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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, AAiT, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Impact of the Technological Revolution on the Supply Chain Integration Process Performance and Productivity (Case of Ethiopian Basic Metal Industries)
  Author(s): Alie Wube Damtew* and Eshite Brihane
  
  This study was designed to investigate the impacts of technological revolutions on supply chain evolution and revolution on industry performance and comparative advantage, in order to develop global collaboration and integration strategies. Using explanatory techniques, the evolution and revolution of a case study on the steel and basic metal industry supply chain within East Africa over the past decade, drawing on previous research work. Moreover, commoditization, globalization, the digital revolution, the turbulent world, and social media throughout society have been identified as drivers of supply chain evolution and revolutions. Due to these diving forces globally, the supply chain has evolved from traditional (uncoordinated, disparate, sub-optimal) to an integrated supply chain structurally. As a result of such evolution, the manufacturing industries' performances are highly .. View More»
  

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