Revolution 4.0: Industry vs. Agriculture in a Future Development for SMEs

Processes

Maria Grazia Saporito¹  Andrea Colantoni¹  Ilaria Zambon¹  Massimo Cecchini¹  Gianluca Egidi² 

[1] Department of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (DAFNE), Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;SEA TUSCIA, Tuscia University, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;

关键词: agriculture 4.0;    industry 4.0;    SMEs;    application research;    supply chain;    open source;   

DOI  :  10.3390/pr7010036

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The present review retraces the steps of the industrial and agriculture revolution that have taken place up to the present day, giving ideas and considerations for the future. This paper analyses the specific challenges facing agriculture along the farming supply chain to permit the operative implementation of Industry 4.0 guidelines. The subsequent scientific value is an investigation of how Industry 4.0 approaches can be improved and be pertinent to the agricultural sector. However, industry is progressing at a much faster rate than agriculture. In fact, already today experts talk about Industry 5.0. On the other hand, the 4.0 revolution in agriculture is still limited to a few innovative firms. For this reason, this work deals with how technological development affects different sectors (industry and agriculture) in different ways. In this innovative background, despite the advantages of industry or agriculture 4.0 for large enterprises, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face complications in such innovative processes due to the continuous development in innovations and technologies. Policy makers should propose strategies, calls for proposals with aim of supporting SMEs to invest on these technologies and making them more competitive in the marketplace.

【 授权许可】

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