Advanced technology usage levels in manufacturing sector: Malatya sample

Advanced technologies such as industrial Internet applications, artificial intelligence and robotic Technologies are giving risetore volutionary changes in our modes of production and business. This revolution, which is exciting, as tounding or alarming at times, is called digital revolution or 4th Industrial Revolution. In this age, when we are at the outset of a new Industrial Revolution, advanced production Technologies which provide productivity growt hand innovation emerge as determinants of increase in added-value in production as well as transition to information society. The aim of this research is to determine the level of advanced technology use of manufacturing industry firm so perating in organised industrial site of Malatya province. For this purpose, a scale was developed by identifying advanced communication, management and production technologies, which are commonly used to day and which have just started to be used. The findings obtained from the question naires and interviews conducted with the firms operating in organised industrial site of Malatya province have been discussed. Key Words: Manufacturıng Sector, Technology, Advanced Technology