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The partial mediating role of supply chain integration between Industry 4.0 and supply chain performance

Gizem Erboz (Department of Management and Business Administration Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary)
Işık Özge Yumurtacı Hüseyinoğlu (Department of Logistics Management, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey)
Zoltan Szegedi (Department of Marketing and Management, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary)

Supply Chain Management

ISSN: 1359-8546

Article publication date: 28 June 2021

Issue publication date: 6 May 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

Industry 4.0 not only impacts the manufacturing industry but also supply chain practices. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the purpose of this paper is to examine how Industry 4.0 affects supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain performance (SCP).

Design/methodology/approach

The data were collected from 212 respondents in manufacturing companies. The partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the hypotheses of this study.

Findings

The findings reveal that Industry 4.0 has a positive impact on SCI and SCP, and SCI has a positive impact on SCP. In addition, a partial mediating role of SCI has been found between Industry 4.0 and SCP.

Practical implications

This study reveals the role of Industry 4.0 on supply chain practices and draws attention to SCI in the linkage between Industry 4.0 and SCP. The findings emphasise the need for Industry 4.0 and SCI to enhance SCP.

Originality/value

There is limited research on the impacts of Industry 4.0 on SCI and SCP. This research finds empirical evidence for these impacts and enhances knowledge of Industry 4.0 by using a sample from an emerging country.

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Citation

Erboz, G., Yumurtacı Hüseyinoğlu, I.Ö. and Szegedi, Z. (2022), "The partial mediating role of supply chain integration between Industry 4.0 and supply chain performance", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 538-559. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-09-2020-0485

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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