Emerging Information Technologies Usage: Opportunities and Challenges for Supply Chain Vulnerability

Due to the frequent occurrence of destructive events, organizations are more vulnerable to obstruction. As this has become a prominent problem, reducing the vulnerability of the supply chain is imperative. In such an environment, the rapid development of information technology has made emerging technologies a powerful weapon to solve supply chain problems. According to existing research, information technology can improve an enterprise's ability to cope with supply chain risks. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the specific relationship between information technology and supply chain vulnerability. This paper adopts the literature review method to explore the drivers of vulnerability from three aspects: demand control, supplier selection, and cooperation, and supply chain process control. Five emerging information technologies with wide application scopes and interactions were selected to examine the multiple relationships between information technology and vulnerability by analyzing their capabilities and strengths, as well as their disadvantages.