Exploring Linkages Between Lean and Green Supply Chain and the Industry 4.0

A new paradigm with a considerable influence on the industrial value creation is begun to evolve. Industry 4.0 represents the development to the fourth industrial revolution. A new shift in business and technology trends is confirmed. With this new paradigm of high-tech industry, supply chains will develop into highly adaptive networks. Lean and Green supply chain management should have better opportunities to be performed, becoming more efficient and competitive. The aim of this study is to link the lean and green supply chain characteristics to the Industry 4.0. This paper has twofold: first, presents an overview of the phenomenon Industry 4.0 and the lean and green supply chain management. Next, a conceptual model is developed which incorporates the Industry 4.0 topics to the well-known lean and green supply chain. This paper provides an understanding of the role of lean and green paradigms in the new era of industrialization.