4 Most Have Not Yet
Developed M4.0 Roadmaps
Q: Has your company developed a formal M4.0 roadmap
to support transformative technology adoption?
• Yes 6%
• M4.0 Roadmap is currently work in progress 11
• M4.0 Roadmap under consideration,
but not yet begun 39
• No M4.0 Roadmap is planned 33
• Don't know 11
5 Informality Attends Most M4.0
Roadmap Approaches
Q: Which statement best describes your company’s
current approach to adopting a M4.0 Roadmap?
• A formal, M4.0 Roadmap has been adopted
across the organization 3%
• Our M4.0 approach is informal and tactical 24
• Some group-level processes exist,
but they are not coordinated 27
• No formal process / strategy exists;
approach is reactive 36
• Don't know 10
6 Responsibility for M4.0
Roadmaps is Diffused
Q: Who is responsible for implementing your M4.0 road-map/strategy?
• CEO 26%
• Chief Digital Officer 0
• CIO / IT Dept. 9%
• COO / Manufacturing VP 36
• Individual Plant Managers 13
• Don't know 17
7 Majority Indicates Difficulty
in Vetting New Technologies
Q: Please indicate the extent to which you agree with
the following statement: The accelerating pace at which
new technologies are emerging is causing us to fall
behind in our efforts to evaluate and understand their
potential.
• Strongly agree 11%
• Agree 44
• Disagree 29%
• Strongly disagree 7
• Don'tknow 9
8 Less Than One-Third Think They are
Competitive With M4.0
Q: Where do you think your company stands in relation
to its primary competitors’ adoption of transformative
M4.0 technologies? (Check one)
• We are substantially ahead of our competitors 10%
• We are somewhat ahead of our competitors 21
• We are about even with our competitors 34
• We are substantially behind our competitors 7
• We are slightly behind our competitors 10
• Don’tknow 17
9 Measuring ROI, Assessing
Cost/Benefit Are Top Challenges
Q: What are the most significant challenges related to
adopting and using M4.0 technologies?
• Measuring ROI 50%
• Assessing cost/benefits 46
• Developing a cohesive roadmap 41
• Migrating from or integrating with legacy systems 41
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