Analyzing the mediating role of organizational ambidexterity and digital business transformation on industry 4.0 capabilities and sustainable supply chain performance

Abstract

Purpose Despite the growing awareness of supply chains on industry 4.0 (I4.0) capabilities as the enabler of sustainable performance, little is known about what accelerates this interaction. Prior studies have focused on the ambidexterity dilemma and the need to adopt sustainable inter-organizational governance to drive I4.0 capabilities while achieving sustainable performance. To address these issues, this paper aims to explore the distinct and combined effects of several approaches such as digital business transformation (DBT), organizational ambidexterity (OA) and circular business models (CBMs) on the relationship between I4.0 capabilities and sustainable performance. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon a hybrid methodology including structural equation modeling and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, this paper develops and tests a hypothetical model using data collected from 306 organizations in Europe, Asia and Africa. Findings The study findings lead to several important implications concerning the potential paths linking I4.0 and sustainable performance. Notably, the DBT was found to mediate this relationship by integrating circular principles to devise business models. Moreover, OA was found to substitute the CBMs in developing new sustainable business models and reconcile sustainability. Originality/value The study is among the first to analyze the combined effects of OA, DBT and CBMs on the relationship between I4.0 capabilities and sustainable performance at the supply chain level. Moreover, the findings propose several solutions to resolve the sustainability dilemma through I4.0 capabilities, DBT, OA and CBMs.

Smart green supply chain management: a configurational approach to enhance green performance through digital transformation

“…The literature of digital transformation in GSCM described in Appendix 1 has already acknowledged the use of concepts such as Industry 4.0 (Belhadi et al, 2021), digital technologies (Bechtsis et al, 2021) or digital transformation (Zekhnini et al, 2021) connected to green performance. Several studies identified in the literature of Appendix 1 use a broad approach by connecting the digital transformation issue with sustainable Figure 1 Conceptual model for smart green supply chain management relationships operations rather than only environmental issues (green performance).…”

Unleashing the Potential of the TQM and Industry 4.0 to Achieve Sustainability Performance in the Context of a Developing Country

“…Superiors show very little willingness to improve the practical abilities of the workers due to the hefty expense of teaching (Honarpour et al, 2017). Thirdly, top authorities of the RMG sector are cautious about implementing the I4.0 technologies due to the high initial investment (Belhadi et al, 2021). As such, the implementation of TQM principles and I4.0 technologies in Bangladesh's RMG sector remains a significant challenge.…”

“…The above discussion points us toward a research gap in the literature that the integrated adoption of TQM and I4.0 to enhance organizational sustainability performance is still to explore. Though researchers have separately provided theoretical frameworks for the impact of TQM and I4.0 technologies on sustainability performance (Abbas, 2020;AlShehail et al, 2021;Bag & Pretorius, 2020;Belhadi et al, 2021;Tasleem et al, 2019;Tseng et al, 2018), no known single study has empirically investigated the combined effects of TQM and I4.0 on SP. So to fill this research gap, the current study will attempt to address the below research questions:…”

Accelerating digital business growth in a green economy and environmental sustainability

“…More interestingly, in research papers by Nwankpa, Roumani and Datta [12], Palmié, Miehe, Oghazi, Parida and Wincent [13], Sedera, Tan and Xu [15], Yousaf, Radulescu, Sinisi, Serbanescu and Ionescu [20] it is mentioned the significant influence of innovation for creating an exceptionally positive customer experience and consequently digital business growth. Drawing on the insights in works by scientist Belhadi, Kamble, Gunasekaran and Mani [3], Frei, Jack and Krzyzaniak [5], it is necessary to highlight that the key role for digital business growth is in right supply chain management according to which customer is able to communicate with minimal communication delay and has positive experience immediately. Although the satisfaction by the retailer's service quality affects the customers intentions and encourage them to make a purchase, there is still fragmentary studied the strategic digital business management, and, indeed, lack of papers regarding accelerating digital business growth in a green economy and environmental sustainability is defined the study topic.…”