Industry 4.0 has revolutionized modern urbanization and smart cities. However, the relationship between Industry 4.0 technology advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their impact on the earth, environment, people, and biological ecosystems needs further consideration, particularly...

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to transform South Africa's Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) payment systems, creating a new digital ecosystem where everyday objects can seamlessly perform payment transactions. Retail SME survival and continuity depend on...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping financial auditing by enabling greater efficiency, precision, and risk detection. Leveraging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Financial Statement Data Sets for the fiscal year 2024, a dual-model framework...

Background: In Engineer-to-Order (EtO) supply chains, managing supplier lead times is particularly challenging due to high customization and intensive customer involvement. This study addresses the critical need for more accurate and dynamic lead time prediction to enhance supply chain...

The integration of IoT and Big Data in education has significantly improved digital learning effectiveness and students' digital literacy. This study examines their impact on sustainability awareness among university students in Indonesia using a quantitative approach with PLS-SEM analysis. The...

In an era marked by the importance of sustainability and technological integration, this paper explores the drivers behind sustainable consumption in a rapidly evolving market, focusing on Romanian consumer perspectives towards sustainable products driven by the relationship between the circular...

Background: In an increasingly digitized supply chain landscape, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face mounting challenges in regard to delivering differentiated and responsive customer experiences. This study investigates the role of Industrial Internet of Things-enabled coopetition...

Economic growth and personal well-being have been greatly affected by the spread of digital financial services, especially in emerging nations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of technological infrastructure and connectivity on startup sustainability of selected fintech...

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a digital revolution that is defining global connections across sectors and people at a rapid pace. This extension of the internet beyond the electronic world transforms sectors and industries irrespective of their locality and core business. At the root...

Background: The concept of applying smart devices known as the Internet of Things (IoT) is widespread in many industries, including tourism. However, a gap has been observed regarding retrofitting possibilities in existing facilities. Objectives: This paper explores feasible scenarios for...

This study explores employees' perceptions of the Office of the Premier in the North West regarding their level of organizational commitment. Using questionnaires to collect qualitative data, a sample of 214 employees, ranging from entry-level to senior management, from the Office of the Premier...

Background: In a world increasingly shaped by technological innovation, the healthcare sector plays an important role in society's sustainable advancement. This study explores the use of IoT and RFID technologies to improve hospital operations and modernize healthcare services. Methods: We...

Background: Supply chain collaboration technologies (SCCTs) are digital tools designed to enhance communication, coordination, and integration among supply chain stakeholders. These tools are essential for enhancing transparency, efficiency, and traceability within complex supply chain networks,...

This paper explores the emerging field of Industry 5.0 in the context of healthcare supply chains (HSC). It aims to improve resilience, sustainability, and efficiency through human-centred techniques and cutting-edge technology. This study focuses on HSC management and emerging technologies such...

This study aims to explore the transformative impact of emerging technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), on construction logistics management systems.This study employs a systematic literature review (SLR) in three...

The rise of Industrial IoT (IIoT) alongside cloud, edge, and fog computing is transforming industrial operations and enabling new Demand Response (DR) opportunities in the Smart Grid. DR allows end-users to adjust energy consumption in response to external signals. Still, its adoption in...

In 2021, 12 fraudulent cases were identified in the Chinese carbon market. As a critical component of this emerging market, China's carbon-credit scheme in the automotive sector faces several shortcomings, including informational opacity and operational inefficiency, which affect market...

New technologies such as cross-chain IoT-based temperature monitoring will only be adopted if they offer a positive cost-benefit balance. Given the high monetary losses caused by food waste in the fruit and vegetable sector, there is large potential for savings. However, due to the heterogeneity...

This study develops a structured framework for advancing theory-driven research on the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the healthcare sector. Despite the growing body of empirical research, prior studies lack a systematic analysis of the research questions posed and the...

Paketdienstleister stehen vor steigenden Herausforderungen: wachsende Kundenerwartungen an Transparenz, Schnelligkeit und Komfort erfordern eine Optimierung der Customer Journey, während das durch die Corona-Pandemie beschleunigte E-CommerceWachstum eine effiziente Bereitstellung von...

This paper examines the challenges encountered in mosques activities management and explores the potential use of internet of things. To this end, qualitative methods, surveys and semi-structured interviews, were conducted. The results reveal key challenges, which are related to mosque...

Digital Logistics Anomaly Management Systems (DLAMS) have become a critical infrastructure in modern supply chain operations, enabling the real-time monitoring and management of anomalies through the integration of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and big data...

Implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) into business models has become an influential catalyst, supporting novel revenue generation, improved operational efficiencies, and competitive dominance. Still, its implementation has been challenged by barriers to technological, organizational, and...

Digital disruption is one of the most important social megatrends that deeply impact recent and future economic activities. IoT has contributed to the development of Chinese smart cities in recent years. Building on the authors' prior study (Boustani, Xu, & Xu, 2022), which established the...

Background: Waste collection is a critical logistical challenge in urban management, and while Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are increasingly used to optimize collection routes, a systematic, quantitative synthesis of their impact is lacking. This study aims to bridge this gap by...

Der Umbau des Energiesystems von einer weitgehend hierarchischen hin zu einer stark dezentralisierten und nachhaltigen Struktur erfordert umfassende Überlegungen zur Entwicklung geeigneter IT-Lösungen. Dabei beeinflussen einerseits der Stand technischer Entwicklungen, andererseits der Stand...

The spectacular concept of integrating OCR with the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), presented in this study, intends to increase the autonomy and social inclusion of people with visual impairments and deaf-blindness. This application converts text from photographs...

Purpose This study aims to assess the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in retail stores to improve supply chain visibility and integration. Design/methodology/approach This study employed a qualitative methodology with data collected using semi-structured interviews from a sample selected...