Integrating the supply chain is increasingly being advocated as the basis for organizations to realize performance gains in the near future. This paper explores the relationships between IT infrastructure, digitization, resource flow integration in the supply chain, and its consequences for business value creation. Data for this study were collected by a survey of supply chain and logistics man...

This publication was produced for review by the U.S. Agency for International Development. It was prepared by the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. U SA ID | D EL IV ER P RO JE CT 2 00 9 Supply chain integration is a performance-improving approach that develops seamless linkages between the actors, levels, and functions within a supply chain to optimize customer service. The objectives of ...

Although large organisations have invested significant amounts of money to integrate their supply chains, the development of supply chain integration among Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) is slow-moving. For SMEs, integration is a significant problem due to high costs and technology requirements. Hence, they follow different approach to integrate their supply chains. In authors’ previo...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting increased attention from various manufacturing industries, including fashion and textiles, due to its ability work effectively, similar 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). ...