Industry 4.0 and corporate sustainability: An exploratory analysis of possible impacts in the Brazilian context

Siltori, Patricia F. S.; Anholon, Rosley; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Santa-Eulalia, Luís Antonio de; Filho, Walter Leal

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120741

Cited by 31 publications

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“…This study suggests that manufacturing companies should recognize the significance of all these inhibitors and develop organizational policies and strategies to overcome them to rip the benefits of I4.0 implementation. Organizations need to be very keen to select appropriate I4.0 technologies to achieve sustainable growth (Bai et al 2020 ; Siltori et al 2021 ). Implementation of these technologies, mainly IoT, IIoT, CC, BDA, AM, AR/VR, CPS, Robotics, etc.…”

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Model development for assessing inhibitors impacting Industry 4.0 implementation in Indian manufacturing industries: an integrated ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC approach

Gadekar¹,

Sarkar

Gadekar

2022

Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag

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Industry 4.0 (I4.0) adoption is becoming predominant in manufacturing industries due to its limitless opportunities. Even though companies are interested in adopting digitalization, several perceived barriers stymied them. However, in the interest of its smooth adoption, these perceived barriers must be addressed urgently. This research aims to analyze the broader spectrum of possible barriers that impede the implementation of I4.0 and converge them into the most prominent inhibitors, further assessing these inhibitors to develop contextual relationships among them. A comprehensive literature review and an empirical research-based survey considering a large sample size are used to address the study’s research objectives. Industry and academia experts’ inputs are considered to derive the I4.0 implementation barrier’s current prominence. The interrelationship among extracted twelve significant inhibitors through principle component analysis (PCA) is modeled using interpretive structural modeling (ISM) to manifest each inhibitor’s direct and indirect effect. Fuzzy matriced’ impacts croise’s multiplication applique’e a’ un classement (MICMAC) analysis is further considered to classify these inhibitors into drivers and dependents. The study depicts inadequate organizational strategies, uncertainty about financial decision making, limited employee readiness, inconsistent legal and government policies, Insufficient IT and automation infrastructure as the most prominent driver inhibitors of the I4.0 adoption. An integrated novel PCA-ISM Fuzzy MICMAC model developed in this research paper is unique and used for the first time to establish the hierarchical relationship among I4.0 implementation inhibitors considering the post-COVID-19 scenario. This study offers practical insights and outcomes that will help researchers, decision-makers, and practitioners in unlocking the potential of I4.0 by dealing with its inhibitors efficaciously.

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Model development for assessing inhibitors impacting Industry 4.0 implementation in Indian manufacturing industries: an integrated ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC approach

Gadekar¹,

Sarkar

Gadekar

2022

Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag

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“…These educational programs can help young people to be prepared for the job market and for new study opportunities. The industry has engaged on many sustainable themes in the fourth industrial revolution (Siltoria et al , 2021; Carvalho et al , 2014) and has promoted contributions to implement the “industry, innovation, and development” sustainable goal. This engagement can amplify and allow concrete implementation of the measures.…”

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confidence: 99%

A conceptual framework for the corporate sustainability higher education in Latin America

Scavarda

Daú

Scavarda

et al. 2022

IJSHE

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Purpose Many studies have developed the corporate sustainability topic. The United Nations has implemented the 2030 Agenda and has brought “quality education” and “industry, innovation, and infrastructure” as two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The educational processes in higher education can be focused on adding brand value and social value, and they can be promoting the social inclusion. In this sense, the purpose of this study is to answer some questions related to the corporate sustainability practices under the 2030 Agenda lenses in the Latin American higher educational scenario. After the literature review analysis, a conceptual framework was developed. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory research study proposes an educational conceptual framework, improving the corporate sustainability under the 2030 Agenda lenses. A literature review was developed, involving the seven variables: “Latin America,” “higher education,” corporate social responsibility,” “personal social responsibility,” “corporate sustainability,” “governance” and “sustainability.” A matrix was developed with 25 variable combinations, connecting the seven variables. Three questions have been proposed and answered: “How much research has been developed in the Latin American higher education?” “How can the corporate social sustainability be applied in higher education?” and “Which perspectives can be considered?” Findings The results of the literature review are presented through the number of papers found with the analysis of the year of publication and the conceptual background. A total of 524 papers were found. Of these studies, 49 addressed the Latin American panorama, 33 had a general approach and 16 promoted interactions between Latin American and European countries, as well as between regions and continents. Six topics emerged from the literature analysis: digital inclusion, internationalization, innovation, research, servitization and social inclusion. These topics are connected in the “discussion” section, and the educational conceptual framework shows the corporative perspectives on sustainability in higher education. Originality/value This research study presents “A conceptual framework for the corporate sustainability higher education in Latin America” and it brings some discussion topics: digital inclusion, internationalization, innovation, research, servitization and social inclusion. These topics were identified through the literature analysis, and they were applied in the conceptual framework to improve the quality of education. The implications of this study are connected with the conceptual framework to promote the discussion topics. The implications involved the public and private governance spheres, third sector, as well as the professors, students and other stakeholders of higher educational institutions. These implications can represent an agent of positive change in the Latin American scenario.

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“…The leading i4.0 areas in Brazil include the plastic industry, IoT, and cyber-physical systems, [13], all of which emphasize sustainability [14] and small enterprises [15]. However, in some more classic areas, such as the automotive industry, their size and the economic crisis have made it difficult to implement i4.0 [16].…”

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Industry 4.0 in Latin America: Countries and Institutions with the Greatest Innovation and Global Impact

Herrero-Solana¹,

Piedra-Salomón²

2022

Preprint

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Industry 4.0 (i4.0) is one of the fields of knowledge that is most extensively researched recently and whose definition is the most controversial, and Latin America (LatAm) is no exception. Identifying the LatAm countries and institutions with the highest degree of innovation and global impact in the i4.0 field. New citation micro-topics were used to identify the thematic domain: 4.224.1040 Industry 4.0. Difference indicators were extracted from Web of Science, Journal Citation Reports and especially Incites. Broadly speaking, the LatAm effort rate in i4.0 is high, as well as its global impact. The main countries are, in decreasing order, Brazil and Mexico. These countries show a high number of industry collaborations, and Brazil boasts many patent citations. Spain is a key partner of Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba and Ecuador. The most prominent institutions are the Monterrey Institute of Technology (Tecnológico de Monterrey) and the University of Rio Grande do Sul (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS). The former specializes in engineering and smart manufacturing systems and the latter in ICT (cloud computing, IoT, and big data, among others).

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Industry 4.0 and corporate sustainability: An exploratory analysis of possible impacts in the Brazilian context

Cited by 31 publications

References 52 publications

Model development for assessing inhibitors impacting Industry 4.0 implementation in Indian manufacturing industries: an integrated ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC approach

Model development for assessing inhibitors impacting Industry 4.0 implementation in Indian manufacturing industries: an integrated ISM-Fuzzy MICMAC approach

A conceptual framework for the corporate sustainability higher education in Latin America

Industry 4.0 in Latin America: Countries and Institutions with the Greatest Innovation and Global Impact

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