The application of Industry 4.0 technologies in sustainable logistics: a systematic literature review (2012–2020) to explore future research opportunities

X Sun, H Yu, WD Solvang, Y Wang, K Wang - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022Springer
Nowadays, the market competition becomes increasingly fierce due to diversified customer
needs, stringent environmental requirements, and global competitors. One of the most
important factors for companies to not only survive but also thrive in today's competitive
market is their logistics performance. This paper aims, through a systematic literature
analysis of 115 papers from 2012 to 2020, at presenting quantitative insights and
comprehensive overviews of the current and future research landscapes of sustainable …
Abstract
Nowadays, the market competition becomes increasingly fierce due to diversified customer needs, stringent environmental requirements, and global competitors. One of the most important factors for companies to not only survive but also thrive in today’s competitive market is their logistics performance. This paper aims, through a systematic literature analysis of 115 papers from 2012 to 2020, at presenting quantitative insights and comprehensive overviews of the current and future research landscapes of sustainable logistics in the Industry 4.0 era. The results show that Industry 4.0 technologies provide opportunities for improving the economic efficiency, environmental performance, and social impact of logistics sectors. However, several challenges arise with this technological transformation, i.e., trade-offs among different sustainability indicators, unclear benefits, lifecycle environmental impact, inequity issues, and technology maturity. Thus, to better tackle the current research gaps, future suggestions are given to focus on the balance among different sustainability indicators through the entire lifecycle, human-centric technological transformation, system integration and digital twin, semi-autonomous transportation solutions, smart reverse logistics, and so forth.
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