Approach of Medıum-Sized Industry Enterprıses to Industry 4.0 a Research in Konya

The Industrial Revolution, which began with the invention of steam-powered machines in the 18th century, caused a great resonance in the world and greatly affected the fate of mankind. Thanks to day-to-day technology, the rapidly developing manufacturing sector has overtaken the third generation and is now entering into its the 4. decade. As mentioned above, the industrial revolution, which started with steam power, then took advantage of the electrical power, and later, with the development of the information industry, the electronic digital revolution took its first step. Today, the 4th Industrial Revolution is called Industry 4.0.

Industry 4.0 consists of many sub-headings. When this technology is used in the manufacturing industry, it takes the name of the Internet of Things (IoT), similarly when it is used in the service sector it is also called the Internet of Services (IoS). The fact that objects, services are in a single network, and that they can be managed from a centralized system, contributes positively and brings a number of threats as well. A number of precautions are taken against the cyber attack that may occur in this direction and studies are being conducted on this subject.

Generally speaking, the factories that switch to Industry 4.0 technology will enter into a modular system, which means that the machines that are used in the factory will communicate on the internet and work without human power. In other words, the objects will be moved to the virtual platform, and the business will be made smart by being able to be controlled from the virtual platform. This will lead to a reduction in time loss, a reduction in costs, an increase in productivity, and an improvement in business performance. The aim of this study is to understand how Industry 4.0 that is spreading around the world rapidly yet mainly started by large businesses in Turkey is perceived in Konya which has intensive industry in Turkey. In this context, the exploratory research method was used. During the implementation phase, a questionnaire was prepared to evaluate the approaches of enterprises to Industry 4.0, and a face-to-face interview was conducted with two business managers. Within the scope of study, it is aimed to encourage enterprises to adapt the technological age introducing the 4. Industry Revolution and also to contribute to the academic literature about Industry 4.0 which is newly being researched in Turkey.