مطالعات مدیریت کسب و کار هوشمند (Mar 2024)
Evaluation and analysis of intelligent supply chain management under Internet of Things technology with fuzzy cognitive map approach
Abstract
Smart technologies have brought changes in the supply chain. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the impact of the Internet of Things on the intelligent management of the supply chain, which evaluates the relationships between variables and their impact and effectiveness with the fuzzy cognitive mapping method. The statistical population is academic experts and active experts in the drug distribution company in Bushehr province. After identifying the components from the background of the research, an interview was conducted. Then the questionnaire was presented to 10 experts and experts and it was analyzed in several stages, and finally, the main factors of the use of Internet of Things in the supply chain were determined in 9 categories of criteria and 41 sub-criteria. The criteria include: intelligent management of inventory and warehousing, intelligent management of operations, intelligent management of information, intelligent management of products, intelligent management of costs, intelligent management of corporate productivity, intelligent management of customers and drug suppliers, intelligent management of sales and marketing, and intelligent management of the environment.The results showed that intelligent information management was obtained as the most important indicator; Because it affects all indicators. intelligent management of customers, intelligent management of sales and marketing, and intelligent management of operations are the second most influential. Therefore, managers of the drug distribution industry should use Internet of Things technology to intelligently manage information in their organization, improve relationships with customers, improve operations and focus on the sales process, and optimize supply chain processes and profitability.
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