The recent advancement of digitalization and information and communication technology
(ICT) has not only shifted the manufacturing paradigm towards the Fourth Industrial …

Nowadays, the market competition becomes increasingly fierce due to diversified customer
needs, stringent environmental requirements, and global competitors. One of the most …

The circular economy (CE) and supply chain management (SCM) paradigms were already
synthetized within the concept of circular supply chain (CSC) but, recently, also Industry 4.0 …

The purpose of this study was to select the most promising smart reverse logistics system
development scenario which would serve as a guideline for the decision-making in the …

Even though the topic of Industry 4.0 in the last decade has attracted significant and
multifarious attention from academics and practitioners, a structured and systematic review …

Purpose Reverse logistics (RL) has become integral in modern supply chains, with many
companies investing in circular economy (CE), a recuperative and effective industrial …

Enterprises are confronted with new customer requirements and challenged by global
competition leading to fundamental changes of today's industry. Against this background, at …

The circular economy is gaining in importance globally and locally. The COVID-19 crisis, as
an exceptional event, showed the limits and the fragility of supply chains, with circular …

Abstract Industry 4.0, referred to as the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, also known as “smart
manufacturing”,“industrial internet” or “integrated industry”, is currently a much-discussed …

Background: Given the importance of human centricity, resilience, and sustainability, the
emerging concept of Industry 5.0 has pushed forward the research frontier of the technology …