Industry 4.0 in Mexico. Regional Analysis on Knowledge and Implementation of 19 technologies

Abstract

This study analyzes and compares the current situation of knowledge and implementation of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies of skilled workers in the au tomotive industry in Baja California and Chihuahua. Based on the results of the I4.0 surveys applied in Baja California and Chihuahua, we analyze and compare the opinion of the workers surveyed on their knowledge of 19 technologies related to I4.0 and their level of implementation in the companies where they work. In general terms, companies in both states have low levels of knowledge and implementation of I4.0. Companies in Chihuahua have a higher level of implementation and are better prepared for I4.0 technologies than companies in Baja California. The main findings are that although Chihuahua and Baja California are at the forefront in the process of implementing Industry 4.0 technologies, both regions are still far from a widespread I4.0 adoption and from having a complete level of knowledge by their engineers. The study’s limitations stem from the fact that these are perception surveys, and that two studies from different time periods are being compared.