The 21st century has seen rapid changes in technology, industry, and social patterns. Most
industries have moved towards automation, and human intervention has decreased, which …

Digital technologies—such as the Internet of Things, big data and advanced analytics,
additive manufacturing and 3D printing, blockchain and online platforms—are regarded as …

An organisation's sustainability performance is influenced by its capabilities (skills,
resources and competences) which in turn affects the performance of its entire supply chain …

The growth of emerging digital technologies has led to premature and inconsistent
conclusions about the relationship between circular economy and value chain activities. A …

Abstract The adoption of Industry 4.0's digital technologies can enable the implementation of
circular economy practices. Nonetheless, current indications for industrial practitioners on …

Abstract Originating in Germany, Industry 4.0 quickly became the new standard with
industries adopting it worldwide. However, in the hurry to become digitalized for increasing …

Circular economy (CE) and Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) laid the foundation of intelligent and
sustainable manufacturing based on real‐time data collection. However, the absence of a …

Lack of verified knowledge makes it difficult to determine whether and how emerging and
disruptive Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) technologies enable social sustainability. The circular economy …

The purpose of this article is to propose a novel classification of the interrelationships
between Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) technologies and circular economy (CE) principles that …

The Internet of Things (IoT) has realised the fourth industrial revolution concept; however, its
applications in the manufacturing industry are relatively sparse and primarily investigated …