Digital manufacturing challenges through open innovation perspective

Abstract

Companies digitized with the fourth industrial revolution should create an ecosystem of innovation that provides opportunities for dialogue with all the parties involved. Technological developments and transformations should be reflected in innovation processes based on Open Innovation principles. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to analyse and to discuss the Industry 4.0 in Open Innovation perspective. The operational approach consists in identifying and in ranking the determinants that characterize the phenomenon for studying the interrelations between them, using AHP and ISM methods. As a result, Dynamic Capabilities and Know-how emerged as relevant drivers. Anyway, Industry 4.0 paradigm in Open innovation perspective is led by other factors, even though they are weak drivers. Enhancing the understanding of these factors and their interrelations provides valuable insights for each stakeholders and policy maker in the I4.0 environment, thus facilitating this paradigm in Open Innovation perspective.