Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers of collaboration in circular supply chains: a systematic literature review

Gebhardt, Maximilian; Kopyto, Matthias; Birkel, Hendrik; Hartmann, Evi

doi:10.1080/00207543.2021.1999521

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“…Even as the CE concept is seen as promising, implementing the idea of CE across entire supply chains or ecosystems remains a major challenge (Corvellec et al 2021;Kirchherr et al 2018;Lopes de Sousa Jabbour et al 2018). In this context, for example, digital technologies and strategic cooperation could help to ease the implementation (Gebhardt et al 2021;Kirchherr et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the area of information systems and (digital) technology, a platform must be created that first increases transparency in the wind energy industry (Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V. 2019; Gebhardt et al 2021;Mendoza et al 2022;Velenturf 2021). This transparency relates on the one hand to the quantities of components and building units in different value creation stages (raw materials, semi-finished products, plants in operation with assumed residual lifetimes, deinstalled plants, deconstructed semi-finished products, remanufactured semi-finished products, recycled materials) and on the other hand to the available capacity of the individual stakeholders in the German wind energy industry.…”

Section: Organization Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example Ertek et al (2017) use NLP to identify wind turbine accidents. With increased transparency, analyses of the past developments as well as forecasts can be made, enabling data-based logistical planning and control of the network and each organization (Gebhardt et al 2021). For instance, the risk of a bullwhip effect could be reduced if the required demand by each supply chain participant is shared throughout the supply chain (Gebhardt et al 2021;Sahu et al 2021).…”

Section: Organization Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…With increased transparency, analyses of the past developments as well as forecasts can be made, enabling data-based logistical planning and control of the network and each organization (Gebhardt et al 2021). For instance, the risk of a bullwhip effect could be reduced if the required demand by each supply chain participant is shared throughout the supply chain (Gebhardt et al 2021;Sahu et al 2021). Moreover, process modelling could support the establishment of clean production, logistic and operation strategies (Mendoza et al 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, the installation of sensors and the implementation of a predictive maintenance strategy could improve the availability of the components by reducing the downtime (Dulman/Gupta 2018). Along with the management activities it supports a shift towards a circular supply chain (Ellen MacArthur Foundation 2019b; Gebhardt et al 2021).…”

Section: Organization Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Supply chains have to be designed and managed to handle complexity and uncertainties. Recent events (e.g. Covid-19) have shown how fragile supply chains can be when assumptions for the design and management of supply chains are challenged. In addition, governments are striving for systemic changes towards more sustainability (e.g. European Green Deal). To meet the resulting requirements, the concept of circular economy and with it, circular supply chain management (CSCM) are gaining attention as they could contribute to building a sustainable and resilient system. The German wind energy industry, with its long track record, is a suitable application for further research on CSCM, as the industry operates predominantly in a linear system and relies on finite materials. Despite, research on CSCM for the wind energy industry is still rare. The aim of the paper is therefore to present conceptional ideas that enable an efficient design of a circular wind energy industry in Germany. Aspects from an organization, products and processes level of a CSCM are outlined. These ideas contribute to the state of the art and inspire future discussions between researchers and practitioners.

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The adoption of Industry 4.0's digital technologies can enable the implementation of circular economy practices. Nonetheless, current indications for industrial practitioners on how to exploit the broad set of technologies for circular transition appear unclear. This issue is even more challenging for small and medium enterprises, which are typically endowed with more limited resources than larger firms and are characterised by both a digital and circular divide. This present study contributes to the academic debate by offering an exploratory empirical analysis—based on semi‐structured interviews—that involved 10 Italian industrial small and medium enterprises to deepen the knowledge of the supporting role played by digital technologies in implementing circular economy practices by small and medium enterprises, also considering the potential synergies among such technologies. Results are of interest also to industrial decision‐makers, allowing them to exploit their firms' resources towards the adoption of those digital technologies that could be more effective to foster the circular transition.

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Circular economy and digital technologies are crucial topics in the current academic and managerial debates. It is largely recognised that—although related to different paradigms—digital technologies could support the industrial circular transition, fostering the adoption of circular economy practices. So far, the relationship has been studied by directly linking the adoption of digital technologies to the implementation of circular economy practices; however, indications for practitioners are unclear. There is thus the need to investigate the relationship at a deeper level. This paper aims at contributing to the debate by adopting a dynamic capabilities theory perspective. By employing an explorative multiple case study methodology and based on an abductive logic, this study investigates 11 Northern‐Italy industrial firms in order to understand the transformations that occurred following the adoption of digital technologies and how these transformations supported the adoption of circular economy practices. The results shed preliminary light on which dynamic capabilities—sensing, seizing and transforming, and their related microfoundations—can be enabled by the different digital technologies and how these capabilities and microfoundations support the circular transition. The study thus provides a first‐of‐a‐kind investigation and suggests propositions for further research to better deepen the knowledge of digital‐enabled dynamic capabilities supporting industrial circular economy.

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Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers of collaboration in circular supply chains: a systematic literature review

Cited by 111 publications

References 145 publications

Circular supply chain management within the wind energy industry – conceptional ideas towards more circularity

Circular supply chain management within the wind energy industry – conceptional ideas towards more circularity

The role of digital technologies in supporting the implementation of circular economy practices by industrial small and medium enterprises

What digital‐enabled dynamic capabilities support the circular economy? A multiple case study approach

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