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2024 (English)In: International Journal of Production Research, ISSN 0020-7543, E-ISSN 1366-588X, Vol. 62, no 22, p. 8092-8109Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Industry 4.0 digital technologies are becoming indispensable for firms striving to enhance their supply chain capabilities and financial performance, but how these relationships play out in practice remains unclear. To address this issue, this study assesses the relationship between supply chain integration, supply chain agility, and financial performance from a dynamic capability perspective. Further analyses are conducted to establish whether Industry 4.0 digital technologies moderate the association between (a) supply chain integration and supply chain agility and (b) supply chain agility and financial performance. Findings based on the data pertaining to a sample of 274 Swedish manufacturing firms indicate that supply chain agility fully mediates the link between supply chain integration and financial performance. However, while Industry 4.0 digital technologies strengthen the effect of supply chain agility on financial performance, they do not moderate the relationship between supply chain integration and supply chain agility. These findings contribute to the ongoing debate regarding how digital technologies play a role in achieving competitive advantage in interplay with dynamic capabilities related to the supply chain. These findings are relevant for decision-makers, as they address the need for organisational adjustments beyond the mere introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies to fully reap their benefits.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2024
Keywords
Agility, integration, Industry 4.0, financial performance, dynamic capabilitiy
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-54384 (URN)10.1080/00207543.2021.1966850 (DOI)000691236700001 ()2-s2.0-85113860383 (Scopus ID)HOA;;761999 (Local ID)HOA;;761999 (Archive number)HOA;;761999 (OAI)
Funder
The Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius FoundationTore Browaldhs stiftelseEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF)Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
2021-09-012021-09-012025-01-11Bibliographically approved