Smart Manufacturing System (SMS) is facilitating new ways for humans and machines to work together, empowering businesses to achieve greater insights, reduce the risk of error and make better decisions. This revolution in the manufacturing sector is possible through digital transformation, up-gradation to new technological developments and effective use of data and thus making the manufacturing sector more intelligent and smart. In recent times, significant efforts have been undertaken by the Indian government to promote the implementation of SMS in the Indian manufacturing sector to leverage the benefits of this technological transformation. Thus, this paper presents the status quo of SMS implementation in Indian “Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)” and discusses the various initiatives undertaken by the Indian government and private players. In addition, five case studies are conducted which either is seeking or have already implemented SMS system in their working environment. The study also comprehends detail about challenges faced by SMEs in SMS implementation and finally elaborate the future scope of SMS based research.

Keywords

Implementation Challenges, Indian Manufacturing Sector, Multiple Case Study, Smart Manufacturing, SMEs.