Industry 4.0 and Digitalization: New Technological Trends in Logistics

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 4, 357 - 367, 15.07.2025

Maide Betül Aksoy , Burcu Yengil Bülbül

https://doi.org/10.59445/ijephss.1681131

Abstract

Technological advancements and the production of knowledge, which began with the First Industrial Revolution and have rapidly accelerated since, have significantly influenced businesses across various sectors. For the logistics sector to remain competitive, it must adapt to new technologies and embrace digital transformation. In order to provide faster, cheaper, more reliable, traceable, and sustainable services, technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), augmented reality, and wearable sensors are already being implemented in logistics, with many more expected to be adopted in the near future. This study highlights the effects of digitalization in the logistics sector through applied and up-to-date examples. It demonstrates how digital technologies have addressed sector-specific challenges through recent collaborations such as UPS–Fast Radius, SkyCell, and DHL–Volkswagen. Furthermore, the Logistics Trend Radar 6.0 and 7.0 reports are analyzed from an academic perspective, and the roles of big data, IoT, augmented reality, and robotic automation in the sector are explained. By discussing both the advantages and disadvantages of digitalization, the study provides a unique contribution to the literature by addressing the lack of practice-oriented, example-based research in the field.

Keywords

Industry 4.0 , Digitalization , Logistics , Technological Trends

Ethical Statement

It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited.

Supporting Institution

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Endüstri 4.0 ve Dijitalleşme: Lojistikte Yeni Teknolojik Trendler

Abstract

Birinci Sanayi Devrimi ile başlayan ve o zamandan bu yana hızla ivme kazanan teknolojik gelişmeler ve bilgi üretimi, çeşitli sektörlerdeki işletmeleri önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Lojistik sektörünün rekabet gücünü koruyabilmesi için yeni teknolojilere uyum sağlaması ve dijital dönüşümü benimsemesi gerekmektedir. Daha hızlı, daha ucuz, daha güvenilir, izlenebilir ve sürdürülebilir hizmetler sunabilmek amacıyla büyük veri, yapay zekâ, Nesnelerin İnterneti (IoT), artırılmış gerçeklik ve giyilebilir sensörler gibi teknolojiler lojistikte halihazırda uygulanmakta olup, yakın gelecekte daha birçok teknolojinin sektörde benimsenmesi beklenmektedir. Bu çalışma, lojistik sektöründe dijitalleşmenin etkilerini uygulamalı ve güncel örnekler üzerinden ortaya koymaktadır. UPS–Fast Radius, SkyCell ve DHL–Volkswagen gibi yakın dönem iş birlikleri aracılığıyla dijital teknolojilerin sektöre özgü sorunlara nasıl çözümler sunduğu gösterilmektedir. Ayrıca, Logistics Trend Radar 6.0 ve 7.0 raporları akademik bir bakış açısıyla analiz edilmekte ve büyük veri, IoT, artırılmış gerçeklik ve robotik otomasyonun sektördeki rolleri açıklanmaktadır. Dijitalleşmenin hem avantajları hem de dezavantajları ele alınarak, alandaki uygulamaya yönelik ve örnek temelli araştırma eksikliğine katkı sunan özgün bir çalışma ortaya konulmaktadır.

Keywords

Endüsti 4.0 , Dijitalleşme , Lojistik , Teknolojik trendler

Ethical Statement

It is declared that scientific and ethical principles have been followed while carrying out and writing this study and that all the sources used have been properly cited.

Supporting Institution

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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