I am working on how the direction of the technological change associated with Industry 4.0 can help to conntribute to the decarbonnization of the global economy?
This will need a cooperative approaches among countries (Developing countries and Industrialized Countries)
Industry 4.0 might be a useful tool in implementing a circular exconomy throough sparing resources : mainly materials, water and energy. Some related papers below:
Presentation Workers in a circular economy in 2040, a foresight study (Wien)
Preprint A circular economy in 2040. What impact on occupational safe...
Presentation Workers in a circular economy in 2040, a foresight study (Dresden)
Many thanks Michel. I will see the suggested works and cite the in my paper
By the way, if you can read French, some more complete papers:
Article Économie circulaire : un exercice de prospective pour identi...
Article Working on a Warmer Planet: The Effect of Heat Stress on Pro...
Book Journée de réflexion : Economie circulaire en 2040 - Quels i...
Book Economie circulaire en 2040 - Quels impacts en santé et sécu...
This is a question that requires multifaceted investigation regarding this subject and until now, the answer is unknown or not clearly understood. One important aspect is the end of life of digitized products. Whether the products will be better treated in industry 4.0 paradigm would potentially answer positively as far as the climate change is concerned. I I have raised issues of workforce management, social and ecological impact and technological change and finally, outcome of the product recyclability in the Industry 4.0, in a perspective paper currently in press in Resources Conservation and Recycling.
Article End-of-Life in Industry 4.0: Ignored as before?
https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/industry-40-in-the-context-of-the-triple-bottom-line-of-sustainability/239240
Hope that this discussion would keep your motivation to understand the issue alive.
Best regards
Mizan
In general, Industry 4.0 aims for economic, ecological and social benefits, but economic considerations dominate in many decisions. There are many potentials associated with ecological potentials, such as more efficient logistics processes, load and energy balancing across the supply chain, data transparency regarding recycling or predictive/proactive capabilities. Please see two of our works below:
Article Sustainable Industrial Value Creation in SMEs: A Comparison ...
Article SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL VALUE CREATION: BENEFITS AND CHALLENG...
My answer to your question is as follows:
1. Manufacturers can track products post-consumption for the recovery of components ( Jabbour et al. 2018; Tseng et al. 2018a).
2. Manufacturers can directly release environmental information through network platforms in which way consumers can acquire information quickly and select more environment-friendly products (du et al. 2016).
3. Various quantitative tools, indicators, metrics that can enhance sustainability already exist. These methods are often restricted by the non-availability of data, data-inconsistencies, and other gaps.
4. Industry 4.0 tools play a vital role in controlling the three aspects of sustainability i.e., energy transformation (through data collection, and information sharing), providing enhanced health care and securing a competitive position for the leading manufacturing industry (Kagermann 2015).
IoT provides a huge potential to improve sustainability in production processes as well as monitoring/optimizing consumptions (energy, materials, consumables, etc).
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