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Challenges and Benefits of Sustainable Industry 4.0 for Operations and Supply Chain Management—A Framework Headed toward the 2030 Agenda

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  • Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado

    (Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil)

  • Luiz Felipe Scavarda

    (Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil)

  • Bruno Duarte Azevedo

    (Industrial Engineering Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro 22541-041, Brazil)

  • Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento

    (Business Organisation, Marketing and Sociology Department, University of Jaén, 23700 Linares, Spain)

  • Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas

    (Sustainable Management Systems Department, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói 24210-240, Brazil)

Abstract

Currently, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) represents a worldwide movement to improve the productivity and efficiency of operations and supply chain management (OSCM), which requires rethinking and changing the mindset of the way in which products are manufactured and services are used. Although the concept of I4.0 was not popularised in the ratification of the 2030 Agenda, I4.0 is a watershed in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It can serve as a platform for the alignment of the SDGs with the ongoing digital transformation. However, the challenges to the integration of I4.0 and sustainability in OSCM, and the benefits of this integration, in line with the SDGs, remain unclear. Moreover, there is a lack of a standard structure that establishes links between these challenges and benefits to strategically guide organisations on the journey towards a sustainable OSCM 4.0 (S-OSCM4.0) aligned with the SDGs. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to propose an S-OSCM4.0 framework for organisations to attain sustainability and I4.0 in OSCM, in line with the 2030 Agenda. Based on a systematic literature review, 48 articles that complied with the selection criteria were analysed using content analysis. The research findings were synthesised into taxonomies of challenges and benefits, and these categories were linked into a step-by-step framework, following an inductive approach. The proposed framework represents a novel artefact that integrates taxonomies in order to holistically achieve sustainable digitalisation for people, prosperity and planet benefits, and sheds light on the potential contributions of S-OSCM4.0 to the SDGs.

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  • Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado & Luiz Felipe Scavarda & Bruno Duarte Azevedo & Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento & Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas, 2022. "Challenges and Benefits of Sustainable Industry 4.0 for Operations and Supply Chain Management—A Framework Headed toward the 2030 Agenda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:2:p:830-:d:722911
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    1. Agnieszka A. Tubis & Katarzyna Grzybowska & Bartosz Król, 2023. "Supply Chain in the Digital Age: A Scientometric–Thematic Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-25, July.
    2. Marzena Podgórska, 2022. "Challenges and Perspectives in Innovative Projects Focused on Sustainable Industry 4.0—A Case Study on Polish Project Teams," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-20, April.
    3. Eduardo Augusto Machado & Luiz Felipe Scavarda & Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado & Renan Silva Santos, 2024. "Industry 4.0 and Sustainability Integration in the Supply Chains of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises through People, Process, and Technology within the Triple Bottom Line Perspective," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-26, January.
    4. Meng-Jun Hsu & Ming-Chia Hsieh & Emmanuel Kwame Opoku, 2022. "Knowledge Co-Creation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Dual-Regulated Learning Model in Virtual Hospitality Communities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-18, April.
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    8. Luai Jraisat & Mohannad Jreissat & Arvind Upadhyay & Farhana Sajjad & Krishna Chandra Balodi, 2022. "Paradox of strategic partnerships for sustainable value chains: Perspectives of not‐for‐profit actors," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(7), pages 3491-3508, November.
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