Industry 4.0 and the current status as well as future prospects on logistics
| Item Type | Journal paper |
| Abstract | Industry 4.0, referred to as the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, also known as “smart manufacturing”, “industrial internet” or “integrated industry”, is currently a much-discussed topic that supposedly has the potential to affect entire industries by transforming the way goods are designed, manufactured, delivered and payed. This paper seeks to discuss the opportunities of Industry 4.0 in the context of logistics management, since implications are expected in this field. The authors pursue the goal of shedding light on the young and mostly undiscovered topic of Industry 4.0 in the context of logistics management, thus following a conceptual research approach. At first, a logistics-oriented Industry 4.0 application model as well as the core components of Industry 4.0 are presented. Different logistics scenarios illustrate potential implications in a practice-oriented manner and are discussed with industrial experts. The studies reveal opportunities in terms of decentralisation, self-regulation and efficiency. Moreover, it becomes apparent that the concept of Industry 4.0 still lacks a clear understanding and is not fully established in practice yet. The investigations demonstrate potential Industry 4.0 implications in the context of Just-in-Time/Just-in-Sequence and cross-company Kanban systems in a precise manner. Practitioners could use the described scenarios as a reference to foster their own Industry 4.0 initiatives, with respect to logistics management. |
| Authors | Hofmann, Erik & Rüsch, Marco |
| Journal or Publication Title | Computers in Industry |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | business studies information management |
| HSG Classification | contribution to scientific community |
| HSG Profile Area | SoM - Business Innovation |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Date | August 2017 |
| Publisher | North Holland Publ. Co. |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Volume | 89 |
| Page Range | 23-34 |
| ISSN | 0166-3615 |
| ISSN-Digital | 1872-6194 |
| Publisher DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2017.04.002 |
| Contact Email Address | erik.hofmann@unisg.ch |
| Depositing User | Prof. Dr. Erik Hofmann |
| Date Deposited | 23 Jun 2017 08:13 |
| Last Modified | 20 Jul 2022 17:31 |
| URI: | https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/251093 |
DownloadFull text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)CitationHofmann, Erik & Rüsch, Marco (2017) Industry 4.0 and the current status as well as future prospects on logistics. Computers in Industry, 89 23-34. ISSN 0166-3615 Statisticshttps://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/id/eprint/251093
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