Kamar Zekhnini, Anass Cherrafi, Imane Bouhaddou, Youssef Benghabrit and Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes
This article presents a review of the existing state-of-the-art literature concerning Supply Chain Management 4.0 (SCM 4.0) and identifies and evaluates the relationship between…
Abstract
Purpose
This article presents a review of the existing state-of-the-art literature concerning Supply Chain Management 4.0 (SCM 4.0) and identifies and evaluates the relationship between digital technologies and Supply Chain Management.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature review of state-of-the-art publications in the subject field and a bibliometric analysis were conducted.
Findings
The paper identifies the impact of novel technologies on the different supply chain processes. Furthermore, the paper develops a roadmap framework for future research and practice.
Practical implications
The proposed work is useful for both academics and practitioners as it outlines the pillar components for every supply chain transformation. It also proposes a range of research questions that can be used as a base to guide the future research direction of the field.
Originality/value
This paper presents a novel and original literature review-based study on SCM4.0 as no comprehensive review is available where bibliometric analysis, motivations, barriers and technologies' impact on different SC processes have been considered.
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Youssef Jouicha, Anass Cherrafi, Nadia Hamani, Said Elfezazi and Khadija Echefaj
Recently, sustainability has emerged as a critical issue leading to substantial pressures on organizations. The integration of advanced technologies in the supply chain is…
Abstract
Recently, sustainability has emerged as a critical issue leading to substantial pressures on organizations. The integration of advanced technologies in the supply chain is supposed to enhance economic, environmental and social performance. However, several challenges are hindering the achievement of global sustainability. The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the challenges of supply chain 4.0 for sustainability and propose alternative solutions. A total of 14 challenges are identified and organized into clusters through extensive literature review and Delphi approach. With experts’ help, Best–Worst Method is used to provide the global and the local ranking of these challenges. Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory method is employed to analyze the interactions between the most 10 relevant barriers. Next, a framework of alternative solutions is proposed to overcome these challenges. Sensitivity analysis is performed to validate the robustness of the proposed framework. This study provides new insights regarding the sustainability of supply chain 4.0 and the important solutions to overcome the associated challenges. The outcomes can assist decisions-makers to improve sustainability through adopting advanced technologies. Future research can integrate the benefits of industry 5.0 to the proposed framework.