Manufacturing Magazine - June 2021 | Page 119

INTELLIGENT ASSETS REPORT
Process in which smart devices / embedded intelligence have been applied
Shipping / Logitistics / Transportation
1 %
27 %
42 %
30 %
Maintenance
0 %
28 %
43 %
29 %
Assemby
5 %
26 %
41 %
28 %
Packaging
1 %
27 %
43 %
28 %
Document
Management 1 % 25 % 46 %
28 % by percentage of manufacturers
N / A No application Some application Significant application
Impact of Industry 4.0 to plants and processes on productivity and profitability over next 5 years
Increase more than 10 percent
33 % 34 %
Increase 6-10 percent
41 %
49 %
Increase 1-5 percent
14 % 19 %
No change
Decrease
No Industry 4.0 currently or planned
0 % 3 %
0 % 0 %
4 % 3 %
by percentage of manufacturers
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