Digital Technologies-Enabled Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Lessons Learnt from a Pandemic

Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi

doi:10.3390/ijerph17134785

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“…First, from the OIPT, digitalization enhances the information processing capability of a company and helps them to reduce environmental uncertainty. The implementation of digitalization increases a firm's ability to collect information, and also their ability to process information [11,54]. For example, the implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) helps firms to gather all types of information, such as that relating to customer needs and product operation conditions, to help firms anticipate the occurrence of internal and external disruptions [43].…”

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Crisis Preparedness of Healthcare Manufacturing Firms during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Digitalization and Servitization

Zhang

Liang-qun

2021

IJERPH

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For healthcare manufacturing firms, creating a crisis-prepared product and service portfolio and operational processes is essential for their long-term prosperity. In this paper, we examine how healthcare manufacturing firms cope with the operational disruptions and opportunities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight the central role of organizational resilience and examine whether servitization and digitalization can improve the organizational resilience of healthcare manufacturing firms. On the basis of the organizational information processing theory, we suggest that servitization and digitalization can improve the stability and flexibility of operations, which make healthcare manufacturing firms more resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hypotheses were tested using survey data from 163 manufacturing firms located in China. The results indicate that both servitization and digitalization improve the organizational resilience of healthcare manufacturing firms, leading to higher firm growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, organizational resilience mediates the impacts of servitization and digitalization on firm growth. Environmental dynamism strengthens the relationship between digitalization and organizational resilience. This study offers new insights for healthcare manufacturing firms to prepare for crisis events and achieve sustainable development in a highly competitive environment.

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Section: Digitalization and Organizational Resiliencementioning

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Crisis Preparedness of Healthcare Manufacturing Firms during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Digitalization and Servitization

Zhang

Liang-qun

2021

IJERPH

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“…However, a small number of these shortcomings were detected in digital industries under Industry 4.0. Some industries, such as intelligent sensors, nanotechnologies, Internet of Things and blockchain technologies, and artificial intelligence, operated with high success (Bragazzi 2020;Kulachinskaya et al 2020;Wang et al 2020). In the last 20 years, scientists and physicians have shown more interest in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.…”

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The impact of artificial intelligence and digital style on industry and energy post-COVID-19 pandemic

Sharifi

Ahmadi

Ala

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The SARS-CoV-2 virus caused crises in social, economic, and energy areas and medical life worldwide throughout 2020. This crisis had many direct and indirect effects on all areas of society. In the meantime, the digital and artificial intelligence industry can be used as a professional assistant to manage and control the outbreak of the virus. The present article's objective is to investigate the effects of COVID-19 on each of the various fields of medicine, industry, and energy. What sets this article apart is studying the impact of artificial intelligence and digital style on reducing the damage of this fatal virus. Energy and related industries are of the areas affected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The most exciting approach in this article is to encourage countries with economies based on non-renewable energy to develop solar and wind energies. Renewable energies can operate well in the event of another phenomenon such as COVID-19 and reduce the virus's destructive effects and lead to economic prosperity.

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“…Increased demand, fewer operational hours and limited number of on-site staff have made it difficult for the industries to fulfill manufacturing demands. This is giving rise to additive manufacturing to meet the increased demand of various items such as personal protective equipment and other medical supplies [ 185 ]. The role of additive manufacturing in medical applications have been discussed in details in [ 186 ].…”

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Impact of COVID-19 on IoT Adoption in Healthcare, Smart Homes, Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, Transportation and Industrial IoT

Umair

Cheema

Cheema³

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Sensors

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COVID-19 has disrupted normal life and has enforced a substantial change in the policies, priorities and activities of individuals, organisations and governments. These changes are proving to be a catalyst for technology and innovation. In this paper, we discuss the pandemic’s potential impact on the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in various broad sectors, namely healthcare, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, transportation and industrial IoT. Our perspective and forecast of this impact on IoT adoption is based on a thorough research literature review, a careful examination of reports from leading consulting firms and interactions with several industry experts. For each of these sectors, we also provide the details of notable IoT initiatives taken in the wake of COVID-19. We also highlight the challenges that need to be addressed and important research directions that will facilitate accelerated IoT adoption.

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Digital Technologies-Enabled Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Lessons Learnt from a Pandemic

Abstract: The “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2” (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the infectious agent responsible for the generally mild but sometimes life-threatening communicable disease known as “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19) [...]

Cited by 30 publications

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Crisis Preparedness of Healthcare Manufacturing Firms during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Digitalization and Servitization

Crisis Preparedness of Healthcare Manufacturing Firms during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Digitalization and Servitization

The impact of artificial intelligence and digital style on industry and energy post-COVID-19 pandemic

Impact of COVID-19 on IoT Adoption in Healthcare, Smart Homes, Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, Transportation and Industrial IoT

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