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Industry 4.0 concept

Moreno et al. (2017) ; Anderl (2014)

Manufacturing systems, vertical and network integration; It is aiming at making a factory work intelligently with its products and production processes, such as managing the inventory, failures in machines, maintenance, and among other aspects, are cyber-physical production systems (CPPS)

Rennung et al. (2016) ; Sokolov and Ivanov (2015)

Horizontal integration; companies focuses their activities around its core competencies and establishes partnerships to build out an end-to-end value chain.

Dombrowski and Wagner (2014) ; Longo et al. (2017) ; Hermann et al. (2016)

A holistic system of information technologies; allows flow of data, goods and services through the entire value chain in a controlled way. Operating with a high degree of autonomy and capacity to transmit useful information for decision making

Toro et al. (2015) ; Moreno et al. (2017)

Integration of complex machinery and devices with software networks and sensor; that help to control, predict, and improve business planning and results in a society

Shafiq et al. (2015) ; Arca et al. (2011) ;

Collective terms for technologies and concepts of the organization of the value chain

Trends (2015) ; Prause and Weigand (2016)

New level of organization and management of the value chain throughout the product life cycle

Neeraja et al. (2014) and Ltifi and Gharbi (2015)

Organization overcoming challenges; It is a key to adapt to its logistical means and determines its scope