Summing up, it can be concluded that enterprises – depending on their size – feel more or less
well-prepared for Industry 4.0. Large enterprises tend to feel better prepared than small
enterprises. In other words, SMEs still show deficits compared to large enterprises.
Implications for the practical implementation are amongst other things that enterprises are
indeed willing to face digitization/Industry 4.0, but that risks/obstacles reduce their readiness
or slow down the process. Furthermore, the enterprise size plays an important role. This leads
to the following practical challenges:,