Business Logistics Optimization Using Industry 4.0: Current Status and Opportunities

In this contemporary, technological age large logistically centered business find significant beneficiation in logistical optimization. Industry 4.0 provides contemporary tools for significant supply chain opportunities with the added benefit of near real time information management. Digitalization provides further opportunities to deliver on green manufacturing, re-manufacturing and reverse logistics opportunities. The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of Industry 4.0 on green operations under the moderating effect of Institutional pressures. The findings reveal that Industry 4.0 human enablers positively influence green manufacturing, re-manufacturing and reverse logistics optimization in the closed loop economy. The uniqueness of the study is that it provides insights on an Industry 4.0 based model, based on international best practice, delivering a new perspective on green operations optimization.