TY  - JOUR
A1  - Beier, Grischa
A1  - Ullrich, André
A1  - Niehoff, Silke
A1  - Reißig, Malte
A1  - Habich, Matthias
T1  - Industry 4.0
BT  - how it is defined from a sociotechnical perspective and how much sustainability it includes - a literature review
JF  - Journal of cleaner production
N2  - Industry 4.0 has had a strong influence on the debate on the digitalization of industrial processes, despite being criticized for lacking a proper definition. However, Industry 4.0 might offer a huge chance to align the goals of a sustainable development with the ongoing digital transformation in industrial development. The main contribution of this paper is therefore twofold. We provide a de-facto definition of the concept "Industry 4.0" from a sociotechnical perspective based on its most often cited key features, as well as a thorough review of how far the concept of sustainability is incorporated in it.
KW  - sustainability
KW  - digitalization
KW  - manufacturing
KW  - Industry 4.0
KW  - definition
KW  - sociotechnical approach
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120856
SN  - 0959-6526
SN  - 1879-1786
VL  - 259
PB  - Elsevier Science
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -