Table of contents - Special Issue: How Will Industry 4.0 Affect Circular Economy
Guest Editors: Lujie Chen, Woon Kian Chong, Guoquan Liu
The impact of government subsidies on build-operate-transfer contract design for charging piles in circular economy
Peiqi Ding, Weili Xia, Zhiying Zhao, Xiang LiBuild-operate-transfer (BOT) contracts are widely used in the construction and operation of charging piles for new energy vehicles worldwide and stipulate that governments grant…
Remanufacturing production decisions considering product life cycle and green consumers' scale in the circular economy
Bohai Liu, Qi Song, Handong Zheng, Yaoyao Ma, Kai LiIn this paper, the authors aim to study the optimal strategy of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) considering both consumer segmentation and upward substitution of…
Understanding circular economy adoption by SMEs: a case study on organizational legitimacy and Industry 4.0
Leven J. Zheng, Yuanyuan Anna Wang, Hsuan-Yu Lin, Wei LiuThis paper explores how Industry 4.0 facilitates small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets to gain and maintain organizational legitimacy from the government…
Drivers and outcomes of circular economy implementation: evidence from China
Yina Li, Yuzhou Hu, Lixu Li, Jiayan Zheng, Ying Yin, Shaoling FuAlthough the circular economy is widely regarded as an essential strategy for firms, the present understanding of the drivers and outcomes of circular economy implementation is…
Enhancing online-to-offline delivery efficiency facilitated by Industry 4.0: a personnel configuration perspective
Hongyan Dai, Yan Wen, Weihua Zhou, Tingting Tong, Xun XuThe overuse and scarcity of resources emphasize the importance of the circular economy. The technology facilitated by Industry 4.0 stimulates the implementation of the circular…
How do different Industry 4.0 technologies support certain Circular Economy practices?
Zhimei Lei, Shanshan Cai, Li Cui, Lin Wu, Yiwei LiuUncovering the relationship between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies and circular economy (CE) practices is critical not only for implementing CE but also for leveraging I4.0 to…
Industrialisation, ecologicalisation and digitalisation (IED): building a theoretical framework for sustainable development
Yongjiang Shi, Jialun Hu, David Tianxin Shang, Zheng Liu, Wei ZhangIn the past two decades, manufacturing has witnessed significant transformations alongside ecological challenges. Meanwhile, industrial 4.0 digital technologies have accelerated…
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0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan