Literature review of the recent works using Industry 4.0 in various associated domains
| Author | Industry 4.0 Focus | Key finding regarding sustainability | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IoT | AAR | DA\BD | CC | CS | AR\VR | AM | DT | ML | AI | ||
| Kamble et al. (2018) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Researchers propose a sustainable Industry 4.0 framework with three key components: Industry 4.0, process integration, and sustainability | |||||
| Salah et al. (2019) | ▪ | Proposal to use virtual reality to improve student training in Industry 4.0 and reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) | |||||||||
| Tang and Veelenturf (2019) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Strategic role of logistics and transportation services in creating economic, environmental, and social values in Industry 4.0 | |||||||
| Manavalan and Jayakrishna (2019) | ▪ | Proposal for assessing supply chain organisations’ Industry 4.0 readiness, with a focus on IoT-embedded sustainable supply chains | |||||||||
| Hidayatno et al. (2019) | ▪ | ▪ | Development of a conceptual model, represented as a causal loop diagram, that illustrates the systemic impact of Industry 4.0 | ||||||||
| Tiwari and Khan (2020) | ▪ | ▪ | Development of an empirical formulation that maps the attributes of Industry 4.0 in Indian industry | ||||||||
| Yadav et al. (2020) | ▪ | ▪ | Through Industry 4.0 technologies, managerial, economic, and environmental enablers help manufacturing companies adopt sustainability | ||||||||
| Kumar et al. (2020) | ▪ | ▪ | Identification/analysis of challenges that impact the application of Industry 4.0 in small/medium enterprises (SMEs) for ethical and sustainable operations | ||||||||
| Bai et al. (2020) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies have the potential to significantly impact sustainability across various industries | |||
| Ghobakhloo (2020) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Production efficiency and business model innovation, are found to be more immediate outcomes of Industry 4.0 | ||
| Enyoghasi and Badurdeen (2021) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies can facilitate or enhance sustainable manufacturing practices | |||||
| Khanzode et al. (2021) | ▪ | Identification and analysis of barriers to implementing Industry 4.0 for sustainable production in Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise | |||||||||
| Nara et al. (2021) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies improve sustainable plastics industry economic metrics; however, environmental and social metrics are less affected | ||||||
| Javaid et al. (2022) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies have significant benefits for creating a sustainable environment, particularly in the manufacturing and related industries | ||||||
| Ching et al. (2022) | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Development of a roadmap that outlines how Industry 4.0 technologies can enable and support sustainable manufacturing | |||||||
| Toktaş-Palut (2022) | ▪ | ▪ | Combination of Industry 4.0 technologies and coordination has a significant impact on the sustainability of supply chains | ||||||||
| Tang et al. (2022) | ▪ | Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology have a positive impact on circular economy practices, particularly in the context of green manufacturing and recycling | |||||||||
| Verma et al. (2022) | ▪ | ▪ | Organisational impediments are the most prominent barriers to the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable digital manufacturing | ||||||||
| Yu et al. (2022) | ▪ | Industry 4.0 promotes circular economy and supply chain capability, improving firm performance | |||||||||
| Alkaraan et al. (2023) | ▪ | Significant synergy between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies and Circular Economy | |||||||||
| Author | Industry 4.0 Focus | Key finding regarding sustainability | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IoT | AAR | DA\BD | CC | CS | AR\VR | AM | DT | ML | AI | ||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Researchers propose a sustainable Industry 4.0 framework with three key components: Industry 4.0, process integration, and sustainability | ||||||
| ▪ | Proposal to use virtual reality to improve student training in Industry 4.0 and reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) | ||||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Strategic role of logistics and transportation services in creating economic, environmental, and social values in Industry 4.0 | ||||||||
| ▪ | Proposal for assessing supply chain organisations’ Industry 4.0 readiness, with a focus on IoT-embedded sustainable supply chains | ||||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Development of a conceptual model, represented as a causal loop diagram, that illustrates the systemic impact of Industry 4.0 | |||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Development of an empirical formulation that maps the attributes of Industry 4.0 in Indian industry | |||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Through Industry 4.0 technologies, managerial, economic, and environmental enablers help manufacturing companies adopt sustainability | |||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Identification/analysis of challenges that impact the application of Industry 4.0 in small/medium enterprises (SMEs) for ethical and sustainable operations | |||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies have the potential to significantly impact sustainability across various industries | ||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Production efficiency and business model innovation, are found to be more immediate outcomes of Industry 4.0 | |||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies can facilitate or enhance sustainable manufacturing practices | ||||||
| ▪ | Identification and analysis of barriers to implementing Industry 4.0 for sustainable production in Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise | ||||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies improve sustainable plastics industry economic metrics; however, environmental and social metrics are less affected | |||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Industry 4.0 technologies have significant benefits for creating a sustainable environment, particularly in the manufacturing and related industries | |||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | ▪ | Development of a roadmap that outlines how Industry 4.0 technologies can enable and support sustainable manufacturing | ||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Combination of Industry 4.0 technologies and coordination has a significant impact on the sustainability of supply chains | |||||||||
| ▪ | Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology have a positive impact on circular economy practices, particularly in the context of green manufacturing and recycling | ||||||||||
| ▪ | ▪ | Organisational impediments are the most prominent barriers to the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable digital manufacturing | |||||||||
| ▪ | Industry 4.0 promotes circular economy and supply chain capability, improving firm performance | ||||||||||
| ▪ | Significant synergy between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies and Circular Economy | ||||||||||
Notes: IoT = internet of things; AAR = advanced automation and robotics; DA = data analytics; BD = big data; CC = cloud computing; CS = cybersecurity; AR = augmented reality; VR = virtual reality; AM = additive manufacturing; DT = digital twins; ML = machine learning; AI = artificial intelligence