Economics Working Papers, 2024 (vol. 8), issue 3

Exploring the Implementation of Industry 4.0: A Pilot Study on Assessing Readiness in Czech Food Enterprises

Bednář Jiří

Economics Working Papers 2024, 8(3):5-74 | DOI: 10.32725/ewp.2024.003440  

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to define the concept of Industry 4.0 and to create a pilot study of the implemented research - to propose a methodological approach to assess the readi-ness of food enterprises in the Czech Republic for Industry 4.0.Methodology: The results are based on research that focused on the readiness of 102 companies in the areas of strategy, leadership, customers, product, culture, employees and technology. The research focused on food companies in the Czech Republic.Findings: Based on the results of our own research, a factor analysis was used to create an index of the readiness of food enterprises in the Czech Republic for...