Industry 4.0 in Poland : selected aspects of its implementation

Nowadays, Industry 4.0 is leading manufacturing companies into the era where processes and all their resources – including human resources – are being optimised in real time. It covers all areas of operations that, supported by intelligent decision-making systems, improve productivity, quality of work and safety. The paper makes an attempt to evaluate the existing state of research in literature and implementation of Industry 4.0 in Poland. The first part of the paper reviews scientific and research achievements related to Industry 4.0, covering as well best practices. Further, the paper presents changes in information systems in the Polish economy as well as in industrial companies, related to the implementation of the concept of Industry 4.0.