Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Industrial Applications
3. The Role of Industry 4.0
4. Review on Industry 4.0
5. Focusing on Costs
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zambon, I.; Egidi, G.; Rinaldi, F.; Cividino, S. Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs. Processes 2019, 7, 344. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7060344
Zambon I, Egidi G, Rinaldi F, Cividino S. Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs. Processes. 2019; 7(6):344. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7060344
Chicago/Turabian StyleZambon, Ilaria, Gianluca Egidi, Fabiano Rinaldi, and Sirio Cividino. 2019. "Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs" Processes 7, no. 6: 344. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7060344
APA StyleZambon, I., Egidi, G., Rinaldi, F., & Cividino, S. (2019). Applied Research Towards Industry 4.0: Opportunities for SMEs. Processes, 7(6), 344. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7060344