Evaluation of supply chain coordination index in context to Industry 4.0 environment

PurposeToday, most of the manufacturing systems are changing very fast in terms of the adoption of new technologies. New technologies being implemented are Internet of Things, cyber physical systems, cloud computing, Big Data analytics and information and communication technologies. Most of the orga...

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Published in:Benchmarking : an international journal 2021-05, Vol.28 (5), p.1622-1637
Main Authors: Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Kumar, Pravin, Chand, Mahesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Benchmarks
Cloud computing
Collaboration
Coordination
Cyber-physical systems
Data analysis
Decision making
Industrial applications
Industry 4.0
Information sharing
Internet of Things
Inventory
Literature reviews
Manufacturing
Mathematical analysis
New technology
Organizations
Performance evaluation
Product life cycle
Product lifecycle management
Revenue sharing
Sensors
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Technology adoption
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Summary:PurposeToday, most of the manufacturing systems are changing very fast in terms of the adoption of new technologies. New technologies being implemented are Internet of Things, cyber physical systems, cloud computing, Big Data analytics and information and communication technologies. Most of the organizations in the value chain are implementing these technologies at the individual level rather than across the whole supply chain. It makes the supply chain less coordinated and causes suboptimal utilization of resources. For efficient and optimal use of modern technologies, supply chains should be highly coordinated. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an approach for determining the index to quantify coordination in the supply chain.Design/methodology/approachFrom the literature review, total 32 factors have been identified. These factors are further clubbed into six clusters for evaluation of the coordination index. The graph theoretic approach has been used for evaluating the coordination index of a supply chain of an Indian organization.FindingsThis study has illustrated a comprehensive approach to quantify coordination of a supply chains for effective benchmarking of the supply chain performance in the Industry 4.0 era. Presently, it is observed that top management is giving more focus on organizational issues such as lean organization structure, organization culture and responsiveness factors for improving coordination in the supply chain rather than on Industry 4.0 technologies.Originality/valueThis framework can also be used for comparison, ranking and analysis of coordination issues in different supply chains in the era of Industry 4.0. Organizations can use this approach for benchmarking purpose also to improve different supply chain processes for meeting dynamic market requirements.
ISSN:1463-5771
1758-4094
DOI:10.1108/BIJ-07-2018-0204