Introduction to the Minitrack on The Digital Supply Chain of the Future: Technologies, Applications and Business Models

Pflaum, Alexander; Prockl, Günter; Bodendorf, Freimut; Chen, Haozhe

doi:10.24251/hicss.2018.492

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“…Overall, this study acts as a useful source for the digitalization of supply chains and it can also be used as a ground for future research endeavors that seeks to understand aspects related to business benefits from digitalizing supply chains as a whole. Finally, the findings of this study fill some of the highlighted literature gaps of related studies about digital supply chain (Bär et al , 2018; Büyüközkan and Göçer, 2018; Mola et al , 2017; Pflaum et al , 2018).…”

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“…There is a very limited scientific literature about the correlation between digitalization of supply chain and the adoption of these five lean operations practices. von Haartman et al (2016) highlight that lean production maybe a perquisite adopting digital technologies in production and Pflaum et al (2018) indicate that there is a very limited scientific literature about digital supply chain of the future.…”

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Digitalizing supply chains potential benefits and impact on lean operations

Haddud

Khare²

2020

IJLSS

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Purpose New technological trends continue to emerge, and businesses adopt them in different capacity in a pursuit of improving current ways of doing things and to gain competitive advantages over rivals. One of the key business functions that is impacted by the implementation of different disruptive technologies is the supply chain management. As a result, there is a continuous need to identify where digitalizing supply chains may provide businesses with benefits to capitalize such gains. This study aims to examine potential impacts of digitalizing supply chains on five selected lean operations practices through the identification of key areas and benefits under each of these practices. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 74 participants mainly from the academic community and who were university scholars through the use of an online survey. The used online survey consists of six main parts in total, but three were included in this paper and these were designed to gather data about participants’ general information, level of influence of seven technological trends on supply chain performance and management and potential impact of digitalizing supply chains on five lean operations practices. Findings The authors were able to confirm the significant impact of digitalizing supply chains on the five examined lean operations practices. Most of the examined potential impacts were found to improve certain areas that directly improve the practices of the explored five lean operations practices as well as the overall supply chain and business performance. They were also able to determine the level of influence of the seven examined enabling technologies on supply chain performance and management. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind. Although some literature explored different aspects related to the concept of Industry 4.0 and digitalizing supply chains, no study has specifically explored potential impacts of digitalizing supply chains on lean operations. The results from this study can be beneficial to academic scholars interested in the researched themes, business professionals specializing in supply chain management and lean operations, organizations within different industrial sectors particularly manufacturing where lean thinking is adopted and any other party interested in understanding more about the impact of digitalizing supply chain on lean operations and on an overall business performance.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Digitalizing supply chains potential benefits and impact on lean operations

Haddud

Khare²

2020

IJLSS

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“…In a study on the rise of Industry 4.0 conducted by PwC, more than third of more than 2,000 respondents say that their companies have started to digitize their supply chains and 72 percent expect to have done so in five years (Schrauf and Berttram, 2016). The digitalization will become one of the major research topics for the SCM community in the future (Pflaum et al , 2017). Recent developments concerning digitalization are expected to play an increasingly significant role in the management and design of global supply chains (Klötzer and Pflaum, 2017).…”

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Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains

Haddud

DeSouza

Khare

et al. 2017

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Purpose (mandatory) -The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to have a huge impact on businesses and, especially, the way we think about supply chain management. However, there is still a paucity of studies on the impact of IoT adoption on supply chains and on different aspects of the business in general. The research aims to examine the impact of adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) in organizational supply chains with a view to verify potential key benefits and challenges existent in the literature. The research presents the impact on an organization along with the impact across its entire supply chain. Design/methodology/approach (mandatory) -Data was collected through the use of an online survey and 87 participants completed the survey. Participants were mainly university scholars based in different countries located in six continents.

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“…The 11 th Malaysian plan of development also indicates to investigate the potential of new digital technologies implementations in all kinds of businesses. Digitalization in supply chain management is the potential to achieve a competitive advantage (Pflaum, Bodendorf, Prockl, & Chen, 2017). This plan also emphasizes on the identification as to how supply chain management can become more efficient and effective through increased digitalization and better information sharing.…”

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Fostering Supply Chain Integration through Blockchain Technology: A Study of Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

Mubarik

Rasi

Mubarak

2020

International Journal of Management and Sustainability

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The study aims to identify the role of the blockchain-based supply chain in supply chain integration. The study also aims to investigate the role of various factors that possibly mediate the relationship between blockchain-based supply chain management and supply chain integration. The study adopted a twofold mixed-method approachsequential explanatory-to attain the objectives. In the first phase, data were collected from Malaysian electrical and electronic firms, and by applying PLS-SEM, hypothesized relationships were examined. In the second phase, through a qualitative study, the results of the first phase are discussed with the industry experts to seek their expert opinion. In doing so, the semi-structured interview from seven experts, selected through purposive sampling, were conducted. The findings of both inquiries reveal that blockchain technology has significant potential to enhance the integration between numerous actors in multi-level supply chains while ensuring the transparency and traceability in the transactions. Moreover, the findings reveal that certain pre-requisites are missing at the moment in the Malaysian manufacturing sector, which are inevitable to be met, before implementing the block-chain based supply chain. Sophisticated infrastructure which could suffice the blockchain-based technologies implementation in supply chains and the absorptive capacity is prominent amongst them. Consequently, it is recommended that appropriate training should be given to employees in order to cater to the requirement of the technical skills needed to handle such advanced technology. Further, continuous infrastructural investments should be made to implement blockchain-based technology in the business ecosystem of Malaysia at the government level. Contribution/Originality:This study contributes to the literature on BDSCM in two ways. First, taking experts from the major industries of Malaysia, this study unveils the potential of BDSCM in transmuting the efficiencies of Malaysian firms. Secondly, the study unleashes the role of BDSCM in supply chain integration.

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Introduction to the Minitrack on The Digital Supply Chain of the Future: Technologies, Applications and Business Models

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Digitalizing supply chains potential benefits and impact on lean operations

Digitalizing supply chains potential benefits and impact on lean operations

Examining potential benefits and challenges associated with the Internet of Things integration in supply chains

Fostering Supply Chain Integration through Blockchain Technology: A Study of Malaysian Manufacturing Sector

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