Authors
Xue-Feng Shao, Wei Liu, Yi Li, Hassan Rauf Chaudhry, Xiao-Guang Yue
Publication date
2021/1/1
Journal
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Volume
162
Pages
120354
Publisher
North-Holland
Description
The true potential of the industry 4.0, which is a byproduct of the fourth industrial revolution, cannot be actually realized. This is, of course true, until the smart factories in the supply chains get connected to each other, with their systems and the machines linked to a common networking system. The last few years have experienced an increase in the adoption and acceptance of the industry 4.0′s components. However, the next stage of smart factories, which will be the smart supply chains, is still in its period of infancy. Moreover, there is a simultaneous need to maintain a focus on the supply chain level implementation of the concept that industry 4.0 puts forth. This is important in order to gain the end to end benefits, while also avoiding the organization to organization compatibility issues that may follow later on. When considering this concept, limited research exists on the issues related to the implementation of …
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Scholar articles
XF Shao, W Liu, Y Li, HR Chaudhry, XG Yue - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021