Exploring Big Data Applications in Supply Chain Operations: A Review Article

Abstract

The vast growth of Big Data has led to applying analytics in supply chain operations management. With this growth, professionals from various organizations started to understand the value of applying Big Data concepts. This paper reviews some of the advantages of Big Data applications, but mainly in supply chain operations. The researcher relied on review papers related to challenges, issues and benefits of big data analytics in supply chain configurations. More than 20 papers (including literature reviews, research papers, and review articles) were revised by the researcher to summarize the outcomes of what published and discussed by scholars in this field.  Lastly, the paper concludes with some recommendations, and highlights the gaps in the current research of applying Big Data in supply chain management.