Prioritizing the Barriers to the Adoption of Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing Organizations Using Fuzzy AHP

In the near future, cyber-physical systems (CPSsCyber-physical systems (CPSs)) and the Internet of Things will be ubiquitous. These technologies will be deeply integrated with manufacturingManufacturing strategies, processes, and systemsSystems to assist manufacturingManufacturing organizations in carrying out routine operations while achieving the organizational objectives. However, to realise this vision, several barriersBarriers and obstaclesObstacle need to be conquered. Therefore, the aim of this research is to identify and prioritize the barriersBarriers to the adoption of CPSsCyber-physical systems (CPSs) in manufacturingManufacturing organizations. To this end, the study employs a two-phase approach. In the first phase, an exhaustive literature review and semi-structured interview of experts from industry and academia have been conducted to identify the barriersBarriers and categorize them into different groups. In the second phase, the barriersBarriers are ranked using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) technique. The findings of this study offer a roadmap that could be helpful to the practitioners in deciding how to proceed towards the adoption of CPSsCyber-physical systems (CPSs).