CC BY 3.0 UnportedSchuh, GüntherGüntherSchuhScheuer, ThomasThomasScheuerPadovano, Riley ColleenRiley ColleenPadovano2023-07-312023-07-312023-01-20https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-1661https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/44582210.15488/1323410.24406/publica-1661Manufacturing enterprises encounter pressure to digitalize and increase their intelligence as their environments demand improved productivity and agility. Based on existing research on intelligent enterprises, manufacturing enterprises, and data technologies, the authors developed an explanatory model for the derivation of a definition of the intelligent manufacturing enterprise. This paper expands the formerly developed model by presenting the characteristics of the intelligent manufacturing enterprise and the capabilities needed to become such an enterprise.enIntelligent Manufacturing EnterpriseIntelligent EnterpriseManufacturing EnterpriseData TechnologiesIndustry 4.0Content AnalysisCapabilitiesCharacteristicsDDC::600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::650 Management, Öffentlichkeitsarbeitjournal article