Title: Barriers to Industry 4.0 adoption: mapping the global research trends using bibliometric analysis

Authors: B. Deepthi; Vikram Bansal

Addresses: Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India ' Atal Bihari Vajpayee School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Abstract: With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, better known as Industry 4.0, the overall transformation of the manufacturing industry with digital integration and intelligent engineering has taken a giant leap forward in the direction of futuristic technology. This article aims to paint a clear picture of the implementation constraints of the Industry 4.0 concept in terms of publications and research diversification. The article consolidates and synthesises current findings from studies of Industry 4.0 adoption challenges, develops theme maps and clusters, and suggests some innovative future research prospects in this globally prevalent field. 777 articles were retrieved from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. The findings indicate that research in this area initially concentrated on the challenges associated with adopting AI-enabled technologies. Further, it was aided by concerns relating to the internet of things, the industrial internet of things, cyber-physical systems (CPS), and the intelligent factory.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; implementation challenges; bibliometric analysis; cyber-physical systems; CPS; big data; Biblioshiny; VOSviewer.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMED.2022.126563

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2022 Vol.21 No.4, pp.344 - 372

Received: 25 Jan 2022
Accepted: 24 Apr 2022
Published online: 28 Oct 2022 *

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