Author(s): Nishant Maheshwari and Bhakti Ranjit Pawar
The supply chain management (SCM) practices in the manufacturing sector have been heavily optimized due to the advent of technology, largely in terms of efficiency, transparency of the process, and responsiveness of different processes of the supply chain and logistics within the industry. This research was an attempt to outline and classify the various technological changes that manufacturing companies applied during SCM and how they have influenced firm performance gauged through different firm performance parameter which includes, perceived productivity, cost effectiveness and profitability. The current research implemented a thorough bibliometric examination, both citation and co-citation, and keywords. The study carried out a systematic review of the available literature in an attempt to investigate the pattern of adoption and intellectual architecture of the technological innovations to SCM. The new technologies related to the improvement of the logistics are artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, cloud computing, robotics, additive manufacturing (3D printing), and augmented reality (AR) and provide a good interaction to make better decisions, reduce uncertainty, and enable real-time monitoring. The innovative technologies have great benefits associated; however, these technologies present a temporal challenge in terms of privacy, data security, and implementation. The report outlines the four main research questions that refer to significant publications, thematic overviews, emerging issues, and the impact of performance of the innovations in supply chains. This paper is beneficial in that it tells how SCM inventions can be reviewed systematically and bibliometrically within manufacturing environment, offers an elaborate insight as to new technological innovations, and identifies future research agendas aimed at increasing the supply chain efficiency, its performance, and overall flexibility.