Weihua LIU, Siyu WANG, Zhicheng ZHOU
The industry 4.0 technology makes the cooperation of manufacturing enterprises and logistics enterprises more convenient, accelerating the integration of the two industries. Logistics enterprises or manufacturing logistics departments join in the procurement and production of manufacturers, so as to achieve the deep strategic cooperation and "you have me, I have you". However, it is not clear how Industry 4.0 technology affect the integration of the two industries. This study uses qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and multiple regression, and proposes the influence path of Industry 4.0 technologies including big data, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality and 5G on the integration of the two industries from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives, based on the empirical research on Typical Cases of Deep Integration and Innovation Development of Logistics and Manufacturing Industry (2021), and finds that: From the overall path, enterprises can integrate from the innovation, cost and efficiency, such as using the dual factors of process and assets to drive innovation, using the three factors of mode, process and assets to drive cost optimization, and using technology to achieve efficiency optimization. From the perspective of technology, the single application of blockchain, augmented reality technologies with low popularity can improve enterprise efficiency, while more mature technologies require overlapping applications, such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, 5G. Smaller enterprises apply industry 4.0 technology more obvious effects for the integration, but the Internet of Things and big data show opposite characteristics for different enterprises, when the enterprises use them, larger manufacturing enterprises have more significant effects, while smaller logistics enterprises are more obvious.
