With the development in industrialization, sustainability has emerged as a major issue in the global market. Ignorance of sustainability issues in any organization leads to huge financial losses and market reputation. With the development of new technologies developed economies have achieved sustainability in their industry sectors due to strong infrastructure. However, the adoption levels of sustainability practices in emerging economies are still limited. The current manufacturing trend in Industry 4.0 offers new key technologies e.g. cyber-physical systems, IoT (Internet of Things), additive manufacturing and big data analytics which are under the umbrella of Industry 4.0 known as key technologies for 4thindustrial revolution. These new technologies are contributing to sustainability in a direct or indirect way. Identification of different enablers is necessary as it facilitates the adoption of sustainability practices in Industry 4.0. The present study aimed at the development of sustainability practices framework for Industry 4.0 for MSMEs (Micro Small Medium enterprises) sector. Initially, enablers to sustainability in Industry 4.0 were identified from the available literature on Sustainability and Industry 4.0. Further, a case study is done in one of MSMEs of India which is working on the adoption of Industry 4.0 practices. A hybrid MCDM (multi-criteria decision making) approach based on F-AHP (Fuzzy-Analytical hierarchy process) and DEMATEL (Decision making trial and evaluation laboratory) is utilized for the framework development. The results revealed that supply chain and environment related enablers are the main cause of barriers to sustainability in Industry 4.0. It is expected that the findings of this study will be beneficial for the researchers, policymakers and managers to improve the sustainability with the use of Industry 4.0 technologies within the emerging economies in MSMEs.
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机译：随着工业化的发展，可持续发展已成为全球市场的主要问题。任何组织的可持续性问题无知会导致巨额的财务损失和市场声誉。随着新技术的发展，由于强大的基础设施，发达经济体已实现其行业的可持续性。但是，新兴经济体中的可持续发展实践的采用水平仍然有限。工业4.0的现行制造趋势提供了新的关键技术。网络物理系统，物联网（物联网），附加制造制造和大数据分析，这些和大数据分析在工业4.0伞下，称为4年度革命的关键技术。这些新技术以直接或间接的方式促进可持续性。鉴定不同的推动者是必要的，因为它有助于在工业4.0中采用可持续性实践。本研究旨在为MSMES（Micro Small Medio Enterprise）部门的行业4.0可持续发展框架的发展。最初，在可持续发展和行业的可用文献中确定了行业4.0中可持续性的推动者。此外，案例研究是在印度的一个MSES中进行的，该案例正在致力于采用行业4.0实践。基于F-AHP（模糊分析层次处理）和DEMATEL（决策试验和评估实验室）的混合MCDM（多标准决策）方法用于框架开发。结果表明，供应链和环境相关的推动者是工业4.0中可持续发展障碍的主要原因。预计本研究的调查结果将有利于研究人员，政策制定者和经理，以提高在MSMES中新兴经济体中使用行业4.0技术的可持续性。
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