The Relationship Between Digital Transformation and Supply Chain Management: A Research Study

Year 2025, Volume: 16 Issue: 2, 84 - 103, 31.12.2025

Hamdi Sedat Boyacıoğulları

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between digital transformation and supply chain management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. In today’s rapidly evolving technological environment, the study explores how innovative digital technologies - such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, Industry 4.0 components, and digital supply networks - are transforming supply chain processes. The study discusses the strategic dilemmas faced by businesses during digitalization and the competency requirements in organizing supply chain management in this context. In the empirical part of the research, data obtained from companies operating in specific sectors are analyzed to reveal (measure) the relationship between the technologies used in digital transformation and the supply chain management departments of these companies. The findings indicate that digital transformation enhances supply chain visibility, flexibility, and operational efficiency. The study concludes by emphasizing that digital transformation is not only a technological change but also a strategic and organizational transformation.

Keywords

Digitalization in Supply Chains , Digital Transformation , Technology and Sustainability in Supply Chain

Dijital dönüşüm ve tedarik zinciri yönetimi ilişkisi: Bir araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, dijital dönüşüm ile tedarik zinciri yönetimi arasındaki ilişki hem kuramsal hem de uygulamalı bir bakış açısıyla incelenmektedir. Günümüzün hızla gelişmekte ve değişmekte olan teknolojik ortamında, yapay zeka, büyük veri analitiği, endüstri 4.0 bileşenleri, dijital tedarik ağları ve benzeri gibi yenilikçi dijital teknolojilerin, tedarik zinciri süreçlerini nasıl dönüştürdüğü araştırılmıştır. Çalışmada, işletmelerin dijitalleşme süreçlerinde karşılaştıkları stratejik ikilemler ve tedarik zinciri yönetiminin organizasyonunda, bu süreçteki yetkinlik gereksinimleri tartışılmıştır. Araştırmanın uygulama bölümünde, belirli sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren işletmelerden elde edilen veriler analiz edilerek, dijital dönüşümde kullanılan teknolojilerin, işletmelerin tedarik zinciri yönetimi departmanları ile olan ilişkileri ortaya konmuştur (ölçülmüştür). Bulgular, dijital dönüşümün tedarik zinciri görünürlüğünü, esnekliğini ve operasyonel verimliliği artırdığını göstermektedir. Çalışmada sonuç olarak, dijital dönüşümün sadece teknolojik bir değişim değil, aynı zamanda stratejik ve örgütsel bir dönüşüm olduğu vurgulanmaktadır.

Keywords

Tedarik Zincirlerinde Dijitalleşme , dijital dönüşüm , Tedarik Zincirinde Teknoloji ve Sürdürülebilirlik

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