At the dawn of the 21st century, the world began to witness the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, defined as digital transformation journey that offers high performance at a relatively low cost. Most recently, the Industry 4.0 paradigm has also put the spotlight on human wellbeing and planet health within future industrial systems. John Elkington's Triple Bottom Line model reflects this new vision, expanding the traditional concept of sustainable development to integrate social and environmental performance with the financial one. Logistics 4.0 fits into this framework being a promising lever to further improve supply chain performance. However, the sustainable management of logistics has not been conceptualized sufficiently so far. This thesis therefore aims to address this gap by investigating in-depth the opportunities offered by Logistics 4.0 for an economic, environmental, and social sustainable development. After a careful context analysis exploring the current levels of I4.0 technology uptake of the manufacturing and logistics sector, a systematic literature review is carried out to identify the most recurrent Logistics 4.0 solutions in academic research and their impact on sustainability. Subsequently, to expand the existing theoretical knowledge and fill the emerged gaps from research, first an empirical analysis on real-context implementation of Logistics 4.0 solutions, and then a state-of-the-art business case involving the Italian multinational Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A are proposed. The examined companies’ sample has served to understand the fields of application of I4.0 technologies in authentic logistics settings and the companies’ awareness of their potential use as a lever to enhance sustainable performance.
All'alba del XXI secolo, si cominciava ad assistere alla cosiddetta “Quarta Rivoluzione Industriale”, un percorso di trasformazione digitale capace di offrire alte prestazioni ad a un costo relativamente basso. Più recentemente, all’infuori di una migliore efficienza, all’interno del paradigma Industry 4.0. sono diventati elementi cardine il benessere umano e la salute del pianeta. Il modello Triple Bottom Line di John Elkington riflette questo nuovo approccio, ampliando il concetto tradizionale di sviluppo sostenibile per integrare le prestazioni sociali e ambientali a quelle finanziarie. La Logistica 4.0 si inserisce in questo quadro rappresentando una leva promettente per l’ulteriore miglioramento delle prestazioni aziendali. Tuttavia, poiché la gestione sostenibile delle attività logistiche non è stata concettualizzata a sufficienza finora, la presente tesi mira ad indagare le opportunità offerte dalla Logistica 4.0 per uno sviluppo economico, ambientale e sociale sostenibile. Dopo un’attenta analisi di contesto che esplorasse l’attuale livello di maturità del settore manifatturiero e logistico sulla digitalizzazione, è stata innanzitutto eseguita una revisione sistematica della letteratura per individuare le soluzioni di Logistica 4.0 più ricorrenti nella ricerca accademica e il loro impatto sulla sostenibilità. Successivamente, al fine di ampliare le conoscenze teoriche esistenti e colmare le lacune emerse, sono stati proposti prima un'analisi empirica sull'implementazione di soluzioni di Logistica 4.0 in contesti reali e a seguire un caso aziendale innovativo che ha coinvolto la multinazionale italiana Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A. Il campione di aziende esaminato è servito a comprendere gli attuali campi di applicazione delle tecnologie I4.0 in ambito logistico e la consapevolezza delle aziende del loro potenziale utilizzo come mezzo per migliorare le performance sostenibili.
Application of Industry 4.0 technologies in logistics : exploring opportunities for sustainability improvement
Cameroni, Federica;Besana, Benedetta
2020/2021
Abstract
At the dawn of the 21st century, the world began to witness the so-called “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, defined as digital transformation journey that offers high performance at a relatively low cost. Most recently, the Industry 4.0 paradigm has also put the spotlight on human wellbeing and planet health within future industrial systems. John Elkington's Triple Bottom Line model reflects this new vision, expanding the traditional concept of sustainable development to integrate social and environmental performance with the financial one. Logistics 4.0 fits into this framework being a promising lever to further improve supply chain performance. However, the sustainable management of logistics has not been conceptualized sufficiently so far. This thesis therefore aims to address this gap by investigating in-depth the opportunities offered by Logistics 4.0 for an economic, environmental, and social sustainable development. After a careful context analysis exploring the current levels of I4.0 technology uptake of the manufacturing and logistics sector, a systematic literature review is carried out to identify the most recurrent Logistics 4.0 solutions in academic research and their impact on sustainability. Subsequently, to expand the existing theoretical knowledge and fill the emerged gaps from research, first an empirical analysis on real-context implementation of Logistics 4.0 solutions, and then a state-of-the-art business case involving the Italian multinational Barilla G. e R. Fratelli S.p.A are proposed. The examined companies’ sample has served to understand the fields of application of I4.0 technologies in authentic logistics settings and the companies’ awareness of their potential use as a lever to enhance sustainable performance.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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