Supply Chain Management 4.0 Research Area Maturity: A Systematic Literature Review

Document Type : Review Paper

Authors

1 Tehran, Daneshjoo blvd

2 Shahid Beheshti University, Shahid Shahriari Square, Evin, Tehran, Iran Postal Code: 1983969411; Telephone: +98 (21) 22431644

3 Tarbiat modaress university, Tehran< Iran.

4 Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Driven by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, organizations are increasingly striving to gain competitive advantages through the adoption of information and communication technologies. Among the various organizational domains affected by this transformation, the supply chain stands out as one of the most critical in highly competitive environments. Consequently, both academic and industrial researchers have consistently devoted considerable attention to the study of supply chains.
With the advent of Industry 4.0 technologies, a new paradigm known as Supply Chain Management 4.0 has emerged. In response to the growing prominence of this concept, the present study aims to review existing experiences and scholarly research related to Supply Chain Management 4.0. To achieve this objective, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to assess the maturity of research in this field and to identify opportunities for future investigation. The literature was systematically reviewed using the Systematic Literature Review approach. Articles published between 2011 and 2025 were retrieved from nine online databases, resulting in a final selection of 157 articles for bibliometric analysis.
The findings of the bibliometric study—highlighting a dispersed group of contributing authors, a limited number of dedicated journals, weak author collaboration networks, frequent use of exploratory research methods, and a narrow focus on specific keywords—suggest that Supply Chain Management 4.0 remains in the early maturity stages of research area.

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International Journal of Supply and Operations Management
Volume 12, Issue 3
August 2025
Pages 336-363

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