Implementation of Industry 4.0 concept in companies: empirical evidences

Technological and scientific advances set out the expanding of new opportunities for intelligent industries. The concept of Industry 4.0 is observed by expert groups as an important industrial configuration approach, however, much is still under discussion, especially in the emerging countries. There is a lack of practical studies and procedures on the implementation of this concept in companies. This paper aims to present intrinsic scientific contributions to Industry 4.0 deployment in companies, so that this concept can be set in motion. A literature review was elaborated in the Scopus, Web of Science and Science Direct databases, using structured protocols to select scientific articles. Only empirical studies were considered - empirical evidences - interview with experts on Industry 4.0 themes, case studies in companies, among others. As result, the barriers were reported, such as lack of financial resources and lack of infrastructure, the challenging impacts, such as relocation of people in the labour market, and benefits, respectively, and finally the basic technological and managerial requirements for Industry 4.0.