Industry 4.0 to Accelerate the Circular Economy: A Case Study of Electric Scooter Sharing

Pham, Trang; Kuo, Tsai‐Chi; Tseng, Ming‐Lang; Tan, Raymond R.; Tan, Kimhua; Ika, Denny Satria; Lin, Chiuhsiang Joe

doi:10.3390/su11236661

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“…Taiwan, the leading retailer and producer of electronic equipment, has built a circular economy (reduction in e-waste) with environmental protection for economic growth. Industry 4.0 can be an influential factor towards accelerating circular thinking [38].…”

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The Impact of 4IR Digital Technologies and Circular Thinking on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2020

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As we stand at the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, Big Data, Blockchain, Robotics, 3D technologies, and many more have become the means and solutions to many of the world’s problems. Most recently, these technologies have assisted in the global fight of the COVID-19 pandemic and other societal problems. Together with these innovative techniques, the concept of circular economy and its relevant tools such as life cycle costing, life cycle impact assessment, materials passports, and circularity measurements have been implemented in a number of sectors in different countries for the transition from a linear “take, make, and dispose” model towards a more circular model, which has shown positive results for the environment and economy. In this article, with the help of implementation, prototyping, and case studies, we explore how these technological advancements and innovative techniques are used in different sectors such as information and communications technology, the built environment, mining and manufacturing, education, healthcare, the public sectors, and others to provide an opportunity to understand and resolve the agreed upon framework in 2015 by 193 countries, that is, the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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Section: #16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutionsmentioning

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The Impact of 4IR Digital Technologies and Circular Thinking on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

2020

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“…Similarly, Price and Weyman-Jones [34] identified a significant increase in the productivity growth of the UK gas industry before and after privatization. Accordingly, MI approach is used for measuring productivity changes/growth across various industries, microfinance institutions in Kenya [35], Malaysian cage fish farming [36] road transport infrastructure in Spain [37], and Nigerian seaports after reform [38], reflecting the applicability of MI approach across various industries.…”

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Malmquist Indexes of Productivity Change in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

Zrelli

Tlili

2020

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This research aims to investigate the extent and nature of productivity growth in manufacturing industries using nonparametric frontier techniques. In order to decompose the total factor productivity (TFP) into technical efficiency change and technological change we use the output-oriented Malmquist productivity index method for 34 Tunisian manufacturing industries over the period 2002–2016. The results indicated that TFP has witnessed an average growth of two percent over the period 2002–2016. The productivity growth identified was attributed to the improvements in the technology (or frontier-shift) rather than improvements or changes in the efficiency.

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“…In all analysed papers, the observation was as follows: Industry 4.0 leads to CE. Pham et al (2019) call this trend Industry 4.0-Supported CE. Additionally, some authors perceive these concepts as two sides of the same coin (Garcia-Muina et al, 2018), while other authors propose a synergistic system or symbiosis.…”

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“…Such integrative perspectives are found in 5 of the 32 analysed papers. Nevertheless, the relations between CE and Industry 4.0 have not been thoroughly explored as noted by Jabbour et al (2018), Chauhan & Singh (2019) and Pham et al (2019). The synthesis provided by Rosa et al (2020) demonstrates that the following two perspectives appear due to the lack of a unified perspective: Industry 4.0-based and CE-based resulting in digital CE and circular Industry 4.0.…”

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Circular Economy and Industry 4.0: One-Way or Two-way Relationships?

Ćwiklicki

Wojnarowska

2020

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The ability of Industry 4.0 to help solve complex economic and social problems and implement complex concepts is assessed. Currently, one of the greatest challenges is the integration of the circular economy (CE) into real business practices. However, the link between these two ideas is not fully recognised, causing an interpretative dilemma. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the relationships between the CE and Industry 4.0. For this purpose, we performed a systematic literature review and content analysis of selected articles indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and EBSCO. In total, 32 papers published during the period 2017-2020 were analysed. The findings show a one-way relationship, i.e., Industry 4.0 leads to a CE, and a two-way relationship, indicating synergy between these concepts. The key spheres of the CE in terms of Industry 4.0 are the recycle and reuse strategy applied in smart production and a sustainable supply chain. This study demonstrates the importance of company (micro) and industry (meso) levels as application areas. The most promising digitalisation tools of Industry 4.0 are the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data Analytics. The article concludes with the limitations of the study and a formulation of directions for future research.

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Industry 4.0 to Accelerate the Circular Economy: A Case Study of Electric Scooter Sharing

Cited by 87 publications

References 72 publications

The Impact of 4IR Digital Technologies and Circular Thinking on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The Impact of 4IR Digital Technologies and Circular Thinking on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Malmquist Indexes of Productivity Change in Tunisian Manufacturing Industries

Circular Economy and Industry 4.0: One-Way or Two-way Relationships?

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