A systemic analysis of the impacts of Product 4.0 on the triple bottom-line of Sustainability

Selecting sustainability indicators for smart product design based on industry 4.0/5.0 technologies: analysis and proposal of a methodological framework

“…Smart products are closely linked to Industry 4.0 technologies, particularly in data exchange or transfer. (Popolo et al, 2022) point out that Industry 4.0 technologies offer interesting opportunities to address the sustainability challenges of smart products, by reducing operational costs, waste in value creation activities, promoting the use of cleaner energy and material resources, and improving working conditions and customer experience. They propose the integration of these technologies to apply aspects of sustainability when developing intelligent products, introducing the concept of "Product 4.0 (P4.0)" capable of monitoring and tracking its components for greater sustainability (repairability, waste reduction, recyclability, etc.).…”