in all aspects of the supply chain , which will lead to business models moving towards more digital procurement activities in terms of how you run tenders , deal with suppliers , manage relationships , monitor quality and delivery performance .”
In general , Saghiri ’ s main focus is on the information systems , the digital supply chains , and how the industry produces the quality of data needed to generate valuable analysis and insights that can be shared . However , these are quite complex topics due to the network structure and connectivity of the supply chain .
“ The conceptual model for this is something that is being developed . We need to bear in mind both the practical aspects and the integrations , as well as the fact that most of the time when we are talking about global supply chains , we need to consider managing relationships across multiple tiers of suppliers , which is quite complex ,” says Saghiri . With this in mind , the university has embedded supply chain complexity theories into its studies . “ We need to manage these complexities , understand the challenges , risk and resilience . So while digital transformation will help to manage the flow of data better , in most cases , a complete redesign of the whole process will need to be done alongside the new technology . It will be a long journey — technology will be at its core — but it will depend on how well we understand and analyse the supply chain data , and this is where the likes of big data analytics and artificial intelligence have been beneficial giving use intelligence into the supply chain and consumer market so that hopefully we will be in a much better position to respond to future disruptions .”
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