12. Sustainability and Industry 4.0

Three major industrial revolutions took place until the time we are in. Today, the fourth biggest industrial revolution, called Industry 4.0, has been entered. Industry 4.0 has a structure that includes production systems that respond to the consumer’s changing needs very quickly and automation systems that facilitate coordination between business processes. With the Industry 4.0revolution, businesses made their production processes more efficient, discovered new ways to facilitate communication with consumers, and ensured their collaboration with their partners was coordinated. It is impossible not to be affected by the logistics sector, one of the leading sectors in the world within the mentioned domain. Industry 4.0 has significantly impacted the sustainability of resources using digital technologies (Özdemir and Özgüner 2018, p. 43). They are emerging with the industrial revolution within Industry 4.0; the Internet of things, smart factories, big data analytics, cyber-physical systems, and so on. Many technologies have facilitated sustainability by significantly reducing environmental problems. This study aims to explain how to use Industry 4.0 effectively in ensuring sustainability and reveal the benefits that digital technologies can provide to the sustainability efforts of businesses. For this purpose, the literature has been studied in detail, the crucial points have been identified and focused on, and Industry 4.0 and Sustainability concepts to which it depends are explained. While working towards the stated purpose, the central premise, the complex technical concepts, and dynamics of the subject have been filed optimally, and the efforts to highlight vital points have been shown. It informs industrialists, academics, and university students about the impact of the Industry 4.0 revolution on the sustainability efforts of businesses.