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Spare parts warehousing in the oil and gas industry is essential for offshore production. With the introduction of Industry 4.0 and its subsequent technological tools, new functions are enabled in industrial logistics activities. Efficiency, visibility, optimization, and productivity are often mentioned as benefits of successful Industry 4.0 technology implementation in logistics activities.
Industry 4.0 Technology | Benefits | Publication |
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Artificial intelligence (AI), digital twin (DT), IoT, smart manufacturing | Reduced costs; reduced negative environmental impacts of machine failure; reduced maintenance costs; reduced downtime; improved working life of assets; increased production; increased company’s profit; ensured required quality of products; improved operational safety; improved overall sustainability | Rojek et al. [2] |
IoT, Cyber–physical system (CPS), RFID | Improved resource coordination; improved utilization; improved prediction; improved efficiency in management, execution, decision making, and system levels; improved collection of real-time spatial–temporal resource information; improved traceability and visibility of capacity and availability; improved configurability of workflows; flexible front-end operations; enhanced timeliness in cooperation among participants in business processes | Chen et al. [3] |
Machine learning (ML) | Reduction in error of time-to-failure predictions; improved response time through data dimensionality reduction | Elmdoost-gashti et al. [20] |
IoT | Reduced costs; increased reliability; increased prediction accuracy; improved opportunities for driving decision models for maintenance and replenishment actions | Shi et al. [14] |
Additive manufacturing (AM), information and communication technologies (ICT) | Reduced costs; reduced manufacturing time | Lastra et al. [18] |
Sensing and communication technologies | Enabling condition-based maintenance; reduction in maintenance activities; reduction in financial expenditure; reduced spare parts usage; reduced usage of maintenance equipment and repair tools | Al Hanbali et al. [19] |
AM | Reduced manufacturing time; reduced costs; production-on-demand regardless of complexity and type | Barbosa et al. [21] |
Sensors and IoT technology, cloud computing, ML and AI algorithms | Reduced maintenance costs; reduced downtime of machinery and facilities; prediction of maintenance needs; increased profits; substantial competitive advantage | Gayialis et al. [22] |
AM | Sustainability through increased resource efficiency; extended product life; reconfiguration of value chain; opportunities for direct analysis of product failures | Rupp et al. [23] |
Storage system technology (ST) | Prediction of optimal decisions; improved resilience; improved data overview | Tufano et al. [24] |
Blockchain, information technology, RFID | Improved inventory control accuracy; improved visibility; improved traceability; purchase control; improved security; increased transparency; enabling of data sharing between relevant parties; effectiveness in decision making and maintenance planning; reduction in maintenance errors; establishment of accountability and disclosure between parties; elimination of labor excess and errors | Ho et al. [25] |
AM, simulation technology | Greater customization possibilities; decentralized production; shorter supply chain lead times; improved operational flexibility | Xu et al. [26] |
AM | Decreased lead time; improved continuity; increased profit and sustainability; low-cost manufacturing | Tuzkaya et al. [27] |
IoT, ICT | Lower inventory costs; lower inventory levels; improved system performance; improved production efficiency; decrease in lead time | Lyu et al. [28] |
AR, AM | Decrease in activities in the traditional logistics chain; reduced warehouse inventory; reduced number of errors; reduced spare part weight through AM; increased reliability | Ceruti et al. [29] |
AM | Early prediction of spare part necessity; reduced electricity expenditure; reduced number of nonconformities in maintenance | Pelantova et al. [30] |
IoT, Big Data | Increased transparency; increased flexibility; opportunity for continuous access to real-time information | Zheng et al. [31] |
Challenge | Publication |
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Improper use of sensors in IoT/IIoT | Lo et al. [41] |
Collision of RFID tags for IoT | Zhong [42] |
Lack of programmability; lack of software definition; lack of scalability | Zhang et al. [43] |
Security issues; integration of new technology with existing ones; return of investment on new technology | Hamdy et al. [44] |
Integration; successful transition from manual to digital; managing suppliers and distributors in the new digital system; reducing overall process time | Tahir et al. [45] |
Laws, regulations, and policies regarding information sharing that can negatively affect IoT usage | Geng et al. [46] |
Limited profitability in using Industry 4.0 technology in manufacturing when producing few items | Terelak et al. [47] |
Privacy concerns over digital access; delays in work during downtime; network bandwidth; high energy consumption; interrupted service; resource constraints | Alwakeel [48] |
Lack of purpose and desired business outcome in a company regarding IIoT usage | Liu et al. [49] |
Increased electricity usage; increased maintenance costs; job losses; large initial investment; cyber security concerns with shared data | Nantee et al. [50] |
Communication delays; sensor interference; hardware faults, especially when relating to automated guided vehicles (AGVs) | Chi et al. [51] |
Increased workload when there are few items to work with | Dobos et al. [52] |
Outdated supply chain strategies not suitable for new business environments with IoT | Chen et al. [53] |
Granting access to appropriate users without compromising information and cyber security | Ho et al. [25] |
Various technical, organizational, and ergonomic challenges (especially in relation to augmented reality (AR)) | Rejeb et al. [54] |
Complexity of IoT can result in improper usage and technical difficulties | Vukicevic et al. [55] |
Lack of readiness for automation and digitization | Zoubek et al. [56] |
Lack of professionals with thorough competence in information technology-enabled logistics | Wang [57] |
Lack of an appropriate analytical framework upon which to base IoT usage | Tannady et al. [5] |