Cadena de suministro inteligente y conectada

Abstract

With the arrival of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the connectivity of all the elements along the supply chain is a reality that offers the possibility of tracking any element that integrates it. To use the information that is obtained from a supply chain that is always connected and working, “digital twins” (a virtual clone of its physical elements, processes and systems) are used. As soon as real conditions change, those changes are made also along the virtual world (digital twin) in real time and that allows an instantaneous simulation of the environment and generates the opportunity to take better, more optimized and faster decisions. All that is translated into a competitive advantage and an improvement in performance. This paper will establish a review of the main concepts around the supply chain from the perspective of digitalization. A review of the main concepts related to supply chain will be done in this paper using the digitalization perspective.