Industry 4.0: How it is defined from a sociotechnical perspective and how much sustainability it includes - A literature review

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:259

Review

Beier, Grischa¹  Ullrich, Andre²  Niehoff, Silke¹  Reissig, Malte¹  Habich, Matthias² 

[1] Inst Adv Sustainabil Studies, Berliner Str 130, Potsdam 14467, Germany

[2] Univ Potsdam, August Bebel Str 89, Potsdam 14482, Germany

关键词: Sustainability;    Digitalization;    Manufacturing;    Industry 4.0;    Definition;    Sociotechnical approach;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120856

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Industry 4.0 has had a strong influence on the debate on the digitalization of industrial processes, despite being criticized for lacking a proper definition. However, Industry 4.0 might offer a huge chance to align the goals of a sustainable development with the ongoing digital transformation in industrial development. The main contribution of this paper is therefore twofold. We provide a de-facto definition of the concept Industry 4.0 from a sociotechnical perspective based on its most often cited key features, as well as a thorough review of how far the concept of sustainability is incorporated in it. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

【 授权许可】

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