INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS PROCESSES: APPLICATION IN THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES OF NORTHEASTERN REGION, BULGARIA
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https://doi.org/10.68302/std2026.vol2.69Keywords:
business processes, Industry 4.0, smart manufacturingAbstract
The article presents the application of smart manufacturing and digitalization of business processes in the mechanical engineering enterprises of Northeastern region. The aim is to study the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies on energy efficiency, productivity and return on investment. The applied methodology uses energy indicators such as energy intensity, energy per employee, return on investment, based on industrial data for the country and the region. The results have a huge potential for optimization, as even relatively moderate energy efficiency measures can bring tens of millions of euros in annual savings to the industry, which in recent years has been characterized by dynamic changes in both demand and supply of the service. The report emphasizes the regional strategic importance of digital technologies for the sustainable industrial development of the region, as according to recent data, Bulgarian industrial enterprises are on average 2.7 times more energy inefficient than enterprises from the same industrial sector in the EU.
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