Towards Supply Chain Visibility Using Internet of Things: A Dyadic Analysis Review

Sensors

Muhammad Azmat¹  Masood Ur Rehman²  Bassam Zeb³  Shehzad Ahmed³  Tahera Kalsoom⁴  Zeeshan Pervez⁴  Naeem Ramzan⁴ 

[1] College of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Department of Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK;James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK;School of Business & Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK;School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, UK;

关键词: IoT;    Industry 4.0;    supply chain visibility;    Supply 4.0;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s21124158

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Internet of Things (IoT) and its benefits and challenges are the most emergent research topics among academics and practitioners. With supply chains (SCs) gaining rapid complexity, having high supply chain visibility (SCV) would help companies ease the processes and reduce complexity by improving inaccuracies. Extant literature has given attention to the organisation’s capability to collect and evaluate information to balance between strategy and goals. The majority of studies focus on investigating IoT’s impact on different areas such as sustainability, organisational structure, lean manufacturing, product development, and strategic management. However, research investigating the relationships and impact of IoT on SCV is minimal. This study closes this gap using a structured literature review to critically analyse existing literature to synthesise the use of IoT applications in SCs to gain visibility, and the SC. We found key IoT technologies that help SCs gain visibility, and seven benefits and three key challenges of these technologies. We also found the concept of Supply 4.0 that grasps the element of Industry 4.0 within the SC context. This paper contributes by combining IoT application synthesis, enablers, and challenges in SCV by highlighting key IoT technologies used in the SCs to gain visibility. Finally, the authors propose an empirical research agenda to address the identified gaps.

【 授权许可】

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