Using industry 4.0 tools for increasing competitiveness of Clusters in Western Paraná / Usando ferramentas da indústria 4.0 para aumentar a competitividade dos Clusters no Oeste do Paraná

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, Lucir Reinaldo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Andreica, Alina Bianca, Alcantara, Isabela Romanha de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Veras
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/14767
• topic: Industry 4.0; Clusters; Agribusiness; Development; Western Paraná State

The goal of this paper is to identify the main Industry 4.0 production model characteristics and the main productive clusters of Western Parana State, as well as to perform a web sites analysis of the main cooperatives in this region. Industry 4.0 is a German concept which arose in 2011 as a part of the strategy of high technological development in the country manufacturing and it quickly spread throughout the world. Some of the main characteristics of this production model are the use of Internet of Things platforms, mobile devices, big data, augmented reality, cloud computing, cybersecurity, etc. As methodology, we used the Locational Quotient to identify the main productive clusters. We also present a case study on the new media tools used by some representative cooperatives in the region. The results showed that agriculture, livestock farming, and food industry are the sectors which presented the highest number of productive clusters. Regarding the new media tools, we conclude that the efforts and investments in implementing automation in the agriculture and livestock farming can strongly contribute to the regional development of the region. The conclusion is that there is a huge potential to incorporate the elements of Industry 4.0 into the main sector of Western Paraná.