Green supply chain innovation: Emergence, adoption, and challenges

Y Feng, K Lai, Q Zhu - International Journal of Production Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Alongside many studies on greening efforts for supply chain activities, there is a research
gap in understanding the emergence and adoption of green supply chain innovation (GSCI) …

[HTML][HTML] Industry 4.0 and sustainability: Towards conceptualization and theory

M Beltrami, G Orzes, J Sarkis, M Sartor - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Both Industry 4.0 and sustainability have gained momentum in the academic, managerial
and policy debate. Despite the relevance of the topics, the relation between Industry 4.0 and …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin and big data-driven sustainable smart manufacturing based on information management systems for energy-intensive industries

S Ma, W Ding, Y Liu, S Ren, H Yang - Applied energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) technology, which has made manufacturing processes more
smart, efficient and sustainable, has received increasing attention from the industry and …

Supply chain firm performance in circular economy and digital era to achieve sustainable development goals

K Nayal, S Kumar, RD Raut, MM Queiroz… - … Strategy and the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Digitalization of the supply chain (SC) has received plenty of attention from practitioners and
researchers in recent years to address the challenges of the business environment and …

Industry 4.0 and opportunities for energy sustainability

M Ghobakhloo, M Fathi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the interactions of Industry 4.0 and sustainability is a cutting-edge research
topic. The present study aims to contribute to this research topic by explaining how Industry …

[HTML][HTML] Industry 4.0 and cleaner production: A comprehensive review of sustainable and intelligent manufacturing for energy-intensive manufacturing industries

S Ma, W Ding, Y Liu, Y Zhang, S Ren, X Kong… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Under the promotion of sustainable development goals, cleaner production (CP) has
become an important strategy for energy-intensive manufacturing industries to maintain their …

A carbon flow tracing and carbon accounting method for exploring CO2 emissions of the iron and steel industry: An integrated material–energy–carbon hub

H Zhang, W Sun, W Li, G Ma - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of carbon neutrality, accurate carbon accounting is urgently needed for energy-
intensive industries, such as the iron and steel industry. However, methods based on black …

[HTML][HTML] Big data-driven correlation analysis based on clustering for energy-intensive manufacturing industries

S Ma, Y Huang, Y Liu, H Liu, Y Chen, J Wang, J Xu - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In Industry 4.0, the production data obtained from the Internet of Things has reached
the magnitude of big data with the emergence of advanced information and communication …

The potential of industry 4.0 for renewable energy and materials development–The case of multinational energy companies

P Onu, A Pradhan, C Mbohwa - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The study's primary objective is to identify the implications of Industry 4.0 (I4. 0)
implementation for renewable energy management and materials development. The study …

[HTML][HTML] Material and energy flows of the iron and steel industry: Status quo, challenges and perspectives

W Sun, Q Wang, Y Zhou, J Wu - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Integrated analysis and optimization of material and energy flows in the iron and steel
industry have drawn considerable interest from steelmakers, energy engineers …