Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in Industrial Management, Economics, Management and Accounting Faculty, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Industrial Management Department, Economics, Management and Accounting Faculty, Industrial Management Group, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Industrial Management Department, Management and Accounting Faculty, Industrial Management Group, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

10.22054/jims.2025.88102.2986

Abstract

Despite the fact that organizations equipped with Industry 4.0 technologies hold great potential for enhancing supply chain resilience and expanding organizational performance—enabling them to better cope with crises and disruptions—the systematic integration of these two domains has faced delays and represents a research gap. The present study aims to identify and analyze the causal relationships among factors influencing the implementation of Industry 4.0 in resilient supply chain management within the Yazd steel industry. In the first phase of the study, factors were identified and categorized using the qualitative meta-synthesis method, resulting in the identification of 21 factors across five dimensions. In the second phase, the fuzzy DEMATEL method was employed to determine the causal relationships among the identified factors. The results revealed that the managerial-institutional dimension is the most influential, while the operational dimension is the most influenced in this process. Furthermore, among the factors, "commitment and support of top management for the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies" in the managerial-institutional dimension; "investment in Industry 4.0 technologies" in the technological-structural dimension; "effective collaboration and communication among supply chain partners and stakeholders" in the organizational dimension; "development of speed capability for a resilient supply chain" in the operational dimension; and "government support for the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies" in the cultural dimension were identified as the most influential factors for implementing Industry 4.0 in resilient supply chain management in the Yazd steel industry.This study provides a framework for evaluating and developing the link between resilient supply chain and Industry 4.0.

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