*Proceeding Paper* **Preliminary Maturity Level Assessment of Industry 4.0 in the Context of Pakistani Industries †**

**Uzair Khan, Wasim Ahmad, Ahmad Sajjad \* and Muhammad Jawad**

Industrial Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Rawalpindi 47050, Pakistan; uzairkbaloch@gmail.com (U.K.); wasim.ahmed@uettaxila.edu.pk (W.A.); engr.jawad@uettaxila.edu.pk (M.J.)

**\*** Correspondence: ahmad.sajjad@uettaxila.edu.pk

† Presented at the Third International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2023 (ICAME-23), Islamabad, Pakistan, 24 August 2023.

**Abstract:** The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the adaptability and inclination of industrial sectors of Pakistan with respect to Industry 4.0. A questionnaire with nine questions was developed and disseminated to 20 sampled industries. To analyze the variability in responses, a one-way analysis of variance test was used. The statistical analysis revealed that there is an awareness of the basic concept behind Industry 4.0 in Pakistani industries, but there is a reluctance to adopt digitization and to shift from conventional production systems. This study will be helpful and will provide a guide for new and already existing enterprises for achieving Industry 4.0 requisite attributes precisely.

**Keywords:** Industry 4.0; readiness; maturity; cyber–physical production systems
