Mobile supply chain management in the industry 4.0 era: An annotated bibliography and guide for future research
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Abstract
PurposeWe 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 analyse 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 a IS 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.