Study Links AI and Digital Tools to Supply Chain Sustainability
· Source: bioengineer.org
In short
A new study by Rym Belgaroui and Kaies Samet, published in Discover Artificial Intelligence, presents a framework showing how Industry 4.0 technologies — IoT, artificial intelligence and blockchain — influence sustainable supply chain management. Based on survey data from 250 manufacturing firms, the research finds that digital adoption improves sustainability performance largely through the mediating mechanism of supply chain transparency, with AI adoption showing a standardized coefficient of 0.545. The authors stress that a skilled workforce is a critical moderating factor, meaning technology investments only translate into sustainability gains when paired with parallel investment in human capital.
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Tags: supply chain, sustainability, artificial intelligence, blockchain, transparency, workforce