TY - CHAP U1 - Teil eines Buches A1 - Tolettini, Laura A1 - Lehmann, Claudia ED - Bettiol, Marco ED - Di Maria, Eleonora ED - Micelli, Stefano T1 - Industry 4.0 BT - new paradigms of value creation for the steel sector T2 - Knowledge Management and Industry 4.0 : new paradigms for value creation N2 - Industry 4.0 has hugely affected the investment decisions of many industrial companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises. Thanks to national government initiatives, incentives and subsidies have supported investments in innovative and digital technologies, giving also a positive impulse in the national economic growth. The greatest advantages of Industry 4.0 are the empowerment of sustainable growth, thanks to the optimization of resources, and the integration of the supply chain. Nevertheless, Industry 4.0 challenges industries on the organizational level, concerning the integration of these technologies with existing ones and the management of digital tools by dedicated qualified people. Steel industries have also absorbed the challenges and the advantages of Industry 4.0. Digital technologies are affecting the business model and supply chain of steel producers, pushing them to integrate themselves with their business partners. Industry 4.0 is definitely an opportunity of sustainable growth for the steel sector. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-43588-2 SB - 978-3-030-43588-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43589-9_8 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43589-9_8 SP - 179 EP - 206 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER -