Industry 4.0: A Review on Drivers and Challenges in Development of Smart Supply Chain Management

Abstract

The technology in supply chain today has evolved significantly; to be more efficient and offers value added to the manufacturing firms. The concept of Industry 4.0 in supply chain management denotes the transformation of manufacturing processes through digitalization and automation. It has the potential to provide high impact transition to the supply chain management as a whole. Thus, to transform from the conventional supply chain to the smart supply chain management, it requires thorough assessment in terms of the drivers that able to motivate the manufacturing firms and also the challenges that might encounter if the manufacturing firms consider to adopt the concept of Industry 4.0 in the supply chain management. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the drivers and challenges of adoption the concept of Industry 4.0 in order to create smart supply chain management using a systematic review.