scholarly journals Omnichannel Value Chain: Mapping Digital Technologies for Channel Integration Activities

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-92
Author(s):  
Rehan Iftikhar ◽  
Zohreh Pourzolfaghar ◽  
Markus Helfert
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Channel Integration

scholarly journals Exercising associational and networked power through the use of digital technology by workers in global value chains

2020 ◽  
pp. 102452942090328
Author(s):  
Nicole Helmerich ◽  
Gale Raj-Reichert ◽  
Sabrina Zajak
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Power Resources ◽  
Footwear Industry

While there are heated debates about how digitalization affects production, management and consumption in the context of global value chains, less attention is paid to how workers use digital technologies to organize and formulate demands and hence exercise power. This paper explores how workers in supplier factories in global value chains use different digital tools to exercise and enhance their power resources to improve working conditions. Combining the global value chain framework and concepts from labour sociology on worker power, the paper uses examples from the garment industry in Honduras and the footwear industry in China to show how workers used old and new digital tools to create and enhance associational and networked powers. Digital tools were used by workers and their allies in the global value chain to lower costs of communication, increase information exchange and participate in transnational campaigns during labour struggles vis-à-vis firms and governments in structurally and politically repressive environments. The paper contributes to our understanding of how workers use of digital technologies to exercise and combine different resources of power in online and offline actions in global value chains, as well as how they are confronted by new dimensions of constrains which include digital surveillance and control by the state.

Impact of Digital Technologies on Agricultural Production: Methodical Aspect

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Z.Ch. Pak ◽  
◽  
D.P. Kravchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

The article examines the impact of digital technologies on agricultural production. Digital technologies are classified according to the degree of influence on the development of agricultural enterprises. Groups of technologies with high average and low impact on the configuration of the value chain in agricultural production are identified. The basic (main) and auxiliary (possible) conditions for digitalization of agricultural production are defined, which are the starting point for implementing digital transformations in the agricultural sector of the economy. Along with significant advantages, the key problems of implementing digital innovations in agricultural production are identified.

scholarly journals Digitalization of Agri-Cooperatives in the Smart Agriculture Context. Proposal of a Digital Diagnosis Tool

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Manuel Ciruela-Lorenzo ◽  
Ana Rosa Del-Aguila-Obra ◽  
Antonio Padilla-Meléndez ◽  
Juan José Plaza-Angulo
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Digital Innovation ◽  
Diagnosis Tool ◽  
Smart Agriculture

The use of digital technologies has been recognized as one of the great challenges for businesses of the 21st century. This digitalization is characterized by the intensive use of information technologies in the different stages of the value chain of a sector. In this context, smart agriculture is transforming the agricultural sector in terms of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In some countries, cooperatives, as the most common legal form of the incumbent companies, in this rather traditional low-intensive technology sector, are going to develop a relevant role in the process of adoption of these technologies. In this context, this paper provides, first, a review of the evolution of the main digital technologies, such as Internet of Things, robots, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Blockchain, among others. Second, a description of the digital innovation process in agri-cooperatives in order to help them in the decision-making process, and third, a digital diagnosis tool for measuring cooperatives’ digital innovation. This tool is initially applied to two cases of agri-cooperatives in Spain. All of this contributes to a better understanding of digitalization of agri-cooperatives in the context of smart agriculture.

scholarly journals The Economic Aspect of Digital Sustainability: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8241
Author(s):  
Livio Cricelli ◽  
Serena Strazzullo
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

In recent years, sustainability and Industry 4.0 have become crucial aspects of the global economy. Numerous studies focus on the link between environmental aspects of sustainability and Industry 4.0. On the contrary, few studies address the issue of the integration of economic sustainability and digital technologies. This paper aims to fill this gap through a systematic analysis of the literature. In particular, 32 articles were selected and following a descriptive analysis to evaluate the evolution of the theme, a content analysis was performed. The findings of this study highlight and categorize the main sustainability metrics associated with digital technologies. Specifically, the digitalization process enhances the connection of products and factories, the value chain and users to achieve a production cycle as sustainable as possible. The new technologies developed allow companies to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, increase the market share, reduce energy waste, recover and reuse the material, etc. Finally, managerial and academic contributions were identified.

Emergence of Industry 4.0 Technologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 560-589
Author(s):  
Leyla A. Gamidullaeva ◽  
Sergey M. Vasin ◽  
Elena V. Shkarupeta ◽  
Tatyana O. Tolstykh ◽  
Alexey G. Finogeev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Simply Connected

Innovations in the modern world are not simply connected with the opportunities of digital technologies but also largely based on them. This is exactly why the full-fledged successive industrial sector's digitization will become a platform for qualitative changes of the economy and long-term opportunities. Thus, the transition to digital technologies is inevitable, but from another perspective, this very transition cannot be the absolute goal. In this chapter, the authors aimed at providing a better understanding for Industry 4.0 concept and its application benefits for Russia. The main problem is how the Russian Federation acts against the economically developed countries, which are the creators of Industry 4.0. This chapter mainly focuses on presenting the authors' views on how to sustain and increase competitive advantage of the Russian Federation by catching and implementing Industry 4.0. With Industry 4.0, Russian Federation gets a bigger share of the world manufacturing value chain.

Transformation Management Office as a Vehicle to Accelerate Digital Transformation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Al Blooshi ◽  
Hassan Mohammed ◽  
Khalid Yousef Al Awadhi ◽  
Pedro Carreiras ◽  
Maitha Harahish Al Mansoori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Company Culture ◽  
Reduce Risk

Abstract ADNOC has identified digital technology as a key enabler of sustainable value creation as it delivers its 2030 smart growth strategy. The Transformation Management Office (TMO) has been established to accelerate delivery of ADNOC's digital transformation, actively manage its digital portfolio, build digital capabilities, lead the digital empowerment of local talent and institute a ‘new way to operate’. By doing so, it supports ADNOC's ambition to be a data-driven organization, adopting new ways of working, and delivering greater value, while adapting swiftly to competitive threats to its core business. ADNOC's digital transformation is changing the way the organization operates. The adoption of digital technologies, including big data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and robotics will optimize production, improve efficiency, reduce risk and de-risk multibillion dollar projects. To achieve this requires a change of company culture across the full value chain. The decision to establish the Transformation Management Office was a recognition that ADNOC must evolve to meet the realities of the new energy era by adopting advanced digital technologies to ensure we remain resilient and agile, by making the most of our resources, enhancing our performance, empowering our people and delivering greater value for our shareholders, Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

Interactive Digital Television

2011 ◽  
pp. 96-133
Author(s):  
Margherita Pagani
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Interactive Television ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
The Status ◽  
Interactive Digital Television ◽  
Return Channel ◽  
The Impact

Interactive television (iTV) can be defined as the result of the process of convergence between television and the new interactive digital technologies (Pagani, 2000). Interactive television is basically domestic television boosted by interactive functions that are usually supplied through a “back channel” and/or a modern terminal. The distinctive feature of interactive television is the possibility that the new digital technologies give the user1 the opportunity to interact with the content that is offered. The evolution towards interactive television has not an exclusively technological, but also a profound impact on the whole economic system of digital broadcasting—from offer types to consumption modes, and from technological and productive structures to business models. This chapter attempts to analyse how the addition of interactivity to television brings fundamental changes to the broadcasting industry. The chapter first defines interactive transmission systems and classifies the different services offered according to the level of interactivity determined by two fundamental factors such as response time and return channel band. After defining the conceptual framework and the technological dimension of the phenomenon, the chapter considers the impact generated by interactive digital technologies on the whole broadcaster economic system. Some dimensions of the economic sub-system of reference are considered such as new types of interactive services offered and new competitive system emerging. The Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) value chain will be discussed to give an understanding of the different business elements involved. The results of the present section allow for an understanding of the impact of interactive television on the whole economic system, together with the significant changes in the market, operator types, and distributive systems. There are many problems that management has to deal with as a result of the changing behaviour of the audience, the status of the viewer, and the nature of the medium and its function. Technological, organisational, and service innovation is undoubtedly the key for understanding the behaviour of firms and institutions in the development of interactive television.

Emergence of Industry 4.0 Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 270-299
Author(s):  
Leyla A. Gamidullaeva ◽  
Sergey M. Vasin ◽  
Elena V. Shkarupeta ◽  
Tatyana O. Tolstykh ◽  
Alexey G. Finogeev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Modern World ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Simply Connected

Innovations in the modern world are not simply connected with the opportunities of digital technologies but also largely based on them. This is exactly why the full-fledged successive industrial sector's digitization will become a platform for qualitative changes of the economy and long-term opportunities. Thus, the transition to digital technologies is inevitable, but from another perspective, this very transition cannot be the absolute goal. In this chapter, the authors aimed at providing a better understanding for Industry 4.0 concept and its application benefits for Russia. The main problem is how the Russian Federation acts against the economically developed countries, which are the creators of Industry 4.0. This chapter mainly focuses on presenting the authors' views on how to sustain and increase competitive advantage of the Russian Federation by catching and implementing Industry 4.0. With Industry 4.0, Russian Federation gets a bigger share of the world manufacturing value chain.

Interactive Digital Television

2009 ◽  
pp. 726-734
Author(s):  
Margherita Pagani
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Interactive Television ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
Broadcasting Industry ◽  
Interactive Services ◽  
Interactive Digital Television ◽  
Return Channel ◽  
Interactive Transmission

Interactive television (iTV) can be defined as the result of the process of convergence between television and the new interactive digital technologies (Pagani, 2000a; 2000b; 2003). Interactive television is basically domestic television boosted by interactive functions that are usually supplied through a ‘back channel.’ The distinctive feature of interactive television is the possibility that the new digital technologies give the user to interact with the content that is on offer (Flew, 2002; Owen, 1999; Pagani, 2000a; 2000b; 2003). The evolution towards interactive television has not an exclusively technological, but also a profound impact on the whole economic system of digital broadcaster—from offer types to consumption modes, and from technological and productive structures to business models. This article attempts to analyze how the addition of interactivity to television brings fundamental changes to the broadcasting industry. The article first defines interactive transmission systems and classifies the different services offered according to the level of interactivity determined by two fundamental factors such as response time and return channel band. After defining the conceptual framework and the technological dimension of the phenomenon, the study analyzes the new types of interactive services offered. The Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) value chain will be discussed to give an understanding of the different business elements involved.

scholarly journals Digitalization of waste management: Insights from German private and public waste management firms

2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110291
Author(s):  
Rebecca Borchard ◽  
Roman Zeiss ◽  
Jan Recker
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Material Recognition ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Robotic Automation

Policymakers, practitioners, and scholars have long-lauded digital technologies, such as smart waste containers or artificial intelligence for material recognition and robotic automation, as key enablers to more effective and efficient waste management. While these advances promise an increasingly digitalized future for collecting, sorting, and recycling waste material, little is known about the current extent of digitalization by waste management firms. Available studies focus on firms’ digitalization intentions, largely neglecting the level of actual adoption of digital technologies, and do not differentiate the level of digitalization alongside different steps of the waste management value chain. Our study reports on a cross-sectional descriptive survey that captures current digitalization efforts and strategies of 130 public and private waste management firms in Germany. We analyze their levels of digitalization along with different steps of the waste management value chain, explore their different objectives, approaches, and transformational measures with regard to digitalization. Our findings reveal that while the perceived importance of digitalization in the waste management sector continues to grow, the actual adoption of advanced digital technologies falls notably behind intentions reported in 2016 and 2017. We explore the reasons for this gap, point out so far largely ignored research opportunities, and derive recommendations for waste management firms and associations.

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