The circular economy (CE) has the potential to capitalise upon emerging digital
technologies, such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the Internet of …

Industry 4.0 involves innovations with upcoming digital technologies, and blockchain is one
of them. Blockchain can be incorporated to improve security, privacy, and data transparency …

Following the resource-based view and upper echelons theory, we use data on Chinese A-
share listed companies from 2013 to 2020 to investigate the effect of digital transformation …

In recent years, the concept of a circular economy (CE) has gained importance and attracted
significant attention among scholars and practitioners. Research that examines the role of …

Industry 4.0 is transforming the manufacturing industry and the economics of value creation.
A great deal of positive hype has built up around the sustainable development implications …

The exponentially growing literature on Industry 4.0 technologies and their implications for
supply chains exhibits valuable insights alongside considerable fragmentation. While prior …

Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing a significant role in the transformation of
traditional factories into smart factories in Industry 4.0 by using network of interconnected …

Climate change, the growth in world population, high levels of food waste and food loss, and
the risk of new disease or pandemic outbreaks are examples of the many challenges that …

Digital transformation refers to the unprecedented disruptions in society, industry, and
organizations stimulated by advances in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence …

Facing the challenges of globalisation and unpredictable shocks, manufacturers seek novel
methods to maintain the sustainability of their supply chains. Adopting Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) …