A Indústria 4.0 e o setor automotivo: um estudo sobre os impactos da nova Revolução Industrial

Abstract

This paper sought to present the concepts of the Industry 4.0 phenomenon and, taking the automotive industry as an example, show the impacts on production processes that the concepts were adopted. In order to show this, a qualitative exploratory bibliographic research was adopted as methodology to describe the complexity of this theme, presenting and analyzing the key concepts, the processes inherent to the study and real cases of application on the automotive sector, one of the pioneers in terms of adoption concepts and technologies that make up Industry 4.0 . As a result of the research and analysis of the Industry 4.0 theme through the chosen literature, can be mentioned as a benefit: (a) more flexibility on production chains, (b) reduction of production costs, (c) greater efficiency, (d) productivity gain and (e) gain in skill and ability of reaction under problems in production. The Industry 4.0 shows itself to the world as the future of industrial production, so that sooner or later, all sectors will adopt, in some level, one or more concepts of this event. It’s important that more researches and approaches that address this topic, either in a broader view or in more specific topics related to a sector. Papers and researches that address indirect impacts about this topic are very important too, because the principal technologies of Industry 4.0 already exist, but the way that are used impact not only the production chain, but also on the way which business is done.