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2023 Feb 14;10(1):171–176. doi: 10.1007/s42524-022-0247-8

Balancing resilience and efficiency in supply chains: Roles of disruptive technologies under Industry 4.0

Jing Xue 1,2, Guo Li 1,2,✉
PMCID: PMC9926438

Abstract

In the Industry 4.0 era, disruptive technologies such as big data analytics, blockchain, Internet-of-Things, and additive manufacturing have become major forces driving supply chain transformation. Under such circumstances, particular attention should be attached to balancing resilience and efficiency of the supply chain, especially in the presence of more turbulence. In this study, we first summarize the conflicts between supply chain efficiency and supply chain resilience regarding practices and objectives. Then, we discuss the positive effects of disruptive technologies in improving resilience and efficiency. Afterwards, we propose a research agenda that covers both the influence mechanism and trade-off mechanism of these technologies in terms of resilience and efficiency.

Keywords: disruptive technologies, supply chain, resilience, efficiency, paradox, balance

Footnotes

This research is partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 72272013 and 71971027).

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