Strategic Opportunities in Implementing Industry 4.0 for Natural Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Composites

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Special Issue 06 | Page : 451 466
    By

    Peeyush Vats,

  • Rekha Gupta,

  • Divya Gupta,

  • Chandan Kumar,

  • Ghanshyam Mishra,

  • Sumit Sharma,

  1. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Poornima College of Engineering Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  2. Professor, Department of Commerce and Management, Northern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management Kaithal, Haryana, India
  3. Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Saraswati Group of Colleges, Mohali, Punjab, India
  4. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Management & Gramothan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  5. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) lie at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, more widely recognized as Industry 4.0. This emerging paradigm is characterised by the seamless and instantaneous integration of physical and digital systems, creating an interconnected environment where machines, data, and human intelligence work in close collaboration. The proposition behind Industry 4.0 suggests that the fusion of advanced digital technologies with traditional industrial processes will fundamentally transform the nature of work. As a result, it will bring about a revolutionary shift in the way tasks are organised, managed, and executed across diverse sectors. In the proposition, it is suggested that the instantaneous integration of physical and digital systems, in conjunction with new technologies that facilitate work, will revolutionise the ways of work and, as a result, the process of work management. This customary trade-offs in operations between the competitive objectives of cost, flexibility, speed, and quality have the potential to be disrupted or, at the very least, altered by this technology, which has the capacity to disrupt them. Traditionally, industries have operated under inherent trade-offs between cost, flexibility, speed, and quality, forcing organizations to prioritize one competitive objective over another. The purpose of this article is to provide a broad overview of the enabling technologies that define Industry 4.0 while also highlighting the opportunities and constraints they present for future research. The primary focus is on industries that are responsible for the production of goods, which includes both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors to some extent. Additive manufacturing, the internet of things, blockchain technology, sophisticated robotics, and artificial intelligence are some of the topics that are explored.

Keywords: additive manufacturing, information technology, blockchain, robots, artificial intelligence

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer & Composites (jopc)]

How to cite this article:
Peeyush Vats, Rekha Gupta, Divya Gupta, Chandan Kumar, Ghanshyam Mishra, Sumit Sharma. Strategic Opportunities in Implementing Industry 4.0 for Natural Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Composites. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2025; 13(06):451-466.
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Peeyush Vats, Rekha Gupta, Divya Gupta, Chandan Kumar, Ghanshyam Mishra, Sumit Sharma. Strategic Opportunities in Implementing Industry 4.0 for Natural Fiber- Reinforced Polymer Composites. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2025; 13(06):451-466. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=235269


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Volume 13
Special Issue 06
Received 14/08/2025
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