An Interdisciplinary Survey on Information Flows in Supply Chains

ACM Computing Surveys, vol. 56, pp. 1–38

Abstract

Supply chains form the backbone of modern economies and therefore require reliable information flows. In practice, however, supply chains face severe technical challenges, especially regarding security and privacy. In this work, we consolidate studies from supply chain management, information systems, and computer science from 2010–2021 in an interdisciplinary meta-survey to make this topic holistically accessible to interdisciplinary research. In particular, we identify a significant potential for computer scientists to remedy technical challenges and improve the robustness of information flows. We subsequently present a concise information flow-focused taxonomy for supply chains before discussing future research directions to provide possible entry points.

Authors 13

1. Jan Pennekamp Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Germany

2. Roman Matzutt Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   RWTH Aachen University, Germany

3. Christopher Klinkmüller
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   BPMotion, Australia

4. Lennart Bader

   Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics

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   Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany

5. Martin Serror

   Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics

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   Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany

6. Eric Wagner Aachen Fraunhofer FKIE

   Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics · RWTH Aachen University

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   Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany and RWTH Aachen University, Germany

7. Sidra Malik

   Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · Data61

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   Data61 CSIRO, Australia

8. Maria Spiß Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Industrial Management at RWTH Aachen University, Germany

9. Tan Gürpinar

   Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics · Quinnipiac University

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   Quinnipiac University, USA and Fraunhofer IML, Germany

10. Eduard Vlad Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

11. Sander J. J. Leemans Aachen

    RWTH Aachen University

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    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

12. Salil S. Kanhere

    UNSW Sydney

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    University of New South Wales, Australia

13. Volker Stich Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

    RWTH Aachen University

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    Institute for Industrial Management at RWTH Aachen University, Germany