Purpose, originality and value: The present dissertation aims at bridging the existing literature gap at the intersection between Digital Twin, Financial Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk Management and Supply Chain Information Management. Design, methodology and approach: The research process consists of a narrative literature review followed by a Grounded Theory-based data collection and analysis, leading to the definition of a Conceptual Framework. Findings: Findings show that Supply Chain Digital Twins operate at different levels of granularity (from intra-company to end-to-end networks) and, through modules for simulation, optimization, data analytics, and monitoring, they enhance financial efficiency and traceability, improve risk, resilience, and disruption management, and enable more transparent and data-driven decision-making across the supply chain. Practical and managerial implications: Technology providers should expand their focus beyond operational optimization and design modular, interoperable platforms capable of integrating financial and risk management functionalities. Consultancies should facilitate collaboration and interoperability among partners, develop governance models, and provide training on Supply Chain Digital Twin applications. Client companies should adopt a progressive implementation strategy, starting with limited-scope twins and scaling gradually to end-to-end digital replicas to enhance their financial, risk, and information management. Limits and future research: The research is limited by the small and geographically concentrated sample (four interviewed companies and secondary data from twenty others, all based in Europe and the USA). Future research should include more diverse cases and regions, and track how Supply Chain Digital Twin maturity evolves over time.
Scopo, originalità e valore: La presente tesi mira a colmare il divario esistente nella letteratura all’intersezione tra Digital Twin, Financial Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk Management e Supply Chain Information Management. Design, metodologia e approccio: Il processo di ricerca della tesi consiste in una revisione narrativa della letteratura, seguita da una raccolta e analisi dei dati basata sulla Grounded Theory, che porta alla definizione di un Framework concettuale. Risultati: I risultati mostrano che i Supply Chain Digital Twin operano a diversi livelli di granularità (dall’ambito intra-aziendale alle reti end-to-end) e, attraverso moduli di simulazione, ottimizzazione, analisi dei dati e monitoraggio, migliorano l’efficienza e la tracciabilità finanziaria, la gestione del rischio, la resilienza e le capacità di risposta alle interruzioni, oltre a migliorare il flusso informativo nella filiera. Implicazioni pratiche e manageriali: I technology provider dovrebbero ampliare il loro focus oltre l’ottimizzazione operativa e progettare piattaforme modulari e interoperabili, in grado di integrare funzionalità di gestione finanziaria e del rischio. I consulenti dovrebbero facilitare la collaborazione e l’interoperabilità tra i partner, sviluppare modelli di governance e fornire formazione sulle applicazioni dei Supply Chain Digital Twin. Le aziende clienti dovrebbero adottare una strategia di implementazione progressiva, iniziando con gemelli digitali di portata limitata e scalando gradualmente verso repliche digitali end-to-end per migliorare la gestione finanziaria, del rischio e delle informazioni. Limiti e direzioni per futura ricerca: La ricerca è limitata dal campione ridotto e geograficamente concentrato (quattro aziende intervistate e dati secondari provenienti da venti altre, tutte con sede in Europa e negli Stati Uniti). Le ricerche future dovrebbero includere casi e regioni più diversificati e monitorare come evolve nel tempo la maturità dei Supply Chain Digital Twin.
The potential of digital twin for financial, risk, and information supply chain management
ZAVATTA, FILIPPO;Cozzi, Alberto
2024/2025
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Purpose, originality and value: The present dissertation aims at bridging the existing literature gap at the intersection between Digital Twin, Financial Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk Management and Supply Chain Information Management. Design, methodology and approach: The research process consists of a narrative literature review followed by a Grounded Theory-based data collection and analysis, leading to the definition of a Conceptual Framework. Findings: Findings show that Supply Chain Digital Twins operate at different levels of granularity (from intra-company to end-to-end networks) and, through modules for simulation, optimization, data analytics, and monitoring, they enhance financial efficiency and traceability, improve risk, resilience, and disruption management, and enable more transparent and data-driven decision-making across the supply chain. Practical and managerial implications: Technology providers should expand their focus beyond operational optimization and design modular, interoperable platforms capable of integrating financial and risk management functionalities. Consultancies should facilitate collaboration and interoperability among partners, develop governance models, and provide training on Supply Chain Digital Twin applications. Client companies should adopt a progressive implementation strategy, starting with limited-scope twins and scaling gradually to end-to-end digital replicas to enhance their financial, risk, and information management. Limits and future research: The research is limited by the small and geographically concentrated sample (four interviewed companies and secondary data from twenty others, all based in Europe and the USA). Future research should include more diverse cases and regions, and track how Supply Chain Digital Twin maturity evolves over time.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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