The Predominant Role of IT as a Competitive Global SCM Strategy： The Case of Roland DG Japan,a Manufacturing Company

• 作者: Jorge Calvo
• 来源期刊: 美中经济评论：英文版
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: Industry 4.0 supply chain management Internet of Things Artificial Intelligence IT businessdigitalization
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（8）
• 页码范围: 379-393
• 页数: 15页
• 分类号: F11

摘要

This paper, written in a business case format, introduces Roland DG as an example of how a Japanese companyapproaches the paradigm shift of Industry 4.0. The aim is to propose a conceptual model： The SCM 4.0, under thegeneral assumption that global high performers must build efficient and agile value networks by taking advantageof emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, and big data. Roland DG owns a digital production cell system and ismaking strategic investments to build IT infrastructure to manage in real time all global SCM end-to-end flows.The first step has been the implementation of advanced global SI＆OP and control tower systems, delivering quickresults. In this early stage of Industry 4.0, it is necessary to make the differentiation of SCM 4.0 as a derivate ofgrowth implicit to Industry 4.0 as the main assumption. Global companies that want to maintain their highperformance and competitiveness in the future need to build efficient and agile business networks with real-timedigital information flows to take maximum advantage of emerging technologies such as IoT and AI. Authorsconclude that there is a set of six key, success factors that are a sine qua noncondition, necessary but not sufficient.