Circular Economy Models in the Industry 4.0 Era: A Review of the Last Decade

The purpose of this document is to analyze and review the scientific literature relating to the circular economy model with an Industry 4.0 perspective (CE-I4.0) and its technologies implemented in the industry. Advanced and digital production technologies can unlock the circularity of resources within organizations. A review of the academic literature on the connection between CE and Industry 4.0 helps to understand how the different Industry 4.0 technologies could support circular economy strategies, as a basis for the decision-making process of sustainable operations management. To this aim, different types of studies have been collected, dividing theoretical studies from technical-application case studies.