Blockchain for the future of sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0

【Author】 Esmaeilian, Behzad; Sarkis, Joe; Lewis, Kemper; Behdad, Sara

【Source】RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

【影响因子】13.716

【Abstract】The objective of this study is to provide an overview of Blockchain technology and Industry 4.0 for advancing supply chains towards sustainability. First, extracted from the existing literature, we evaluate the capabilities of Industry 4.0 for sustainability under three main topics of (1) Internet of things (IoT)-enabled energy management in smart factories; (2) smart logistics and transportation; and (3) smart business models. We expand beyond Industry 4.0 with unfolding the capabilities that Blockchain offers for increasing sustainability, under four main areas: (1) design of incentive mechanisms and tokenization to promote consumer green behavior; (2) enhance visibility across the entire product lifecycle; (3) increase systems efficiency while decreasing development and operational costs; and (4) foster sustainability monitoring and reporting performance across supply chain networks. Furthermore, Blockchain technology capabilities for contributing to social and environmental sustainability, research gaps, adversary effects of Blockchain, and future research directions are discussed.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Supply chain; Sustainability; Industry 4.0; IoT; Circular economy

【发表时间】2020 DEC

【收录时间】2022-01-02

【文献类型】综述

【主题类别】

区块链应用-实体经济-工业领域