Title: An ISM approach for the barrier analysis in implementing Industry 4.0 practices: Egyptian enterprises

Authors: Sahar Elbarky; Sarah Elgamal

Addresses: Logistics and Supply Chain Management Department, College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport AASTMT, Alexandria, Egypt ' Logistics and Supply Chain Management Department, College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport AASTMT, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract: The aim of this research is to identify and model critical barriers to Industry 4.0 technology practices as a tool for sustainable supply chain in Egyptian enterprises. The opinions and perceptions of 159 enterprises' managers were surveyed, in which 18 critical barriers were identified using the questionnaire. By applying the ISM tool, the ranks and the degree of influence of each barrier for each technique of industry were achieved. It was observed that cost and lack of financial resources and fund programs always comes in the first rank, which means it is the most influencing barrier among all other barriers. The main implication of this research is providing a roadmap to decision-makers to facilitate Industry 4.0 implementation in a number of ways in Egyptian SMEs in various sectors.

Keywords: Industry 4.0; sustainable supply chain; barriers; ISM approach.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2023.133859

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2023 Vol.16 No.4, pp.337 - 364

Received: 09 Oct 2021
Accepted: 11 Feb 2023
Published online: 04 Oct 2023 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article