| Title |
Industry 4.0 to Accelerate the Circular Economy: A Case Study of Electric Scooter Sharing |
| ID_Doc |
3325 |
| Authors |
Pham, TT; Kuo, TC; Tseng, ML; Tan, RR; Tan, K; Ika, DS; Lin, CJ |
| Title |
Industry 4.0 to Accelerate the Circular Economy: A Case Study of Electric Scooter Sharing |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 11, 23 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su11236661 |
| Abstract |
To achieve sustainability, the circular economy (CE) concept is challenging traditional linear enterprise models due to the need to manage geographically distributed product life cycle and value chains. Concurrently, Industry 4.0 is being used to bring productivity to higher levels by reducing waste and improving the efficiency of production processes via more precise real-time planning. There is significant potential to combine these two frameworks to enhance the sustainability of manufacturing sectors. This paper discusses the fundamental concepts of Industry 4.0 and explores the influential factors of Industry 4.0 that accelerate the sharing economy in the CE context via a case of electric scooters in Taiwan. The result shows Industry 4.0 can provide an enabling framework for the sharing economy in CE implementation. |
| Author Keywords |
Industry 4.0; circular economy; interpretive structure modelling; sustainable development; sharing economy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000508186400133 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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