Methodological approaches to the study of the effectiveness of the implementation of the industry 4.0 concept

The need to promptly identify problems with the simultaneous production of the necessary corrective actions, which are aimed at optimizing the productivity of the entire production system, justifies the relevance of the study of the effectiveness of the introduction of industry 4.0 technologies in industry. The article provides a review of analytical studies of the concept of «industry 4.0» in foreign scientific literature to identify characteristics and distinguish from related concepts, such as «4th Industrial Revolution», «cyberphysical systems», «Internet of Things». The main key factors for the success of digitalization are people, strategy, technologies that will allow the development of intelligent algorithms to improve operational efficiency; contribute to the efficient use of resources, reduce product quality costs, introduce automation; contribute to increasing the efficiency and productivity of operations. The main directions of the impact of Industry 4.0 technologies proposed by the Boston Consulting Company on the efficiency of production systems are presented. It is concluded that the use of digital technologies in industry 4.0 makes it possible for large-scale technological transformation of production and is aimed at increasing the innovative potential of industrial enterprises.