Quality 4.0: An Overview

Quality management practices are widely implemented by companies, as they constitute a competitive advantage. Nowadays it is almost mandatory to follow quality standards, in order to make a product available on the market. However, facing new production paradigms, such as Industry 4.0, questions arise about how quality management processes could benefit and adapt in the era of digital technologies. Following a literature review approach, this paper lead to the development of a table that links the relationship between quality management practices and Industry 4.0 technologies that improve quality, as it aimed. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.