Industry 4.0 technologies: Implementation patterns in manufacturing companies

A comparative literature analysis of definitions for green and sustainable supply chain management

The purpose of this paper is to conduct a state-of-the-art review of the ongoing research on the Industry 4.0 phenomenon, highlight its key design principles and technology trends, identify its architectural design and offer a strategic roadmap that can serve manufacturers as a simple guide for the process of Industry 4.0 transition.,The study performs a systematic and content-centric review of literature based on a six-stage approach to identify key design principles and technology trends of Industry 4.0. The study further benefits from a comprehensive content analysis of the 178 documents identified, both manually and via IBM Watson’s natural language processing for advanced text analysis.,Industry 4.0 is an integrative system of value creation that is comprised of 12 design principles and 14 technology trends. Industry 4.0 is no longer a hype and manufacturers need to get on board sooner rather than later.,The strategic roadmap presented in this study can serve academicians and practitioners as a stepping stone for development of a detailed strategic roadmap for successful transition from traditional manufacturing into the Industry 4.0. However, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy that suits all businesses or industries, meaning that the Industry 4.0 roadmap for each company is idiosyncratic, and should be devised based on company’s core competencies, motivations, capabilities, intent, goals, priorities and budgets.,The first step for transitioning into the Industry 4.0 is the development of a comprehensive strategic roadmap that carefully identifies and plans every single step a manufacturing company needs to take, as well as the timeline, and the costs and benefits associated with each step. The strategic roadmap presented in this study can offer as a holistic view of common steps that manufacturers need to undertake in their transition toward the Industry 4.0.,The study is among the first to identify, cluster and describe design principles and technology trends that are building blocks of the Industry 4.0. The strategic roadmap for Industry 4.0 transition presented in this study is expected to assist contemporary manufacturers to understand what implementing the Industry 4.0 really requires of them and what challenges they might face during the transition process.

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The future of manufacturing industry: a strategic roadmap toward Industry 4.0

How do scholars approach the circular economy? A systematic literature review

This work makes a case for the integration of the increasingly popular and largely separate topics of Industry 4.0 and the circular economy (CE). The paper extends the state-of-the-art literature by proposing a pioneering roadmap to enhance the application of CE principles in organisations by means of Industry 4.0 approaches. Advanced and digital manufacturing technologies are able to unlock the circularity of resources within supply chains; however, the connection between CE and Industry 4.0 has not so far been explored. This article therefore contributes to the literature by unveiling how different Industry 4.0 technologies could underpin CE strategies, and to organisations by addressing those technologies as a basis for sustainable operations management decision-making. The main results of this work are: (a) a discussion on the mutually beneficial relationship between Industry 4.0 and the CE; (b) an in-depth understanding of the potential contributions of smart production technologies to the ReSOLVE model of CE business models; (c) a research agenda for future studies on the integration between Industry 4.0 and CE principles based on the most relevant management theories.

Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: a proposed research agenda and original roadmap for sustainable operations

A classification proposal of digital twin applications in the safety domain

Assessing the Efficiency of a PSS Solution for Waste Collection: A Simulation Based Approach☆

RFID technology is no longer an experimental technology but is now widely applied in business processes aiming to increase performance both in public and private sectors. Together with traditional sec- tors (e.g. logistics, retail), the large potentiality of this technology is supporting its adoption in completely new emerging sectors (e.g. entertainment, payment). Thus, several challenges are still open: one critical point is the application cost; furthermore, as several research studies have pointed out operational as well as strategic benefits, this is yet an open research topic. The aim of the proposed study is to "measure" the adoption level of RFID technology by critically analyzing field study applications: a survey has been performed on case studies published by RFID Journal - a well-known media company - in two years (from January 2010 to January 2012). A specific taxonomy - based on main critical points characterizing RFID application - has been proposed in order to support potential RFID adopters in designing their own appli- cation. Results have showed as RFID technology is really pervasive in several sectors and geographical areas, even if the level of diffusion is quite different from one area to another.

Pervasiveness of RFID technology: A survey based on case studies analysis

The growing production of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) justifies the increasing attention of both institutional and industrial organisations. The fast adoption of legislations, rules, and practices leads to a great dis-homogeneity in the technical, organisational and cost models adopted world-wide. The paper proposes a scientific literature analysis about WEEE design and management processes. A three-level taxonomy has been proposed in order to classify research papers: the basic logic is to propose a comparison between a WEEE system and an typical industrial engineering problem. The two first levels refer to the most critical issues characterising the design as well as the management of a typical WEEE reverse chain. The last one analyses different approaches/tools/methods currently applied in the scientific literature for WEEE design and management. A discussion is proposed to support waste practitioners as well as researchers in developing more effective and efficient WEEE management systems.

How to design and manage WEEE systems: a multi-level analysis

. New business models are emerging in the FMCG retail sector due to the wide diffusion of digitaltechnologies; innovative tools - such as Pervasive Retailing Information Systems - are wide spreading allover the world aiming to increase customer loyalty and retailer performance. Furthermore, the recent massdiffusion of mobile technologies is also contributing to modify customer satisfaction towards the shoppingprocess. In this context, new generations of self-service systems – i.e. mobile Self-Checkout Systems(mSCSs)- are becoming widely adopted by FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) retail companies: theaim is to both speed up the customer-shopping trip and increase customer satisfaction. A mSCS is a self-checkout system based on mobile technology. Traditionally, self-checkout systems have been applied tospeed up the customer purchase process; impacts on retailer performance could also be evaluated in orderto optimize labor force at store level. The paper proposes a comparison analysis about the application ofdifferent types of mSCSs at FMCG retail stores: the study will focus on analyzing quantitatively impactson time based metrics both from the customer and the retailer points of view. The study will be helpfulfor practitioners in designing their own mSCS; furthermore, a structured model for evaluating potentialimpacts of innovative technologies at the retail sector as a result. Finally, a discrete-event simulation modelhas been developed to quantitatively compare different mSCSs in a case study.Keywords: Mobile Self-Checkout system, FMCG, NFC, customer satisfaction, customer cycle time,scenario analysis

Valerio Elia

Papers

A classification proposal of digital twin applications in the safety domain

Assessing the Efficiency of a PSS Solution for Waste Collection: A Simulation Based Approach☆

Pervasiveness of RFID technology: A survey based on case studies analysis

How to design and manage WEEE systems: a multi-level analysis

Mobile self-checkout systems in the FMCG retail sector: A comparison analysis