Logistics as a Science - Central Research Questions in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Delfmann, WernerWernerDelfmannTen Hompel, MichaelMichaelTen HompelKersten, WolfgangWolfgangKerstenSchmidt, ThorstenThorstenSchmidtStölzle, WolfgangWolfgangStölzle2022-03-052022-03-052018https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/253484Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0 denotes a fundamental change on how production and business in general is perceived and organized. This paper questions the role of logistics within this context and raises a claim for a central role in future. It is a revision of a current position of the Scientific Advisory Board of Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL). Based on the insight that Logistics 4.0 is a crucial element for the implementation of Industry 4.0 three hypotheses are derived. In further elaboration, the paper introduces a total of 11 key research questions that are of central importance to the research community.enLogistics 4.0Industry 4.0DecentralizationdigitizationHuman Collaboration658338Logistics as a Science - Central Research Questions in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolutionjournal article