Assessing the Need to Implement Industry 4.0 Technologies with TOGAF

Abstract

AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and robotics are becoming ubiquitous technologies in the industry sector, which has witnessed several successive industrial revolutions: mechanization, electrification, digitalization, and now Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 refers to the technologies reinventing manufacturing practices, leading to smart factories where systems, machines, and products communicate constantly. To implement I4.0 successfully, companies must manage, control, and contain many changes and risks. As a result, organizations must ensure that introducing these new technologies is valuable, determine what challenges they face and what opportunities they can take advantage of, and anticipate their future needs and the conditions to implement to optimize their resources. In addition, the enterprise architecture can contribute to the good governance of I4.0 technologies within an enterprise. Using an enterprise architecture, a company can better understand its current situation, capabilities, and how it interacts with its environment. This enables it to align IT with business needs and assess the need to adopt new technologies for any organization with strategic goals. Specifically, this study aims to determine how TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) could assist companies in assessing the necessity of implementing Industry 4.0 technologies. Specifically, the study explores the factors influencing the company's transformation, the potential benefits of I4.0 technologies, and the phases and artifacts stakeholders should consider when adopting I4.0.