Management of Sustainable Supply Chain and Industry 4.0: A Literature Review

Abstract

This review aims to investigate the advanced collected works on sustainability and Industry 4.0 in the supply chain (SC) management from both academic and industrial standpoints. Hence, a review of the literature from 2010 to 2018 has been presented, knowledge gaps and all areas of application in the assumed investigation topic are highlighted, and the key features of the former study are associated. Furthermore, a dynamic framework for this topic is proposed consistent with the benefits, drawbacks, and boundaries of current research works, and the term “Sustainable Supply Chain 4.0” (SSC 4.0) is proposed. The suggested dynamic framework aims to distinguish the characteristics, elements and technology enablers, achievement aspects and challenges for evolving an SSC 4.0. Therefore, the current study and dynamic framework can provide awareness to academics and industrial specialists in their application of SSC 4.0.