Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach

Guoqing Zhao; Paul Jones; Shaofeng Liu; Carmen Lopez; Denis Dennehy; Xiaoning Chen

doi:10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10306146

Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach

Guoqing Zhao
, Paul Jones
, Shaofeng Liu
, Carmen Lopez
, Denis Dennehy
, Xiaoning Chen

Swansea University
University of Southampton

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Agri-food supply chains (AFSCs) are struggling to achieve sustainability in the face of increasing social, environmental, and economic challenges. Industry 4.0 technologies are widely deployed to monitor, assess, and analyze their operational process, and thereby drive sustainable value. This study adopts a hybrid approach to analyze the drivers of industry 4.0 technology deployment to achieve AFSC sustainability. Thematic analysis of 24 interviews was carried out to identify 13 drivers, and these were used as inputs into the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP), total interpretive structural modeling (TISM), and fuzzy cross-impact matrix multiplications applied to classification (MICMAC). The results show that enhancing efficiency of water and fertilizer use, reducing carbon emissions, and reducing work intensity contribute significantly to economic, environmental, and social aspects of sustainability. We also identify that government subsidies for agricultural facilities and strengthening of farmers' agri-tech skills are key drivers that should be given priority.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350324860
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10306146
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2023
Event	29th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023 - Swansea, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Sept 2023 → 15 Sept 2023

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Name	International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings

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Conference	29th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Swansea
Period	13/09/23 → 15/09/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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General Engineering
General Social Sciences

Keywords

agri-food supply chain sustainability
fuzzy AHP
fuzzy MICMAC
industry 4.0 technologies
TISM

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Zhao, G., Jones, P., Liu, S., Lopez, C., Dennehy, D., & Chen, X. (2023). Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach. In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023 (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10306146

Zhao, Guoqing ; Jones, Paul ; Liu, Shaofeng et al. / Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability : A Hybrid Approach. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings).

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Zhao, G, Jones, P, Liu, S, Lopez, C, Dennehy, D & Chen, X 2023, Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach. in 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023. International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 29th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023, Swansea, United Kingdom, 13/09/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10306146

Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach. / Zhao, Guoqing; Jones, Paul; Liu, Shaofeng et al.
2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings).

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Zhao G, Jones P, Liu S, Lopez C, Dennehy D, Chen X. Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach. In 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, ISTAS 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. (International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/ISTAS57930.2023.10306146

Analysis of the Drivers of Industry 4.0 Technology Deployment to Achieve Agri-Food Supply Chain Sustainability: A Hybrid Approach

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