Connecting Engineering Technology with Enterprise Systems for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Organizations have been facing quite a few challenges, including a growing global competitive market, shorter time to market, rising product variants, and adjustments in production because of fluctuation in demand. To handle these challenges, industries need to connect engineering technology with enterprise systems to transform their practices toward industry 4.0 requirements. The supply chain sector is targeting stakeholders to enhance their product competitiveness by leveraging innovative digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things (IoT), and blockchain to make effective decisions instantaneously. This article will help in contextualizing emerging adaptive intelligence technology to drive connected intelligence and achieve supply chain operational excellence. A real-time case study in the manufacturing industry will be discussed. Subsequently, how adaptive intelligence can help quality management in real-time will be explored to manage the production quality, which is measured by rejections, scraps, and cost savings. Additionally, this article discusses how technology-embedded enterprise systems help the organization to manage the daily production, which is measured by production rate, quality, and yield. For the case organization, the IoT architecture is proposed and the performance metric framework for the supply chain is described. Furthermore, the article discusses how materials can be reused to extract economic benefits with collaborated diverse industries. This influences the eco-friendly environment across the supply chain with the focus on reducing the carbon footage.