Supply Chain Technologies - by Kamran Mahroof & Uthayasankar Sivarajah & Emilia Vann Yaroson

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Understand how various digital innovations within supply chains have driven efficiency and sustainability across diverse sectors of business.

Supply Chain Technologies is Ideal for final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students on supply chain management courses. This textbook includes three parts:

- Part 1 - Foundations of Sustainable Supply Chains in the Digital Age
- Part 2 - The Convergence of Key Technologies in Supply Chains
- Part 3 - Implementing and Scaling Sustainable Supply Chain Innovations

With this textbook examine the evolution of supply chains in response to disruptions and changing global dynamics, essential and emerging digital tools used in supply chains and key metrics used to evaluate the advancements and effectiveness of supply chain technologies. With various real-world examples from Patagonia, Walmart and Amazon students will understand the transformative impact of these advancements, offering insights into best practices and solutions adaptable to various industries. This textbook also comes with lecturer slide templates to assist in teaching.

About the Author

Kamran Mahroof is Associate Professor in Supply Chain Analytics, and Programme Leader for the MSc course in Applied AI and Data Analytics at the University of Bradford, UK

Uthayasankar Sivarajah is Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy at Kingston University London, UK. In 2023 and 2024, he was mentioned in the World's Top 2% Scientists list published by Stanford University, US.

Emilia Vann Yaroson is a lecturer in operations and supply chain management at the University of Sheffield, UK Her research focuses on how technology can be leveraged to build resilient supply chains and promote sustainability.