@PHDTHESIS{ 2021:1653036629,
 	title = {Techno-economic feasibility approach to adopt collaborative robots in small and medium-sized enterprises},
 	year = {2021},
 	url = "http://bibliotecatede.uninove.br/handle/tede/2807",
 	abstract = "Industry 4.0 is identified by the adoption of cyber-physical systems and the internet applied to the manufacturing environment, encompassing what is called the fourth industrial revolution. Thus, a transformation occurs in factories through technological advances in the areas of cloud computing, human-machine interface, additive manufacturing, augmented reality, autonomous robots, and the internet of things. The literature recognizes such practices as the enabler technologies of industry 4.0. Indeed, there is the possibility of industry 4.0 spreading into the manufacturing sector using collaborative robots, which offer the possibility of a working environment in safe conditions alongside humans, applied in a shared workspace in a production environment. Within this perspective, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are facing several challenges compared to large organizations to adopt advanced technologies in this new industrial era. Centered on the literature, the aim of this dissertation was to introduce a techno-economic feasibility approach to evaluate the viability of using collaborative robots in a shared workplace, focusing on Brazilian SMEs. Regarding the methodology, this work performed a qualitative approach. A full-scale industrial case study was performed to demonstrate the design of the proposed conceptual model, followed by interviews conducted with experts from the industrial sector through the Delphi method to certify the conceptual model. The results of this work incorporate contributions to both the academic and industrial communities. First, it adds new knowledge to the body of literature as it brings a novel procedure to certify the feasibility of adopting collaborative robots by SMEs, which was a gap identified in the specific literature. Furthermore, this research can be used by practitioners in the industry sector to perform a feasibility approach through an easy-friendly model, seeking to evaluate the reliability of implementing collaborative robot technology.",
 	publisher = {Universidade Nove de Julho},
 	scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação de Mestrado e Doutorado em Engenharia de Produção},
 	note = {Engenharia}
}