) was conducted to identify Industry 4.0 technologies. A descriptive analysis characterizes the corpus, and a content analysis identifies the technologies. Findings The content analysis identified 111 technologies. These technologies perform four functions related to data: data generation and capture, data transmission, data conditioning, storage and processing and data application. The first three groups consist of enabling technologies and the fourth group of value-creating technologies. Results show that Industry 4.0 publications focus on enabling technologies that transmit and process data. Value-creating technologies, which apply data in order to develop new solutions, are still rare in the literature. Research limitations/implications The proposed framework serves as a structure for analysing the focus of publications over time, and enables the classification of new technologies as the paradigm evolves. Practical implications Because the technical side of the new production paradigm is complex and represents an evolving field, managers benefit from a simplified and data-driven approach. The proposed framework suggests that Industry 4.0 should be approached by looking at how data can create value and at what role each technology plays in this task. Originality/value The study makes a direct link between Industry 4.0 technologies and the key resource of this revolution, i.e. data. It provides a rationale that not only establishes relationships between technologies and data, but also highlights their roles as enablers or creators of value. Beyond showing the current focus of Industry 4.0 publications, this paper proposes a framework that is useful for tracking the evolution of the paradigm.

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Brazil has implemented policies and incentives for the development of semiconductor chain in the country. In this paper, we described the configuration of semiconductor global chain, identifying the main activities of Brazilian companies, the infrastructures involved and the influence of the industrial policies that are fostering the chain configuration. We carried out a qualitative exploratory study in order to obtain the empirical insights of the current Brazilian operations and strategies to leverage its participation in the semiconductor supply chain. Data was collected by semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Brazilian companies already operate in some value chain activities of the semiconductor chain, especially back-end and Design, but some elements that are constraints to move up in this market were identified: the lack of a national infrastructure, experienced labor, and a proper industrial policy to leverage this economic sector, motivating new ventures, developing national production and attracting foreign companies.

This research aimed to identify the impact and organizational changes occurred in a small company in the printing supplies sector as it implemented the ISO 9001:2000 standard. The case study methodology was used through exploratory research to conduct semistructured interviews with six employees in addition to participant observation. The desired outcome of this article is the identification of the benefits and difficulties encountered in the implementation process and a comparison between the new and previous practices. The main results of the research relate to the process of professionalization of management practices of the company and the improved internal processes.