An MCGDM Approach for Addressing Challenges for Industry 4.0 Adaptation in Heavy Duty Flooring Solution Industries of Bangladesh

The 4th Industrial revolution is the newest advancement in the global industrial sector, which denotes revolutionary shifts in various sectors like manufacturing and service. Customers' individualized needs are a clear indicator of the current state of market instability. Thus, industrial manufacturing systems must be able to adjust to variables like scalability, variety, agility, responsiveness of the system, interconnectivity, data exchange automatically between manufacturing systems, transparency, and human-machine interaction. Since these elements and tenets form the foundation of Industry 4.0 (I4.0), embracing it is indispensable to the long-term sustainability of the global economy. Despite the necessity of implementing I4.0, there is a lack of research on the difficulties that may arise, especially in the heavy duty flooring solution sector in a developing country like Bangladesh. This study attempts to pinpoint the obstacles to I4.0 technology adoption in Bangladesh's heavy duty flooring solution sector. To achieve these goals, Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) has been utilized. Using actual data from a field survey, a numerical illustration has been presented. After the model's validation, checking its robustness, and ranking stability, the best strategy for adopting the I4.0 concept in heavy duty flooring solution industries in Bangladesh is selected.