Opportunities of Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a state-of-the-art review of Industry 4.0 based on recent developments in research and practice, and present an overview of different opportunities for sustainable manufacturing in Industry 5.0.
About: This article is published in Procedia CIRP.The article was published on 2016-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1276 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainable development & Sustainability.
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15 Jun 2020
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is presenting a laboratory application case showing the integration of I4.0 and CE, specifically at product End-of-Life stage.
Abstract: Industrial automation supported by the Industry 4.0 (I4.0) paradigm has become a driving force in production systems. According to current product lifecycles and mass customization, I4.0 technologies, architectures and services offer a new perspective on automated and flexible production systems. Within this context, smart sustainability represents a new way for making goods and managing processes with a lower environmental impact. Experts already assessed the relation between I4.0 and Circular Economy (CE), but practical demonstrations are lacking. The aim of this paper is presenting a laboratory application case showing the integration of I4.0 and CE, specifically at product End-of-Life stage.
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...2020 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC) used to improve the e ciency and management of products and resources [26], [31], [32]....
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...IoT and CC together enable also the connection between organizations, suppliers and customers, by providing preventive maintenance services, technical support and optimizing the product lifecycle [26], [31]....
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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors employ a structured literature analysis considering Industry 4.0 technologies and their adoption stages (intention, adoption, implementation, routinization, continuance, and diffusion).
Abstract: This study employs a structured literature analysis considering Industry 4.0 technologies and their adoption stages (intention, adoption, implementation, routinization, continuance, and diffusion). We identify the technology adoption stage for each technology type, which in turn supports a maturity level categorization, as well as future research suggestions and challenging open research questions. By considering an integrated view of all the adoption stages of Industry 4.0 key technologies, we reveal the key technologies and their development stages, as well as a novel maturity level categorization perspective. The proposed categorization brings valuable research insights in the form of guidelines for practitioners and decision-makers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the maturity level of key Industry 4.0 technologies.
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01 Jan 2018
TL;DR: Die Grundlage bilden Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie, in der Vertreter 46 deutscher Industrieunternehmen aus den drei Branchen Maschinen- and Anlagenbau, Elektrotechnik and Automobilindustrie mittels Experteninterviews befragt wurden.
Abstract: Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Nutzenpotenziale und Herausforderungen fur Industrieunternehmen hinsichtlich Industrie 4.0 aus okonomischer, okologischer und sozialer Perspektive der Nachhaltigkeit. Die Grundlage bilden Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Studie, in der Vertreter 46 deutscher Industrieunternehmen aus den drei Branchen Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, Elektrotechnik und Automobilindustrie mittels Experteninterviews befragt wurden. Als Ergebnis werden unterschiedliche Nutzenpotenziale und Herausforderungen im Kontext der Nachhaltigkeit dargelegt, die um die Kategorien Daten und Informationen, technische Integration sowie Handlungsbedarf des Staates als ubergeordnete, sich auf mehrere Dimensionen der Nachhaltigkeit auswirkende Kategorien, erganzt werden. Abschliesend zeigt der Beitrag ubergeordnete Handlungsempfehlungen fur Industrieunternehmen bei der Umsetzung einer nachhaltigen Wertschopfung durch Industrie 4.0 auf.
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TL;DR: In this article, through a qualitative research study, the authors seek to bridge the interconnection between Industry 4.0 and sustainable practices within food manufacturing supply chain, through the use of several innovative strategies and incorporation of Industry4.0 to meet up with this sustainability.
Abstract: Integration of sustainability and sustainable practices have been of paramount importance within most manufacturers' supply chain environment globally. Apart from the fact that every organisation now use this to improve on their corporate social responsibility (CSR), this is also used as an opportunity to manage production and services within most firms efficiently. This sustainability is now a strategy adopted by most businesses to meet their customers' expectation considering the sustainable society awareness of which food manufacturing is not an exception. The use of several innovative strategies and incorporation of Industry 4.0 has been employed by some food manufacturers to meet up with this sustainability. This paper, through a qualitative research study, seeks to bridge the interconnection between Industry 4.0 and sustainable practices within food manufacturing supply chain.
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...Meanwhile, it is viewed through these three paradigms in micro perspective and macro perspective as highlighted in figure 2 with its essential components (Stock & Seliger, 2016)....
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...…of this Industry 4.0 within industries will be a massive opportunity in attaining sustainability especially within manufacturing industries through the use of various information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures (Stock & Seliger, 2016; Wang, et al., 2016; Witkowski, 2017)....
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...This industrial revolution's paradigm is outlined by three dimensions that include vertical integration, horizontal integration and endto-end engineering across the entire product lifecycle (Stock & Seliger, 2016)....
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TL;DR: The evaluation framework developed in this study is based on two different multi-criteria methods: analytic hierarchy process (AHP) integrated with benefits, opportunities, costs, risks (BOCR) analysis and the best-worst method (BWM).
Abstract: Even though the use of simulation software packages is widespread in industrial and manufacturing companies, the criteria and methods proposed in the scientific literature to evaluate them do not adequately help companies in identifying a package able to enhance the efficiency of their production system. Hence, the main objective of this paper is to develop a framework to guide companies in choosing the most suitable manufacturing simulation software package. The evaluation framework developed in this study is based on two different multi-criteria methods: analytic hierarchy process (AHP) integrated with benefits, opportunities, costs, risks (BOCR) analysis and the best-worst method (BWM). The framework was developed on the basis of the suggestions from the literature and from a panel of experts, both from academia and industry, trying to capture all the facets of the software selection problem. For testing purposes, the proposed approach was applied to a mid-sized enterprise located in the south of Italy, which was facing the problem of buying an effective simulation software for Participatory Design. From a practical perspective, the application showed that the framework is effective in identifying the most suitable simulation software package according to the needs of the company. From a theoretical point of view, the multi-criteria methods suggested in the framework have never been applied to the problem of selecting simulation software; their usage in this context could bring some advantages compared to other decision-making tools.
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