DOI: 10.32725/978-80-7394-976-1.22

The use of Smart Technologies in Enterprises

Martin Pech, Drahoš Vaněček


In the fourth industrial revolution, more and more things and devices are considered smart or intelligent. Smart technologies have applications in homes and cities as well as in businesses. This paper aims to examine the use of smart technologies in enterprises. Through statistical methods, enterprises were compared by size and industry branch. A questionnaire survey of 102 enterprises was conducted in the research. The most used smart technologies in enterprises were quality, machine consumption monitoring and maintenance management. The pressure on the efficiency of intelligent technology use also strains enterprises’ long-term and systematic development and management. 

Keywords: smart, technologies, Industry 4.0, enterprise size, technology application.

pages: 145-151



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