Do industry 5.0 advantages address the sustainable development challenges of the renewable energy supply chain?

Abstract

Scholars assert that the fifth industrial revolution has the potential to go beyond Industry 4.0's efficiency and advance supply chain objectives for sustainable development, including adaptability, a human-centered orientation, and the durability of social and environmental issues. According to Industry 5.0-based solution methodologies, sustainable development challenges (SDCs) can be addressed in the renewable energy supply chain (solar energy). This study provides a distinct set of 23 SDCs and 19 Industry 5.0 advantages. Moreover, A hybrid fuzzy best worst method and fuzzy weighted aggregated sum product assessment technique are utilized in the renewable energy supply chain context. To determine the weight of SDCs, preliminary data are gathered based on experts' opinions. The outcomes indicate that the most significant SDCs in the renewable energy supply chain are “non-consideration of human factors,” “Inadequate regulation and implementation of environmental standards,” “Commitment of inadequate management for adopting sustainability,” “non-uniform alignment of sustainability, organization,” and “goal and customer expectation.” For overcoming the SDCs, “supply chain modularity,” “research and innovation in social and human problems,” and “building safer and more complicated hyper-connected networks” are the most prominent Industry 5.0 advantages. The study findings will give the most critical advantages for creating sustainability in the continued industry expansion–society engagement and more sustainable renewable energy supply chain, as well as creating a more resilient energy industry and society.