Industry 4.0 desiderata as micro foundations in the assessment of companies’ maturity – case study

The industry transformation to the digital model 4.0 will be a significant change from the perspective of the organisation and processes. In the context of the above, the research was undertaken, the principal aim of which constituted the attempt to answer the question concerning the technological advancement level of manufacturing companies operating in the agricultural machinery sector. It is about identifying what adaptation projects in the context of the fourth generation industry era should be undertaken by the Polish manufacturers operating in the agricultural machinery sector. The achievement of the main objective required formulation and implementation of partial objectives, which, according to the authors, include: C(1) – defining the Industry 4.0 axiom merit; C(2) – using the subject literature reconstruction and interpretation methods – nomination of areas, on the one hand essential from the perspective of the model 4.0, and on the other hand those that may demonstrate the maturity in the domain of the adopted desiderata; C(3) – compilation of the research model, in the form of an assessment sheet, being a resultant of literature studies and research conducted among deliberately selected domain experts; C(4) – based on the selected indicators, the technological advancement level recognition of the studied companies; specification of a technological gap (questioning among experts).