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Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Production in Footwear Industry

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Technological advancements as part of fourth industrial revolution occurring every day have changed the way or the process that various products are created from concept to the final product. In this way by contributing even to a sustainable production in various industries. Due to the fact that footwear industry is the one classified as the fifth regarding negative impact on environment among various sectors of industry, sustainable production is required. The aim of this paper is to present some evidence related with footwear consumption and its negative impact on the environment. Moreover by focusing on the role of sustainable materials an analysis conducted from other works regarding the implementation of sustainable production in footwear industry. As Industry 4.0 is well known to support sustainable production, the presented work will reveal through cases of its implementation, the contribution of Industry 4.0 within this scope, and the role of additive manufacturing as an enabler to support the sustainable production in footwear industry.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Textile and Fashion Department, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania

    Tatjana Spahiu

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    Henrique Almeida

  3. Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Kila, Kozani, Greece

    Athanasios Manavis & Panagiotis Kyratsis

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    Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla

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Spahiu, T., Almeida, H., Manavis, A., Kyratsis, P., Jimeno-Morenilla, A. (2021). Industry 4.0 for Sustainable Production in Footwear Industry. In: da Costa Sanches Galvão, J.R., et al. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021). ICoWEFS 2021. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_74

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