An analysis on the industry 4.0 readiness and the readiness challenges in Iran's machine carpet supply chain

Mazroui Nasrabadi, Esmaeil

doi:10.22034/jtd.2025.1989175.1828

An analysis on the industry 4.0 readiness and the readiness challenges in Iran's machine carpet supply chain

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Esmaeil Mazroui Nasrabadi

assistant professor, department of business administration, faculty of financial science, management and entrepreneurship, university of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

10.22034/jtd.2025.1989175.1828

Abstract

Abstract: With the emergence of the 4th generation of industry, the competitive pressure on industries has intensified. Considering the performance of competitors, Iran's machine-made carpet needs serious attention to this generation of the industry. The researches that have been done in this field so far have not investigated the challenges of supply chain readiness. As a result, in this research, the evaluation of the readiness of Industry 4.0 and its challenges in Iran's machine-made carpet industry has been investigated. In the first stage, the statistical population of the research is the managers of the machine-made carpet industry and in the second stage, the experts of the Iranian machine-made carpet supply chain. The results of the first stage showed that the readiness of the supply chain is lower than average, and it is higher than average only from the perspective of understanding the competitive pressure. The results of the second stage show 20 challenges that were classified in the categories of knowledge-program challenges, sufficiency challenges, perceptual challenges, support challenges, labor challenges, and financial and facility challenges. The results showed that these challenges cause fear and justification among supply chain managers and ultimately resistance to change. It is suggested to develop knowledge-based activities and strengthen complementary industries, hold empowerment courses for managers and human resources, and create financing mechanisms to improve readiness.

Keywords

industry 4.0

readiness

challenge

machine-made carpet

Subjects

Technology Development

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