Identifying Challenges and success factors towards Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies in the Shipbuilding Industry

Title

Identifying Challenges and success factors towards Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies in the Shipbuilding Industry

 Author

Torres Saenz, Andres (TU Delft Technology, Policy and Management)

Contributor

Annema, Jan Anne (mentor)
Verburg, Robert (graduation committee)

Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Management of Technology (MoT)

 Date

2018-08-31

 Abstract

Industry 4.0 refers to the allocation of several new technologies which are currently reshaping the manufacturing and process industry. These developments are expected to have a positive impact for many industries, driving processes towards leaner and more efficient standards. By considering the possible effect of Industry 4.0 technologies in the shipbuilding industry, the aim of this thesis was to discover the main challenges to the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the shipbuilding Industry, and to examine the main success factors towards the implementation and final adoption of these technologies in the shipbuilding industry. In this thesis a theoretical model TOE Frameworks developed by (Tornatzky, 1990) was used to assess the factors influencing the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in a shipbuilding setting. . A rich view on issues and insights were obtained from a total of 22 interviews with experts, the interviews were done from the period of April/18 to May/18. The interviewees were selected from amongst a group of experts from three main fields: technology developers, Industry 4.0 experts and shipbuilding experts.

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master thesis

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