Industry 4.0 Technologies and Their Impact in Contemporary Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review

Even though the topic of Industry 4.0 in the last decade has attracted significant and multifarious attention from academics and practitioners, a structured and systematic review of Industry 4.0 in the context of contemporary logistics is currently lacking. This study attempted to address this short...

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Autores principales:	Orestis K. Efthymiou, Stavros T. Ponis
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Industry 4.0 internet of things Logistics 4.0 logistics transformation material handling smart factory Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:80723312e51b4b6682ba3ffffe8eb5ad2021-11-11T19:23:19ZIndustry 4.0 Technologies and Their Impact in Contemporary Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review10.3390/su1321116432071-1050https://doaj.org/article/80723312e51b4b6682ba3ffffe8eb5ad2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11643https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Even though the topic of Industry 4.0 in the last decade has attracted significant and multifarious attention from academics and practitioners, a structured and systematic review of Industry 4.0 in the context of contemporary logistics is currently lacking. This study attempted to address this shortcoming by performing a systematic review of the available literature of Industry 4.0 in the logistics context. To that end, and after a systematic inclusion/exclusion process, 65 carefully selected papers were addressed in the study. The results obtained from this study were illustrated and discussed in order to provide answers to two research questions pre-defined by the authors. In essence, this study identified emerging aspects and present trends in the area, addressed the main technological developments and evolution of Industry 4.0 and their impact for contemporary logistics, and finally pinpointed literature shortcomings and currently under-explored areas with a high potential for impactful future research. Findings of this review can hopefully be used as the basis for future research in the emerging Logistics 4.0 concept and related topics.Orestis K. EfthymiouStavros T. PonisMDPI AGarticleIndustry 4.0internet of thingsLogistics 4.0logistics transformationmaterial handlingsmart factoryEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11643, p 11643 (2021)
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description	Even though the topic of Industry 4.0 in the last decade has attracted significant and multifarious attention from academics and practitioners, a structured and systematic review of Industry 4.0 in the context of contemporary logistics is currently lacking. This study attempted to address this shortcoming by performing a systematic review of the available literature of Industry 4.0 in the logistics context. To that end, and after a systematic inclusion/exclusion process, 65 carefully selected papers were addressed in the study. The results obtained from this study were illustrated and discussed in order to provide answers to two research questions pre-defined by the authors. In essence, this study identified emerging aspects and present trends in the area, addressed the main technological developments and evolution of Industry 4.0 and their impact for contemporary logistics, and finally pinpointed literature shortcomings and currently under-explored areas with a high potential for impactful future research. Findings of this review can hopefully be used as the basis for future research in the emerging Logistics 4.0 concept and related topics.
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Industry 4.0 Technologies and Their Impact in Contemporary Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review

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