RAISING PERFORMANCE BY INTELLIGENT SUPPLY CHAIN REFORM

The fourth industrial revolution has created new opportunities for global industries. This dissertation discusses the advantages of supply chain intelligence and proposes a framework for the intelligent supply chain reform of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The study confirms that the various technologies brought by Industry 4.0 will support the intelligent transformation of supply chains, with particularly significant benefits for SMEs. Given that the adoption of these technologies requires time to develop and mature, NVIVO12 is employed as the analysis software to select and analyze relevant literature from the past decade. This qualitative research applies word frequency analysis, node analysis, and text analysis methods. The dissertation identifies the key goals and directions for intelligent supply chain reform. Finally, it offers suggestions for SMEs reform and outlines potential directions for future research in the field.