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Industry 4.0 symbolizes the fourth industrial revolution and the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. The purpose of this article is to examine the research question on how to successfully implement Industry 4.0 in organizations. This study through a systematic literature review protocol proposed by Tranfield, Denyer, and Smart analyzed 84 articles in depth. The descriptive, categorical and thematic analysis of the literature is conducted. This study identifies 10 critical success factors which are necessary for the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 in the organization. Based on the 10 critical success factors 10 research directions in this area is further expounded. This study can be used by the organizations as a guiding factor while implementing Industry 4.0 in their organizations. Focussing on these 10 factors will help organizations to be sustainable during the implementation of Industry 4.0. Though there are some literature reviews on Industry 4.0, this study critically analyses the literature for finding the critical factors for the successful implementation of Industry 4.0. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Industry 4.0 promises the fourth industrial revolution by integration of cyber and physical worlds through technology. Industry 4.0 implementation will result in human interaction with technical system in a specialised manner. Therefore, Industry 4.0 will also be a socio (human related) and technical (nonhuman related) system in pursuit of a common goal. The purpose of this study is to suggest a mechanism to include Socio-Technical Systems Theory perspective while designing architecture for integration while implementing Industry 4.0. Building on the previous literatures on Socio-Technical Systems Theory and Industry 4.0, the article proposes bringing the two approaches together and presents a framework for integration mechanism. Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 warrants vertical, horizontal and end-to-end integration. This study suggests a design mechanism for three types of integration mechanism in Industry 4.0 by considering the socio-technical systems impact on people, infrastructure, technology, processes, culture and goals. Further, the integration is also suggested for analysis on the impact of stakeholders, economic situation and regulatory frameworks around which the operating organizations are operating. This is the first paper to propose the consideration of Socio-Technical Systems theory while designing the horizontal, vertical and end-to-end integration for sustainable implementation of Industry 4.0. • Successful implementation of Industry 4.0 warrants vertical, horizontal and end-to-end integration. • Study suggests a design mechanism for Industry 4.0 by considering the socio-technical systems. • Study also suggests an analysis on the impact of stakeholders, economic situation and regulatory frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]