The interaction between industry 4.0 and smart logistics: concepts and perspectives

This work generally deals with the state of art of the three industrial revolutions that formed the basis of the current fourth industrial revolution. Thus, it deals in particular with the context and the characteristics of the fourth industrial revolution. This revolution consists of four elements that are Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things IOT, Internet Services (IOS) and Smart Factory. The appearance of Industry 4.0 prompted researchers to develop a new logistic concept called “smart logistics” to accompany the progress of Industry 4.0, which motivated us to look for the stages of development of logistics, through the four industrial revolutions up to “smart logistics” and define this new concept of logistics to facilitate its implementation in practice. This article also discusses the prospects for future researches in the field of smart.

I. Introduction

In recent years, globalization and the release of international trade have multiplied logistical flows between different countries and organizations, which has increased the level of complexity of the logistics chain. This complexity presents many challenges for companies, namely: the growth of international competition, the permanent volatility of the market, the demand for personalized products and the shortening of product life cycles [1] . To face these challenges, the Germans laid the foundation for a new industrial revolution in 2011 called “Industry 4.0” which is the result of the development of the Internet of Things and Big Data.