So müssen sich österreichische Klein- und Mittelbetriebe auf den Trend von Industrie 5.0 vorbereiten

Abstract

Currently, everything still revolves around Industry 4.0, but the new concept of Industry 5.0 is increasingly gaining attention. This new approach developed due to current priorities arising from environmental pollution, pandemics, war, and the neglect of human aspects in Industry 4.0. The importance and growing interest in Industry 5.0 are evident from both the recently published EU white paper and the increasing number of publications. Additionally, the development of Industry 5.0 is being promoted by the EU through political measures. Moreover, there are large companies and small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) in the Austrian manufacturing sector. Therefore, it is worth knowing if there are differences between SMEs and large companies regarding the development status of Industry 5.0 and whether deficits in SMEs can be identified. This work addresses the question of how Austrian small and medium-sized enterprises should develop in the future, based on the differences in the current development status of Industry 5.0. The first part involves a literature review to describe the development of the industry, the technology for implementing Industry 5.0, the characteristics of Industry 5.0, and the implementation measures of the EU. Afterward, a qualitative survey was conducted in Austrian manufacturing companies. In the final step, recommendations for implementing Industry 5.0 are given for Austrian SMEs based on the literature and the survey results. The literature indicates that Industry 5.0 is based on three characteristics: humancentricity, sustainability, and resilience. The survey results show that there are sometimes great differences regarding the development status and company size. This means that both the technological status required for the implementation of Industry 5.0 and the three characteristics are less developed in SMEs than in large companies. To implement a human-centric approach in their production, they must integrate the required human and technical competencies into the company and take human needs into account. Integrating sustainability into production also requires the introduction of advanced technology and concepts that reduce environmental impact, such as the circular economy. To introduce resilience into the company, the resilience along the entire value chain must be increased. This can be achieved through increased cybersecurity, decentralization, autonomy, or the DAM concept. The investment in the implementation of Industry 5.0 can be financially supported with the help of funding programs.

Date of Award	2024
Original language	German (Austria)
Awarding Institution	Johannes Kepler University Linz
Supervisor	Andreas Auinger (Supervisor)