Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility

Grounded in Organizational Information-Processing Theory, this study aims to explore the interrelationship between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) capabilities, supply base complexity, and supply chain agility. Data were collected from 338 Spanish focal companies. Analysis was conducted using cluster analysis a...

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Autores: Oliveira Dias, Diéssica de, Moyano Fuentes, José, Maqueira, Juan Manuel
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Industry 4.0
Information-Processing Theory
Supply Chain Agility, Supply Chain Complexity.
Economía
Empresa
Economics
Management science
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spelling Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agilityOliveira Dias, Diéssica deMoyano Fuentes, JoséMaqueira, Juan ManuelIndustry 4.0Information-Processing TheorySupply Chain Agility, Supply Chain Complexity.EconomíaEmpresaEconomicsManagement scienceGrounded in Organizational Information-Processing Theory, this study aims to explore the interrelationship between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) capabilities, supply base complexity, and supply chain agility. Data were collected from 338 Spanish focal companies. Analysis was conducted using cluster analysis and analysis of variance. Results reveal that I4.0 exploration, I4.0 exploitation, and horizontal complexity, are positively associated with supply chain agility, while delivery complexity is negatively associated. However, when horizontal complexity is low or delivery complexity is high, companies with greater I4.0 exploration and exploitation capabilities achieve significantly higher supply chain agility than those with lower I4.0 exploration and exploitation capability levels. Managers can enhance supply chain agility by leveraging I4.0 capabilities, particularly in environments with low horizontal complexity or high delivery complexity. The findings advance our understanding of how supply base complexity interacts with I4.0 capabilities to influence supply chain agility and highlight complexity's role as a double-edged sword.20262026-01-20journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/68371https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-04-2025-0268reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/683712026-06-18T11:13:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
title Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
spellingShingle Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
Oliveira Dias, Diéssica de
Industry 4.0
Information-Processing Theory
Supply Chain Agility, Supply Chain Complexity.
Economía
Empresa
Economics
Management science
title_short Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
title_full Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
title_fullStr Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
title_sort Exploring the role of Industry 4.0 capabilities in managing supply base complexity and enhancing supply chain agility
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Oliveira Dias, Diéssica de
Moyano Fuentes, José
Maqueira, Juan Manuel
author Oliveira Dias, Diéssica de
author_facet Oliveira Dias, Diéssica de
Moyano Fuentes, José
Maqueira, Juan Manuel
author_role author
author2 Moyano Fuentes, José
Maqueira, Juan Manuel
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Industry 4.0
Information-Processing Theory
Supply Chain Agility, Supply Chain Complexity.
Economía
Empresa
Economics
Management science
topic Industry 4.0
Information-Processing Theory
Supply Chain Agility, Supply Chain Complexity.
Economía
Empresa
Economics
Management science
description Grounded in Organizational Information-Processing Theory, this study aims to explore the interrelationship between Industry 4.0 (I4.0) capabilities, supply base complexity, and supply chain agility. Data were collected from 338 Spanish focal companies. Analysis was conducted using cluster analysis and analysis of variance. Results reveal that I4.0 exploration, I4.0 exploitation, and horizontal complexity, are positively associated with supply chain agility, while delivery complexity is negatively associated. However, when horizontal complexity is low or delivery complexity is high, companies with greater I4.0 exploration and exploitation capabilities achieve significantly higher supply chain agility than those with lower I4.0 exploration and exploitation capability levels. Managers can enhance supply chain agility by leveraging I4.0 capabilities, particularly in environments with low horizontal complexity or high delivery complexity. The findings advance our understanding of how supply base complexity interacts with I4.0 capabilities to influence supply chain agility and highlight complexity's role as a double-edged sword.
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