Development Of A Structural Model For The Adoption Of Industry 4.0 Enabled Sustainable Operations For Operational Excellence

Authors

Sumit Gupta
Basai Prathipati, Amity University
Govind Sharan Dangayach, Malaviya National Institute of Technology JaipurFollow
Posinasetti Nageswara Rao, University of Northern IowaFollow
Sandeep Jagtap, Cranfield University

Comments

First published in Sustainability, 14(17):11103 (2022) published by MDPI. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711103

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

digitalization, Industry 4.0, operational excellence, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), sustainable operations

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volume

14

Issue

17

First Page

1

Last Page

10

Abstract

In the current competitive scenario, SMEs need to adopt advanced technology in order to comprehend the dynamics of Industry 4.0 and the sustainable operations for operational excellence. The present study discusses the relationship between Industry 4.0 with sustainable operations and operational excellence. A research model is proposed and assessed through structural equation modelling (SEM). The current research shows that if SMEs adopt Industry 4.0 practices and the use of advanced robotics in order to minimize human intervention, as well as smart logistics that react to changes in production capacity, virtual reality and dynamic simulation techniques, then SMEs can significantly achieve sustainability in manufacturing operations. Furthermore, this study will help companies to attain an operational excellence with greater efficiency and productivity. Therefore, SMEs need to focus on sustainable manufacturing practices.

Department

Department of Applied Engineering and Technical Management

Original Publication Date

9-1-2022

Object Description

1 PDF File

DOI of published version

10.3390/su141711103

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Date Digital

2022

Copyright

©2022 The Authors. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Gupta, Sumit; Prathipati, Basai; Dangayach, Govind Sharan; Rao, Posinasetti Nageswara; and Jagtap, Sandeep, "Development Of A Structural Model For The Adoption Of Industry 4.0 Enabled Sustainable Operations For Operational Excellence" (2022). Faculty Publications. 5297.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5297