Digital Twins (DTs) developments are still in the pilot stages of deployment in supply chain management (SCM), and their full integration with real-time synchronization and autonomous decision-making poses many challenges. This paper aims to identify these common challenges and provide a...

Supplier selection is an important process in supply chain management that sets a foundation for a long-term partnership with suppliers that can greatly contribute to the success or failure of a business. This study aims to identify, validate and propose a comprehensive list of supplier...

Integrating digitalization and warehouse management systems (WMS) is a crucial aspect of enhancing supply chain performance for strategic competitiveness. Multiple technologies promote digital development and supply chain management (SCM) transformation. They include artificial intelligence and...

In today's highly dynamic and volatile business environment, the performance of a supply chain significantly depends on its structure, technological capabilities, and the adaptability of its constituent stages. Supply chain mapping, an approach to represent complex supply chain networks, is...

Human resources (HR) management is vital in developing organizational performance and profit maximization. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and emerging start-ups struggle to establish a functioning HR department, while larger organizations tend to reinvent their HR functions with...

Robust and resilient agri-food supply chain management (AFSCM) is paramount to agribusinesses, given the many challenges and risks that this increased demand will bring in the coming decades. Interruptions caused by various risks to this crucial supply chain network, particularly in emerging...

Increased environmental awareness has inspired the industrial community to develop sustainable business models (SBMs). Accordingly, SBM has become a trendy topic in the research community. This review analyses SBM to understand its significance, emerging trends, opportunities, challenges, and...

Purpose This study aims to address the critical challenge of implementing lean manufacturing (LM) in emerging economies, where sustainability complexities on the production floor hinder production efficiency and the transition towards a circular economy (CE). Addressing a gap in existing...