Driving forces and Challenges in smart manufacturing of micro and small industries: A study in context of Chhattisgarh

Smart manufacturing is  the application of all advanced technology like big data analytics, machine learning, data driven algorithms, artificial intelligence, advanced robotic technology and business decision support system (BDSS) for improving manufacturing process. Smart manufacturing primarily focus for improving decisions and processes with industrial manufacturing environments. It’s observed that strong micro and small industries in any region or cities improves the quality of life and further the development of industries provided conditions if the principles of smart manufacturing under Industry 4.0 are adopted. The present study aims to find out the driving forces and barriers for adopting smart manufacturing in micro and small industries across Chhattisgarh. The overall results proposed that the major driving forces in the adoption of smart manufacturing in small micro and small industries are; agility, accuracy, customization, cost reduction, efficiency, load balancing in minimum response time, higher quality,  new business models, reduces the labor work and decreases the environmental effects. In addition the challenges faced by the micro and small industries explored in are; problems related to finance, management support, , improper  infrastructure, unavailability of  skilled people and experts, incompatible towards change, issues related to legislation,  improper policies and government support. The proposed drivers and challenges play an important role for smart manufacturing in micro small industries Chhattisgarh in specific and India in general in a logistic way.