Lean supply chain management and Industry 4.0: a systematic literature review

Abstract

Purpose Even though the integration of Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCM) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies is relatively recent, it has been receiving a lot of attention. Partly because it is a recent field of practise and research and partly because the number of works developed in this field has grown rapidly, it is important to frequently update the perspectives on this field of investigation. Thus, this study aims to review the integration between LSCM and I4.0 analysing relationship at operative, tactical and strategic levels. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review was conducted to identify and explain the integration of LSCM and I4.0 from scientific sources that were published before March 2021. Findings The analysis of the literature revealed the level of integration of LSCM and I4.0 is present at different managerial levels. Moreover, when the integration is detailed at different managerial levels, it appears that LSCM paves the way for the adoption of I4.0 at a strategic level, while I4.0 technologies promise to enhance LSCM practices at the operational level. Research limitations/implications The main contribution of this study is the framework which shows that LSCM paves the way for the adoption of I4.0 at a strategic level, while I4.0 technologies promise to enhance LSCM practices at the operational level. Originality/value This study develops a new perspective of the articles published under the thematic of LSCM and I4.0. Additionally, it proposes a framework of analysis that can be used by future researchers. Finally, it shows the most recent implementations of LSCM and I4.0, exposing the current trends, improvements and also the main gaps.

Industry 4.0 and Six Sigma: a systematic review of the literature and research agenda proposal

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Does the integration of lean production and Industry 4.0 in green supply chains generate a better operational performance?

“…However, the literature presents studies discussing the interplay between I4.0 and GSC, but the topic is still in the novelty phase (N uñez-Marino et al, 2020). Moreover, the literature has presented different perspectives of analysis, which do not support the structure of such a relationship, thereby creating chaos on the value of the interplay (Rossini et al, 2023). Therefore, future studies must provide robust empirical evidence of the relationship between I4.0-GSC (Ghadge et al, 2022;Rossini et al, 2023).…”

“…Moreover, the literature has presented different perspectives of analysis, which do not support the structure of such a relationship, thereby creating chaos on the value of the interplay (Rossini et al, 2023). Therefore, future studies must provide robust empirical evidence of the relationship between I4.0-GSC (Ghadge et al, 2022;Rossini et al, 2023). However, in the literature, only a few studies have focused on some of the I4.0 in GSC, such as digitization in GSC (B€ uy€ uk€ ozkan and G€ oçer, 2018; Seyedghorban et al, 2020) and the adoption of the principles of I4.0 in the context of the GSC (Tiwari, 2020;Abdirad and Krishnan, 2021).…”

“…, 2020). Moreover, the literature has presented different perspectives of analysis, which do not support the structure of such a relationship, thereby creating chaos on the value of the interplay (Rossini et al. , 2023).…”

“…Therefore, future studies must provide robust empirical evidence of the relationship between I4.0-GSC (Ghadge et al. , 2022; Rossini et al. , 2023).…”