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Challenges and opportunities of digitalization in the healthcare supply chain: A literature review
No full textThis paper presents a literature review on the topic of digitalization in the healthcare supply chain. The healthcare industry is currently undergoing a transformation, and the supply chain is not an exception. The adoption of advanced technologies such as the blockchain is increasingly prevalent, offering improved traceability, security, trust, and privacy. However, managing the influx of new data requires highly qualified personnel. The potential benefits of digitalization are thus explored, as well as the need for collaborations to improve the present and future of the healthcare supply chain. The authors analyze the current state of digitalization in the healthcare supply chain by conducting a literature review of 81 relevant documents. The outcomes of the analyses highlight the challenges and opportunities associated with digitalization, which has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare supply chain. However, it is apparent that further studies are necessary to ensure the success of digitalization in this context
Implementing Industry 4.0 Technologies for Enhanced Material Flow and Handling Management: A Case Study in Logistics
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Sustainable Additive Manufacturing in the context of Industry 4.0: a literature review
No full textIncreasing environmental concerns have prompted a worldwide emphasis on the implementation of novel or revitalised technologies that allow manufacturing companies to produce in an environmentally sustainable way while reducing resource, global warning, and waste generation. Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies play a pivotal and revolutionary role in this particular industrial landscape. These new technologies are increasingly permeating industrial realities as they offer numerous advantages not only from an economic standpoint but also incorporate several potential sustainability benefits (e.g., reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions, minimized waste production, lightweight product manufacturing through technological optimization, the possibility of using biodegradable and recycled materials, shorter supply chains through localized production, and reduced environmental impact). This study proposes a literature review on the topic of sustainable AM, focusing on the three aspects of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social). In particular, the analysis has revealed that AM positively influences the economic aspect of companies, as it allows for the reduction of processing waste, effectively transforming this into positive monetary value. Another relevant aspect is that these technologies enable the decentralization of manufacturing sites, meaning that production can be moved closer to the customer, thus reducing or eliminating transportation-related costs. While AM offers positive opportunities in these first two aspects, there is still limited research exploring its impact on social sustainability. Although AM has yet to radically transform industrial systems, there are early signs indicating that the characteristics of this advanced production process will lead to advancements in industrial sustainability
Taking a snapshot of artificial intelligence in supply chain management: A bibliometric study
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UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN AN OPEN INNOVATION PERSPECTIVE: RESULTS FROM A BIBLIOMETRIC AND KEYWORDS ANALYSIS
No full textINNOVATIVE START-UPS: THE HUMAN ROLE WITHIN AN OPEN INNOVATION APPROACH
No full textThis study aims to deepen our knowledge of the Innovative Start Ups (ISUs) ‘human’ role within open innovation (OI) adoption. To achieve this, we explore how the ISU leader, namely the founder/CEO managerial characteristics influence the ISUs open innovation adoption dynamics (i.e. mechanisms, partners, motives and sequence of adoption). The empirical analysis is based on a sample of innovative startups belonging to San Marino Innovation, the institution that in the Republic of San Marino deals with the promotion and support of the development of innovative startups with international growth ambitions. Starting from recognizing the centrality of the ISU founder/CEO as a pivotal decision maker, asking if, when, who and how to engage in OI, this research seeks to explore the main entrepreneurial founder/CEO managerial characteristics and the influence these characteristics have on the OI adoption dynamics within the ISU. Our findings demonstrate that ISU open innovation adoption is project based: they develop open innovation capabilities on a "project by project basis" and mature as a consequence, thus highlighting the importance of the ‘doing, using, interacting’ mode of learning within ISU OI development. References: [1] Audretsch, D., Colombelli, A., Grilli, L., Minola, T., & Rasmussen, E. 2020. “Innovative start-ups and policy initiatives”. Research Policy 49(10): 104027. [2] Spender, J. C., Corvello, V., Grimaldi, M., & Rippa, P. (2017). “Startups and open innovation: a review of the literature”. European Journal of Innovation Management.. [3] Chesbrough, H., Vanhaverbeke, W., Bakici, T., & Lopez-Vega, H. 2011. “Open innovation and public policy in Europe”
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