Indústria 4.0 e os desafios nas empresas moveleiras da cidade de Flores da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The Industry 4.0, also known as the fourth industrial revolution, is characterized by presenting a technological advance and integration of systems that are very intense in the production sector, increasing productivity and ensuring a better quality of the production process. The challenges faced by Brazilians' companies for the implementation of Industry 4.0 are huge, and not all of them are prepared for this big change, therefore, the process of disseminating new technologies should be done calmly, according to the capacity of each one. However, industries that do not invest in infrastructure to receive Industry 4.0 will be extinct because they will not be able to keep up and have good prices to deal with the competition. With this, this work aims to approach the concept of industry 4.0 and analyze the main challenges of this new revolution in furniture companies in the city of Flores da Cunha, Rio Grande do Sul. The method used for the construction of this study was qualitative research at an exploratory level, using the multiple case study as a research strategy. As a result, it is presented how the companies interviewed understands this new industrial revolution and how they are investing in the implementation of this new concept of work. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]