Study and Analysis of the Implementation of 4.0 Technologies in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: A State of the Art

Industry 4.0 is changing the industrial environment. Particularly, the emerging Industry 4.0 technologies can improve the agri-food supply chain throughout all its stages. This study aims to highlight the benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 in the agri-food supply chain. First, it presents how technologies enhance the agri-food supply chain development. Then, it identifies and highlights the most common challenges that Industry 4.0 implementation faces in agri-food’s environment. After that, it proposes key performance indicators to measure the advantages of this implementation. To achieve this, a systematic literature review was conducted. It combined conceptual and bibliometric analyses of 78 papers. As a result, the most suitable technologies were identified, e.g., Internet of Things, Big Data, blockchain and cyber physical systems. The most used indicators are proposed and the challenges of implementation were detected and classified in three groups, i.e., technical, educational and governmental. This paper highlights and exemplifies the benefits of implementing Industry 4.0 facing the lack of knowledge that exists nowadays. Moreover, it fulfils the gaps in literature, i.e., the lack of information about the implementation of technologies 4.0 or the description of the most relevant indicators for Industry 4.0 implementation.

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Reliable Industry 4.0 Based on Machine Learning and IoT for Analyzing, Monitoring, and Securing Smart Meters

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21020487 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 487 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mahmoud Elsisi ◽

Karar Mahmoud ◽

Matti Lehtonen ◽

Mohamed M. F. Darwish

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Smart Grids ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Learning Algorithm ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

The Internet ◽

Smart Meters ◽

Industrial Environment ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Smart Machines

The modern control infrastructure that manages and monitors the communication between the smart machines represents the most effective way to increase the efficiency of the industrial environment, such as smart grids. The cyber-physical systems utilize the embedded software and internet to connect and control the smart machines that are addressed by the internet of things (IoT). These cyber-physical systems are the basis of the fourth industrial revolution which is indexed by industry 4.0. In particular, industry 4.0 relies heavily on the IoT and smart sensors such as smart energy meters. The reliability and security represent the main challenges that face the industry 4.0 implementation. This paper introduces a new infrastructure based on machine learning to analyze and monitor the output data of the smart meters to investigate if this data is real data or fake. The fake data are due to the hacking and the inefficient meters. The industrial environment affects the efficiency of the meters by temperature, humidity, and noise signals. Furthermore, the proposed infrastructure validates the amount of data loss via communication channels and the internet connection. The decision tree is utilized as an effective machine learning algorithm to carry out both regression and classification for the meters’ data. The data monitoring is carried based on the industrial digital twins’ platform. The proposed infrastructure results provide a reliable and effective industrial decision that enhances the investments in industry 4.0.

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Lean thinking and Industry 4.0 competitiveness strategy: Sustainable food supply chain in the European Union

Trends and Issues in Interdisciplinary Behavior and Social Science ◽

10.1201/9781315269184-3 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 15-20

Author(s):

V. Pilinkienė ◽

V. Gružauskas ◽

V. Navickas

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

The European Union ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Lean Thinking ◽

Sustainable Food

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Interplaying of food supply chain resilience, industry 4.0 and sustainability in the poultry market

31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering ◽

10.1016/b978-0-323-88506-5.50281-3 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1815-1820

Author(s):

Ahmed H.A. Mohamed ◽

Brenno C. Menezes ◽

Tareq AL-Ansari

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Resilience

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Industry 4.0 and Supply Chain Management

International Journal of Business Analytics ◽

10.4018/ijban.2020010101 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 1-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pavitra Dhamija ◽

Monica Bedi ◽

M.L. Gupta

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Predictive Analytics ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Chain Management ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Managerial Attention ◽

Manufacturing Organizations ◽

Developmental Opportunities

The association of Industry 4.0 and supply chain management assures tremendous growth and developmental opportunities towards manufacturing organizations. The two aspects (Industry 4.0 and supply chain management) are one of the most opted choices for research among academicians and researchers. The study in question accommodates 884 papers from past 10 years, which contributes towards Industry 4.0, supply chain management, cyber-physical systems, digitization, Internet of Things, and Big Data predictive analytics. The statistical tools include BibExcel and Gephi for bibliometric and network analysis. The results are presented in the form of top contributing authors, keywords, and citations. The article also shares a conceptual model based on the review of studies. The findings will help managers or officials to understand the importance of Industry 4.0 and its association with supply chain management. The formed clusters and their associations are providing new areas that require managerial attention. The article ends while discussing the current and future scope of research.

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Potential Impact of Industry 4.0 in Sustainable Food Supply Chain Environment

2018 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD) ◽

10.1109/itmc.2018.8691223 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Olumide Olajide Ojo ◽

Satya Shah ◽

Alec Coutroubis ◽

Mercedes Torres Jimenez ◽

Yolanda Munoz Ocana

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Food Supply Chain ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Potential Impact

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Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

Chemical Engineering Journal ◽

10.1016/j.cej.2019.121983 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 375 ◽

pp. 121983 ◽

Cited By ~ 68

Author(s):

Xinni Xiong ◽

Iris K.M. Yu ◽

Daniel C.W. Tsang ◽

Nanthi S. Bolan ◽

Yong Sik Ok ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Food Supply ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Value Added ◽

Future Prospects ◽

Food Supply Chain

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Industry 4.0 Applications for Medical/Healthcare Services

Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks ◽

10.3390/jsan10030043 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 43

Author(s):

Shuva Paul ◽

Muhtasim Riffat ◽

Abrar Yasir ◽

Mir Nusrat Mahim ◽

Bushra Yasmin Sharnali ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Industry 4.0 ◽

Data Analytics ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Big Data Analytics ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Start Ups ◽

Medical Healthcare

At present, the whole world is transitioning to the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, representing the transition to digital, fully automated environments, and cyber-physical systems. Industry 4.0 comprises many different technologies and innovations, which are being implemented in many different sectors. In this review, we focus on the healthcare or medical domain, where healthcare is being revolutionized. The whole ecosystem is moving towards Healthcare 4.0, through the application of Industry 4.0 methodologies. Many technical and innovative approaches have had an impact on moving the sector towards the 4.0 paradigm. We focus on such technologies, including Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics, blockchain, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence, implemented in Healthcare 4.0. In this review, we analyze and identify how their applications function, the currently available state-of-the-art technologies, solutions to current challenges, and innovative start-ups that have impacted healthcare, with regards to the Industry 4.0 paradigm.

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Supply Chain 4.0 challenges

Gestão & Produção ◽

10.1590/0104-530x5427-20 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Felipe de Campos Martins ◽

Alexandre Tadeu Simon ◽

Renan Stenico de Campos

Keyword(s):

Cloud Computing ◽

Big Data ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Literature Review ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Legal Challenges ◽

New Industry

Abstract: The Supply Chain has undergone major transformations due to the need to implement new Industry 4.0 technologies, such as Internet of Things, Big Data, Cyber-Physical Systems and Cloud Computing. Thanks to these technologies, as well as to their subsystems and components, full integration of the supply chain is becoming possible. However, it is observed that the real impacts of Industry 4.0 technologies, rather positive or negative, are not yet totally clear and identified. This paper aims to identify and present an analysis of the challenges and obstacles that Industry 4.0 technologies may cause in the Supply Chain. For this, the most relevant papers on the topic were selected and analyzed through a systematic literature review. Twenty challenges grouped into four macrogroups were identified: (1) technical challenges, (2) financial, environmental and legal challenges, (3) technological challenges, and (4) sociocultural challenges. It should be noted that these challenges require greater attention and more in-depth studies on the part of the academy to support industry in order to mitigate them and thus allow better use of the available technological resources and optimize the performance of Supply Chain operations.

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