The Impact of Sustainable Supply Chain Design on Industry 4.0: An Empirical Investigation in Egyptian Market

This study investigates the impact of sustainable supply chain design on Industry 4.0 in Egyptian manufacturing through quantitative analysis of 368 responses across various industries. Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling, the research examines key embrace and constraint factors through the sixth bottom line perspective. This approach provides a comprehensive bidirectional framework that advances traditional triple bottom line approach by systematically analyzing both embrace and constraint factors across all sustainability dimensions. The study demonstrates that the Egyptian industry is sufficiently aware of the compatibility between sustainability and the use of Industry 4.0. However, the transition to Industry 5.0 may encounter certain challenges in the Egyptian context.