In the rapidly evolving landscape of the automotive industry, firms are increasingly turning to advanced Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies to drive innovation and sustainability. While I4.0 technologies hold immense potential for Business Model Innovation (BMI) and supply chain (SC) sustainability, a gap exists in understanding how firms can leverage BMI and SCS effectively. This study addresses this gap and explores the impact of implementing I4.0 on BMI and its effects on SC sustainability. Utilizing an exploratory case study approach, the research investigates an Indian automobile SC and highlights how I4.0 technologies such as IoT, cloud computing, additive manufacturing, analytics, and automation contribute to BMI, enhancing operational efficiency and SC sustainability. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of fostering collaboration among SC entities and the need for support from large‐scale manufacturers for the initial adoption of I4.0 technologies at the small‐scale supplier level. Based on these findings, the study develops the ‘I4.0‐enabled BMI for SC Sustainability’ framework, providing a structured approach for integrating I4.0 and BMI to enhance SC sustainability. This research investigates and applies Dynamic Capability (DC) theory to examine I4.0 transformations and contributes to DC theory by demonstrating how I4.0 facilitates BMI across the value chain, leading to improved sustainability performance.

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工业 4.0 驱动的供应链可持续性商业模式创新：探索性案例研究


在快速发展的汽车行业环境中，公司越来越多地转向先进的工业 4.0 （I4.0） 技术，以推动创新和可持续发展。虽然 I4.0 技术在商业模式创新 （BMI） 和供应链 （SC） 可持续性方面具有巨大潜力，但在了解公司如何有效利用 BMI 和 SCS 方面仍然存在差距。本研究解决了这一差距，并探讨了实施 I4.0 对 BMI 的影响及其对 SC 可持续性的影响。该研究利用探索性案例研究方法，调查了印度的一家汽车 SC，并强调了物联网、云计算、增材制造、分析和自动化等 I4.0 技术如何促进 BMI，从而提高运营效率和 SC 可持续性。此外，该研究强调了促进 SC 实体之间合作的重要性，以及大型制造商支持在小型供应商层面初步采用 I4.0 技术的必要性。基于这些发现，该研究开发了“支持 I4.0 的 BMI for SC 可持续性”框架，为整合 I4.0 和 BMI 以增强 SC 可持续性提供了一种结构化的方法。本研究调查并应用动态能力 （DC） 理论来检验 I4.0 转型，并通过展示 I4.0 如何促进整个价值链的 BMI，从而提高可持续性绩效，为 DC 理论做出贡献。