Mobile supply chain management in the Industry 4.0 era: An annotated bibliography and guide for future research
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
ISSN: 1741-0398
Article publication date: 12 February 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify avenues for future research in mobile supply chain management (mSCM) in the advent of Industry 4.0.
Design/methodology/approach
A systematic literature review was used to identify, classify, and analyze current knowledge, identify trends, and propose recommendations for future research.
Findings
Other research fields, such as operations, production, industrial engineering, and computer science, seem to have a head start in research into Industry 4.0. Several avenues are suggested for investigation under an information systems lens.
Research limitations/implications
Despite the care taken in the systematic literature review, the language (English), the selected keywords, and selected databases represent a natural limitation.
Practical implications
With Industry 4.0 at the top of the agenda of managers and countries, it is important to identify relevant research avenues.
Originality/value
A gap between the extant literature on mSCM and new concerns raised by Industry 4.0 is presented, and some research opportunities to close those gaps are proposed.
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Acknowledgements
This paper is financed by national funding via the Foundation for Science and Technology and by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the COMPETE 2020 – Operational Program for Competitiveness and Internationalization (POCI).
Citation
Barata, J., Rupino Da Cunha, P. and Stal, J. (2018), "Mobile supply chain management in the Industry 4.0 era: An annotated bibliography and guide for future research", Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 173-192. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-09-2016-0156
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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