Reconfigurable supply chain: the X-network
2020/06/11 by Alexandre Dolgui, Dmitry Ivanov, Boris Sokolov · 35 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Quality and Supply Management #Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management #Sustainable Supply Chain Management
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00207543.2020.1774679
openalex publication_date 2020/06/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Abstract
Research on supply chain (SC) digitalization, resilience, sustainability and leagility has remarkably progressed, most of it focused on the individual contributions of these four major frameworks. However, a lack of integration spanning these individual frameworks can be observed. In this conceptual paper, we hypothesize that reconfigurability can be considered such an integral perspective that consolidates the research in SC adaptation to ever changing environments. We theorize a new notion – a Reconfigurable SC or the X-network – that exhibits some crucial design and control characteristics for complex value-adding systems in highly vulnerable environments. We support our argumentation and conceptual viewpoints by a literature analysis along with tertiary studies to review and structure contextual factors of designing the X-networks. We propose respective frameworks and discuss the implementation principles and technologies at the macro and micro levels. Two novel concepts – dynamic SC meta-structures and dynamic autonomous services – are introduced. Distinctively, we go beyond the existing knowledge to predict proactively the future directions in the reconfigurable SCs. Our results can be of value for decision-makers to decipher chances and barriers in contemporary SC transformations.
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