“…A strategic approach should be used to select more important investment elements since companies frequently have limited resources to adopt Industry 4.0 enabling technologies. Thus, manufacturers will pay attention to economic indicators, such as cost, delivery time, damage and loss, and inventory turnover, in order to ensure the sustainability of the supply chain [51]. Three-dimensional printing technology offers the benefit of removing the requirement for mold and workshop occupation while also allowing for the production of objects with complicated structural designs.…”
Industry 4.0 has been associated with the rise of disruptive intelligence and information technologies. These cutting-edge technologies have the potential to increase productivity while simultaneously having a significant impact on social and environmental sustainability. As a result, manufacturers must evaluate the role of these innovative technologies in sustainable development, as these technologies have the potential to address prevalent sustainability issues. A content-centric study of the implementation of these Industry 4.0 cutting-edge technologies in sustainable manufacturing is currently absent. A systematic literature study was conducted to explain the potential contribution of these novel technologies to the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of manufacturing industries. This study describes how these cutting-edge technologies are used in sustainable manufacturing. The findings of this study are particularly beneficial to practitioners who seek to apply one or more digital technologies to sustainable development.
“…A strategic approach should be used to select more important investment elements since companies frequently have limited resources to adopt Industry 4.0 enabling technologies. Thus, manufacturers will pay attention to economic indicators, such as cost, delivery time, damage and loss, and inventory turnover, in order to ensure the sustainability of the supply chain [51]. Three-dimensional printing technology offers the benefit of removing the requirement for mold and workshop occupation while also allowing for the production of objects with complicated structural designs.…”
Industry 4.0 has been associated with the rise of disruptive intelligence and information technologies. These cutting-edge technologies have the potential to increase productivity while simultaneously having a significant impact on social and environmental sustainability. As a result, manufacturers must evaluate the role of these innovative technologies in sustainable development, as these technologies have the potential to address prevalent sustainability issues. A content-centric study of the implementation of these Industry 4.0 cutting-edge technologies in sustainable manufacturing is currently absent. A systematic literature study was conducted to explain the potential contribution of these novel technologies to the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of manufacturing industries. This study describes how these cutting-edge technologies are used in sustainable manufacturing. The findings of this study are particularly beneficial to practitioners who seek to apply one or more digital technologies to sustainable development.
“…The literature review has demonstrated that very few studies focused on SKPs for smart logistics [28][29][30][31][32]. Their detailed analysis is included in Chapter 3.1.…”
The application of smart technologies and applications is becoming increasingly common in the logistics processes of companies and supply chains. However, standard logistics indicators are still used to evaluate their performance, which contradicts the sustainable development strategy of many industrial enterprises and their supply chains. Thus, the article aims to design a methodology for selecting sustainability key performance indicators (SKPIs) suitable for assessing smart logistics and its technologies and applications. The research relies on cluster analysis of the SKPIs recommended in the relevant literature, frequency analysis of indicators used in practice and their comparison. The cluster analysis showed that the primary attention in the references is given to sustainability’s economic and environmental dimensions. Most frequently, the authors highlighted the importance of the following indicators: production-related costs and investments, planning performance and quality, customer satisfaction, energy efficiency, waste intensity and treatment, emissions, and resource efficiency. On the contrary, the frequency analysis corroborated that leading industrial enterprises paid more-or-less balanced attention to all areas of sustainability, but at the company level. The article’s primary result constitutes a methodology comprising six steps, respecting the results of the analyses carried out: (1) Sustainability objectives definition; (2) Establishing SKPIs cluster pool; (3) Definition of criteria for selecting SKPIs clusters; (4) Selection of SKPIs clusters; (5) Definition of SKPIs and their parameters; and (6) Development of SKPIs hierarchical structure.
“…It has been noted that there are studies on how Industry 4.0 tools have succeeded in demonstrating the positive influence of I4.0T on the CE and its sustainability in industries (Gunduz et al, 2021;Nascimento et al, 2019;Pouriani et al, 2019); but these mostly do not correspond to the field of the food industry; moreover, it is known that I4.0T is applied differently in each type of industry and with different implications . Therefore, it is essential to know how these tools can positively impact sustainability in the food industry.…”
PurposeThis paper aims to find the best tools to influence the improvement of sustainability in food supply chains (FSCs) by conducting a systematic review of articles. The reader will learn how the different industry 4.0 tools (I4.0T) benefit the FSC and the limitations of each tool.Design/methodology/approachA review of 436 articles published during the period 2019 to 2022 referenced in the Scopus and Web of Science databases was performed. The review was limited to articles published in English and directly related to Industry 4.0, circular economy and sustainability in the food supply chain.FindingsThe results show different contributions of I4.0, with some being more influential than others in improving sustainability in FSCs; for example, Internet of Things and Blockchain have been shown to contribute more toward transparency, traceability, process optimization and waste reduction.Originality/valueThe paper's contribution consisted of ranking according to their importance and the I4.0T that affect sustainability in FSCs by classifying the aspects of each tool and the sustainability factors through a categorization by the Analysis Hierarchy Process.
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