Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs

The integration of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and sustainability in supply chains emerged as a relevant topic and, therefore, has attracted the interest of academics and practitioners. Many barriers challenge this integration, and enablers to overcome these barriers need to be understood. Micro, Small &...

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Autores principales:	Eduardo Machado, Luiz Felipe Scavarda, Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado, Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	digital transformation sustainable operations and supply chain management triple bottom line developing countries scoping review panel of experts 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:8c645836092843728d56392185c875242021-11-11T19:24:25ZBarriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs10.3390/su1321116642071-1050https://doaj.org/article/8c645836092843728d56392185c875242021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11664https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The integration of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and sustainability in supply chains emerged as a relevant topic and, therefore, has attracted the interest of academics and practitioners. Many barriers challenge this integration, and enablers to overcome these barriers need to be understood. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have many difficulties to overcome these barriers and successfully implement this integration. Moreover, solutions for larger enterprises do not necessarily fit MSMEs, which reinforces the need to investigate the topic further. Within this context, the goals of this paper are: (i) to identify the main barriers and enablers to integrate I4.0 and sustainability in supply chains of MSMEs and (ii) to analyze the influence among these barriers and enablers, identifying the most prominent ones. A convergent parallel multimethod approach is adopted, first embracing a scoping review to identify main barriers, enablers, and associated categories. Then, conducting a panel of experts with 25 specialists in two rounds to refine and classify the identified barriers and enablers towards the perspective of MSMEs. Finally, two focus group discussions are added using the fuzzy logic and DEMATEL methods to obtain the inter-relationship of barriers and enablers for MSMEs. Research findings reveal eight barriers, eight enablers, and their respective cause-effect relationship, which are expected to help MSMEs managers and decision-makers better understand and implement the integration between I4.0 and sustainability in their supply chains. Results are discussed in eleven research propositions and four propositions for practitioners and policymakers.Eduardo MachadoLuiz Felipe ScavardaRodrigo Goyannes Gusmão CaiadoAntonio Márcio Tavares ThoméMDPI AGarticledigital transformationsustainable operations and supply chain managementtriple bottom linedeveloping countriesscoping reviewpanel of expertsEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11664, p 11664 (2021)
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spellingShingle	digital transformation sustainable operations and supply chain management triple bottom line developing countries scoping review panel of experts Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Eduardo Machado Luiz Felipe Scavarda Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
description	The integration of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and sustainability in supply chains emerged as a relevant topic and, therefore, has attracted the interest of academics and practitioners. Many barriers challenge this integration, and enablers to overcome these barriers need to be understood. Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have many difficulties to overcome these barriers and successfully implement this integration. Moreover, solutions for larger enterprises do not necessarily fit MSMEs, which reinforces the need to investigate the topic further. Within this context, the goals of this paper are: (i) to identify the main barriers and enablers to integrate I4.0 and sustainability in supply chains of MSMEs and (ii) to analyze the influence among these barriers and enablers, identifying the most prominent ones. A convergent parallel multimethod approach is adopted, first embracing a scoping review to identify main barriers, enablers, and associated categories. Then, conducting a panel of experts with 25 specialists in two rounds to refine and classify the identified barriers and enablers towards the perspective of MSMEs. Finally, two focus group discussions are added using the fuzzy logic and DEMATEL methods to obtain the inter-relationship of barriers and enablers for MSMEs. Research findings reveal eight barriers, eight enablers, and their respective cause-effect relationship, which are expected to help MSMEs managers and decision-makers better understand and implement the integration between I4.0 and sustainability in their supply chains. Results are discussed in eleven research propositions and four propositions for practitioners and policymakers.
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author	Eduardo Machado Luiz Felipe Scavarda Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão Caiado Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé
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title	Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
title_short	Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
title_full	Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
title_fullStr	Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
title_full_unstemmed	Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs
title_sort	barriers and enablers for the integration of industry 4.0 and sustainability in supply chains of msmes
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Barriers and Enablers for the Integration of Industry 4.0 and Sustainability in Supply Chains of MSMEs

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