This book provides a comprehensive exploration of how digital technologies are reshaping supply chains across industries. With a clear focus on strategic goals and practical implementation, the book offers valuable insights into how organizations can leverage digital transformation to enhance efficiency, agility, and competitiveness in a rapidly evolving market. The book first examines the business objectives and motivations driving digital transformation initiatives. It then explores real-world applications in retail and logistics, highlighting successful use cases and emerging trends. Finally, it explores the role of control towers in supply chain management, offering a forward-looking perspective on integration, visibility, and decision-making.

The book serves as an essential source for students and scholars who are interested in digital transformation and supply chain management. It also provides an informative read for managers and practitioners who need to deepen their knowledge of digital transformation in the supply chain domain.

Explores the key drivers and initiatives for digital transformation and supply chain Addresses a critical need for a holistic examination of the emerging technologies and future prospects Provides a practical guide to the modelling and optimization of supply chain processes

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Dr. Yacob Khojasteh is a Professor of Operations Management at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. He was a Visiting Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, in Toronto, Canada, during 20212022. He received his Ph.D. in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan. He is the author or editor of several books, including Supply Chain Risk Mitigation: Strategies, Methods, and Applications (2022, Springer), Supply Chain Risk Management (2018, Springer), Production Management (2017, CRC Press), and Production Control Systems (2016, Springer). He has several years of professional experience in industry and consulting. His research interests include production and operations management, supply chain management, logistics and warehousing, systems modeling and optimization, digital transformation, and business analytics.

Dr. S.M. Mousavi Jahan Abadi is a Senior Research Manager at FUJIFILM Software Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, where he has led research and development initiatives for over two decades. His work has focused on advancing technologies in digital transformation, cloud computing, data science, and artificial intelligence, contributing significantly to the innovation of numerous products and solutions. In addition to his corporate leadership, Dr. Mousavi Jahan Abadi possesses deep expertise in Japanese business practices and organizational culture. He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and, since 2021, he served as an Adjunct Professor at Sophia University in Tokyo, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Business Intelligence and Management Information Systems . His combined experience in industry and academia reflects a strong commitment to bridging cutting-edge research with real-world business applications.

Inhalt

Leveraging Digital Transformation in Supply Chains: Strategies for Agility, Performance, and Resilience.- An Invitation to Fail: Digital Transformation without a Business Objective.- The Impetus for Digital Supply Chain Transformation: Motivation to Change.- The Impact of Industry 4.0 Technologies on Efficiency, Transparency, and Resilience in Global Supply Chains.- Developing a Customer Value Oriented Digital Servitization Strategy: A Case Study of Komatsu.- Environmental Sustainability Data Management in Supply Chains.- The Future of Brick-and-Mortar in an E-Commerce-Driven Supply Chain.- Identifying Critical Factors in Cold Chain Logistics System: A Review.- An Analysis of Critical Success Factors for Digital Transformation in Agri-food Supply Chains.- Reducing Transaction Costs through Digitalization: Challenges in the Order to Cash Process of Logistics Service Providers.- Empowering Smallholder Farmers with Digital Supply Chain Management Tools.- Supply Chain Control Towers.- The Role of Control Towers in Improving Supply Chain Agility.- Digital Control Towers in Automotive Supply Chains.