from III - Digitizing the Supply Chain
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2025
Although digital technologies play a vital role in improving the efficacy of supply chain management, companies often fail to transform digital aspects of their supply chains. To minimize the failure risk, digital transformation must begin with a design phase. This chapter introduces four aspects of the design phase: (1) operational due diligence, (2) data management strategy, (3) comprehension of business analytics, and (4) expansion of the potential of digital solutions. It shows how to achieve digital transformation of supply chains by addressing prominent issues in the design stage.
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