Organizational Readiness in Industry 4.0: Mapping the Missing Link between Technology, Human Factors, and Digital Transformation

Authors

  • Rizal Ardianto Insan Cendekia Mandiri Institute of Technology, Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia
  • Danny Dwi Rachmanto Insan Cendekia Mandiri Institute of Technology, Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia
  • Feni Ira Puspita Insan Cendekia Mandiri Institute of Technology, Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia
  • Adinda Sukma Novelia Insan Cendekia Mandiri Institute of Technology, Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia
  • Siti Fatimah Insan Cendekia Mandiri Institute of Technology, Sidoarjo, East Java - Indonesia
  • Bamban Handriyanto Master of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Adhi Tama Institute of Technology Surabaya, Jl. Arief Rahman Hakim No. 100, Klampis Ngasem, Sukolilo District, Surabaya, East Java, 60117 - Indonesia

Keywords:

Digital twins, human factors, manufacturing, readiness

Abstract

This study aims to map the research landscape of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 through a multidisciplinary approach. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted on 21 articles published between 2022 and 2023, obtained through a filtered search on ScienceDirect. The bibliometric analysis indicates that Industry 4.0 represents the dominant cluster with the highest frequency (20 occurrences), followed by digital transformation (6 occurrences) and digitalization (5 occurrences). Central concepts such as digital twin, sustainability, manufacturing, and supply chain also show significant PageRank values, including manufacturing (1,193,667), digitalization (1,017,000), and Industry 4.0 (889,500). However, the correspondence analysis highlights a thematic distance from human factors and organizational readiness, with keywords such as digital readiness (-4.24, -0.36) and employee’s perspective being less integrated into the mainstream discourse. These findings suggest that research on digital transformation in manufacturing remains polarized between the digitalization of core processes (e.g., manufacturing, supply chain, automation) and the development of new conceptual frameworks (e.g., organizational readiness, digital maturity, and the biologization of manufacturing). The main contribution of this study lies in identifying the integration gap between technology, human factors, and organizational readiness in the context of Industry 4.0, thereby offering directions for future research to expand the focus toward strategic dimensions, sustainability, and digital business model innovation.

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2025-07-31

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Ardianto, R., Rachmanto, D. D., Puspita, F. I., Novelia, A. S., Fatimah, S., & Handriyanto, B. (2025). Organizational Readiness in Industry 4.0: Mapping the Missing Link between Technology, Human Factors, and Digital Transformation. Journal of Smart Lean Manufacturing and Process Enhancement, 1(1), 41–53. Retrieved from https://jurnal.unikchers.com/jslmpe/article/view/34

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