As businesses started to embrace Industry 4.0, along came the Fifth Industrial Revolution.
Industry 5.0 complements the existing Industry 4.0 paradigm for the not-too-distant future by …

Abstract Human–Robot Collaboration (HRC) has a pivotal role in smart manufacturing for
strict requirements of human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience. However, existing HRC …

Advances in human-centric smart manufacturing (HSM) reflect a trend towards the
integration of human-in-the-loop with technologies, to address challenges of human …

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) technology, which has made manufacturing processes more
smart, efficient and sustainable, has received increasing attention from the industry and …

Digital technology is regarded as providing a promising means of moving production and
consumption towards the circular economy. However, it is still unclear which functions of …

Abstract Research regarding the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the circular
economy has gained traction since 2014. Paralleling the growth in the internet of things …

Performing a literature review is a critical first step in research to understanding the state-of-
the-art and identifying gaps and challenges in the field. A systematic literature review is a …

Servitization and digitalization are two business model innovations that have affected
product companies. From the convergence of these two trends, digital servitization emerged …

With the rapid advancement of cyber-physical systems, Digital Twin (DT) is gaining ever-
increasing attention owing to its great capabilities to realize Industry 4.0. Enterprises from …

Purpose This study aims to conduct a comprehensive review and network-based analysis by
exploring future research directions in the nexus of circular economy (CE) and sustainable …