Tegethoff Thomas, Santa Ricardo, Bucheli Juan Manuel, Cabrera Benjamin, Scavarda Annibal
Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración - CESA, Bogotá, Colombia.
Institución Universitaria Escuela Nacional del Deporte, Cali, Colombia.
PLoS One. 2025 Feb 10;20(2):e0318339. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318339. eCollection 2025.
Industry 4.0 initiatives aim to improve competitive advantage. Additive technologies are a technological innovation and have great potential in a developing country like Colombia, The study analyzes how additive technologies, strategies, and process innovation interact to generate positive results, measured by the achievement of operational effectiveness in the aerospace sector and the manufacturing industry in general. Furthermore, the study explores the integration of additive technologies within the framework of Industry 4.0, focusing on the Colombian aerospace and manufacturing sectors. It investigates how these technologies, strategies, and process innovation contribute to operational effectiveness. Data were collected using a Likert-style questionnaire, developed based on established models of innovation framework and operational effectiveness model994 responses were obtained, of which 945 were deemed usable (423 from manufacturing and 522 from aerospace sectors). The analysis involved confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) using SPSS and AMOS software, ensuring robustness through indicators like Cronbach's Alpha and fit indices. The study compared findings across the two sectors to highlight differences in how additive technologies influence organizational outcomes. Initial results reveal that while additive technologies significantly enhance process innovation across sectors, their direct impact on operational effectiveness is evident only in the aerospace industry. The findings underscore that the aerospace sector benefits from additive technologies due to their need for complex, high-quality, and small-batch production, emphasizing their role in fostering precision and customization. However, the lack of impact in the manufacturing context is attributed to limited strategic alignment and inadequate implementation practices. Moreover, the results indicate that process innovation is a critical mediator, facilitating the translation of technological advancements into improved operational outcomes. Despite moderate correlations between strategies and operational effectiveness in manufacturing, aerospace organizations exhibit more substantial strategic alignment due to stringent performance demands. These findings highlight the importance of fostering a culture of innovation, adapting organizational strategies, and addressing structural challenges to maximize the benefits of additive technologies. The study contributes to understanding the differential adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in developing economies, with implications for enhancing competitiveness and sustainability in global markets.
工业4.0倡议旨在提高竞争优势。增材技术是一项技术创新，在哥伦比亚这样的发展中国家具有巨大潜力。该研究分析了增材技术、战略和流程创新如何相互作用以产生积极成果，这些成果通过航空航天部门和整个制造业的运营效率来衡量。此外，该研究探讨了增材技术在工业4.0框架内的整合，重点关注哥伦比亚的航空航天和制造业。它研究了这些技术、战略和流程创新如何促进运营效率。数据通过基于既定创新框架模型和运营效率模型开发的李克特式问卷收集，共获得994份回复，其中945份被认为可用（423份来自制造业，522份来自航空航天部门）。分析使用SPSS和AMOS软件进行验证性因子分析（CFA）和结构方程建模（SEM），通过克朗巴哈系数和拟合指数等指标确保稳健性。该研究比较了两个部门的研究结果，以突出增材技术对组织成果影响的差异。初步结果表明，虽然增材技术显著增强了各部门的流程创新，但其对运营效率的直接影响仅在航空航天行业明显。研究结果强调，航空航天部门受益于增材技术，因为它们需要复杂、高质量和小批量生产，凸显了增材技术在促进精度和定制方面的作用。然而，在制造业中缺乏影响归因于战略一致性有限和实施实践不足。此外，结果表明流程创新是一个关键的中介因素，有助于将技术进步转化为改善的运营成果。尽管制造业中战略与运营效率之间存在适度相关性，但由于严格的性能要求，航空航天组织表现出更强的战略一致性。这些发现凸显了培养创新文化、调整组织战略和应对结构性挑战以最大化增材技术效益的重要性。该研究有助于理解发展中经济体对工业4.0技术的差异化采用，对增强全球市场的竞争力和可持续性具有启示意义。
