AI-enabled Integration in the Supply Chain

A Solution in the Digitalization Era

Authors

  • Manh-Kha Kieu
  • Rajkishore Nayak
  • Mohammadreza Akbari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25120/jre.2.1.2022.3919

Keywords:

Supply Chain Integration, Information Sharing, Artificial Intelligence, Textile and Garment, Supply Chain Resilience, Risk Management

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting increased attention from various manufacturing industries, including fashion and textiles, due to its ability to work effectively, similar to human intelligence. This Systematic Literature Review (SLR) paper proposes potential future research directions that emphasize the impacts of AI on supply chain integration (SCI) efforts through information sharing (IS). A structured literature review of articles in the 2010-2021 period, addressing geographic location, journals, publishers, authors, research designs, and applied theories, has been used to prepare this paper. The additional discussion of AI incorporates information from the structured review to conclude the findings and suggest future research directions. The authors have used the Scopus database and prestigious peer-reviewed journals to search for relevant papers using suitable keywords. This paper concluded that the Asian region has the highest concentration of publications and that AI adoption positively affects the IS-SCI relationship. Empirical quantitative research design and resource-based view theory are prominent among the reviewed publications. This SLR paper is limited by not having the impacts of AI discussed at the subset level.

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Published

2022-07-31

How to Cite

Kieu, . M.-K., Nayak, R., & Akbari, M. (2022). AI-enabled Integration in the Supply Chain: A Solution in the Digitalization Era. Journal of Resilient Economies (ISSN: 2653-1917), 2(1). https://doi.org/10.25120/jre.2.1.2022.3919