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Industry 4.0 Technologies Study in Supply Chain Operation Management -A Bibliometric Analysis Perspective

International Journal of Innovation and Industrial Revolution

This study aims to review the significant works by previous authors toward Industry 4.0 (I4.0) in the form of contributing countries, universities, authors, subject areas, journals, and citations. The study adopted a bibliometric analysis methodology to conduct a systematic literature review to investigate the concept of I4.0. After refining the extracted results, a number of 224 papers retrieved from Scopus database from 2011 to 2023 (12 February) were considered for further analysis with selected keywords including Industry 4.0 (I4.0), artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation (DT), Internet of Things (IoT), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Machine Learning (ML), automation, and operation management (OM). The applied filters were (date range; document type; subject area; language, and Source). The retrieved articles were analyzed by using VOSViewer keywords co-occurrences clustering to address study questions. VOSViewer clustering analysis results revealed several...

A review of Industry 4.0 in supply chain management studies

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2019

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how the emergent theme of Industry 4.0 is considered in the context of supply chain management (SCM) and to identify important areas for future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review of 334 studies is carried out. The papers have been analyzed by having a focus on the unit of analysis, research methods used, the key themes covered and how the debate has evolved over a period of time. Findings Findings of the study reveal that scholars have so far focused on principles and practices for digitized SCM, identified enablers and barriers, and considered the Industry 4.0 at various levels, particularly at the firm level. Majority of studies focus on manufacturing from the perspective of the focal firm. Research limitations/implications Limitation of this study is its unit of analysis where only peer-reviewed journal and conference articles published in the English language have been considered. Practical implicat...

Role of Industry 4.0 in Supply Chains Sustainability: A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainability, 2021

Industry 4.0 and supply chain 4.0 are hot topics in the current business and technological era. This paper provides a literature review, past and current insights, and knowledge of supply chain 4.0 and Industry 4.0 in the context of sustainability. Literature shows that Industry 4.0 has a significant impact on the sustainability of the supply chain network. This paper also explains the different technologies of Industry 4.0, contributing to the sustainability of the supply chain in business. A total of 55 papers are reviewed in this study. We proposed a framework that identifies the effect of Industry 4.0 technologies on the supply chain. This research study used the systematic literature review methodology in Industry 4.0 and supply chain sustainability. The data was collected from (ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar) databases. The Prisma framework was used to select articles for this study and only journal papers were selected for reviewing the literature. This study’...

Industry 4.0 for sustainable supply chain management: Drivers and barriers

Procedia Computer Science, 2022

Sustainable supply chain management is one of the greatest challenges for the competitive, environmental and social performance of the industry, finding in the technological applications of Industry 4.0 mechanisms that drive its development. This study recognizes the aspects that determine the application of Industry 4.0, for the sustainability of the supply chain at multiple levels. To do so, the study conducts a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review, based on 249 academic papers, which are thematically analyzed and categorized in terms of barriers, limitations, and benefits, applying the PRISMA systematic research protocol. The results suggest that environmental, economic and social concerns, as well as operational, technological, competitive, environmental and social benefits, together with drivers such as digital infrastructure financing, public and private support structures and the existence of a legal and political framework and government intervention allow the creation and sustained operation of sustainable supply chains. However, inefficient organizational culture and policies, manifested in the lack of awareness of employees and actors in the chain, the low level of transparency, security and cooperation in the use of data, high research and development costs, limited organizational resources, inadequate public policies and lack of financial support are aspects that inhibit their proper implementation.

Industry 4.0 in Supply Chain Management and its Impact on Manufacturing Sectors

IRJET, 2022

"Industry 4.0" mainly focuses on automation of system and method, digitalization, and knowledge exchange in industries. Its goal is to realize a sensible industrial plant to cut back interval to retort to the customers' demand or to unforeseen events and improve productivity within the system. Victimization this idea will result in enhancements in producing supply chain [SC], and provision. The adoption of Industry 4.0 in provides supply chain management [SCM] could be a new and important subject with a requirement for additional analysis. Many studies have started reviewing the present works on business 4.0. However, they are not focusing on its role in SCM. This paper presents a scientific review and synthesis of the present literature on Industry 4.0 in SCM that brings out some fascinating findings, which is able to be useful for the tutorial and business, particularly prime managers. This work identifies three classes from the content of the papers as alpha vs. validating, quality vs. quantity, management level vs. process/technology level. In addition, supported the subject Modeling technique, three completely different clusters of provides Chain, provision and producing topics were extracted with current shortcomings, challenges, and future analysis directions square measure.

The impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chains and sustainability

2018

Industry 4.0 ushers in a new dawn of digitization, utilizing smart devices, communicating across manufacturing process and supply chains, gathering data on mass in a virtual model of a business to investigate areas for improvement, developing new product and service offerings. Industry 4.0 brings a potential shift from mass over production, to production system based on real end consumer demand requirements. Sustainability relates to reducing the amount of scarce resources being used in products, enabling repair, reuse and recycling of materials from products. Industry 4.0 has the potential to influence sustainability and supply chains. This paper establishes key concepts and issues, as well as a current state adoption review. Conclusions were drawn enabling the implementation of (1) industry 4.0; (2) sustainability and; (3) enhanced buyer-supplier supply relationships.

Industry 4.0 in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

Engineering Management Journal, 2020

“Industry 4.0” is a concept that focuses on automation of system and process, digitalization, and data exchange in industries. Its goal is to achieve a smart factory to reduce lead time to respond to the customers’ demand or to unforeseen events and improve productivity in the system. Using this concept can lead to improvements in manufacturing, supply chain (SC), and logistics. The adoption of Industry 4.0 in supply chain management (SCM) is a new and critical subject with a need for more research. A few studies have started reviewing the existing works on Industry 4.0; however, they do not focus on its role in SCM. This paper presents a systematic review and synthesis of the current literature on Industry 4.0 in SCM that brings out some interesting findings, which will be helpful for the academic and industry, especially top managers. This work identifies three categories from the content of the papers as exploratory vs. confirmatory, qualitative vs. quantitative, management level vs. process/technology level. Additionally, based on the Topic Modeling (TM) technique, three different clusters of Supply Chain, Logistics and Manufacturing topics were extracted. Current shortcomings, challenges, and future research directions are discussed in the conclusion

Impacts of adopting Industry 4.0 technologies on supply chain management: A literature review

2021

Industry 4.0 is gaining importance lately in several countries, especially as part of the strategy of diversification and industrialization of the eco-system. Nevertheless, the topic remains abstract for companies that encounter difficulties to comprehend different aspects of this subject. The purpose of this article is first to discuss the context of industry 4.0 and the most cited advanced technologies in literature that play an important role in Industry 4.0. Then to highlight the impacts of supply chain digitalization: success factors and challenges. This will help organizations formulate their initiatives and practices to successfully achieve the transition from traditional to digital supply chain. We analyzed the literature in this field to understand trends and propose future directions for research.