Potential impact of industry 4.0 in sustainable food supply chain environment

Ojo, Olumide Olajide; Shah, Satya; Coutroubis, Alec; Jimenez, Mercedes Torres; Ocana, Yolanda Munoz

Abstract

Integration of suitable supply chain system with the industry 4.0 in the face of the evolving sustainability consciousness is of paramount importance to engineering and manufacturing industry at large; this is gradually becoming an irresistible option to manage production effectively and with high efficiency in engineering and manufacturing sector. Industry 4.0 also referred to as »smart factory» enables to address issues such as food safety, security, control, perishability, competitive pressure, demand predictions etc. within the food manufacturing aspects. The paper examines the challenges and opportunities towards the advancement of technology and that of industry 4.0 implications towards sustainability and more closely on sustainable food supply chain environments.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions, ICTMOD 2018
• Start Date: Nov 21, 2018
• End Date: Nov 23, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 14, 2019
• Publication Date: Apr 14, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jul 4, 2023
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Pages: 172-177
• Book Title: 2018 IEEE International Conference on Technology Management, Operations and Decisions (ICTMOD)
• ISBN: 781538643167
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ITMC.2018.8691223
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10903626