<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Optimisation and stimulation of production, digital business, the fourth industrial revolution - this is how the current global economy is perceived. Continuous development of new information and communication technologies, economic globalisation, integration of financial markets, growing pressure on boosting higher added value, just as well as the ever- increasing differentiation of demand schemes became a challenge for the global economy. The article elaborates on the implementation of Industry 4.0 in the logistics, logistic chains as well as use of the Industry 4.0 in logistics. The article includes a new definition of logistics due to the Industry 4.0, which extends the basic production factors by a new term - „information“.</p></abstract>

Optimisation and stimulation of production, digital business, the fourth industrial revolution - this is how the current global economy is perceived. Continuous development of new information and communication technologies, economic globalisation, integration of financial markets, growing pressure on boosting higher added value, just as well as the ever- increasing differentiation of demand schemes became a challenge for the global economy. The article elaborates on the implementation of Industry 4.0 in the logistics, logistic chains as well as use of the Industry 4.0 in logistics. The article includes a new definition of logistics due to the Industry 4.0, which extends the basic production factors by a new term - „information“.

The Position of Industry 4.0 in the Worldwide Logistics Chains

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics

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Optimisation and stimulation of production, digital business, the fourth industrial revolution - this is how the current global economy is perceived....

The Position of Industry 4.0 in the Worldwide Logistics Chains

Published Online: Jun 22, 2018

Page range: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2018-0003

Keywords
Logistics 4.0, Supply chain 4.0, Smart logistics, Industry 4.0

© 2018 Bibiana Bukova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Position of Industry 4.0 in the Worldwide Logistics Chains

Published Online: Jun 22, 2018

Page range: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2018-0003

KeywordsLogistics 4.0, Supply chain 4.0, Smart logistics, Industry 4.0

© 2018 Bibiana Bukova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Logistics 4.0, Supply chain 4.0, Smart logistics, Industry 4.0