Topic > Disruptive Technologies in Manufacturing

1 Introduction Since the Internet revolution, organizations and individuals have increased their reliance on technology in completing daily tasks. Most people will use devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops to carry out their daily tasks at home and at work. Likewise, industries have adopted the use of technology to make work easier, more convenient and to increase efficiency. The range of applied technologies is wide and offer different functionalities (Vella, 2012). Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an area of ​​business that strongly applies technology to improve the efficiency of the work performed. In particular, SCM, as it applies manufacturing, has adopted several technologies such as cloud computing, GPS technology, mobile computing, among other technologies to increase efficiency and reduce costs of these departments (Ken & Rohit, 2009). The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of disruptive technologies in the SCM manufacturing sector. We will then look at the different technologies used, their benefits and the features offered by these disruptive technologies.2 Disruptive Technologies in SCM Manufacturing Within the manufacturing sector, supply chain management is important as it involves many movements of goods, raw materials and finished products. It is therefore important to maintain this free flow of goods in manufacturing industries to ensure that all goods are delivered in a timely manner (Ross, 2010). In the manufacturing sector, movement and storage of raw materials, inventories for work in progress and movements of finished products are necessary. In addition, the finished products that have been supplied can also be returned to ...... half of the paper ...... ement of raw materials, finished products and returned products, technologies should be applied to ensure efficiency and reduce related supply chain management costs. Mobile computing is a technology that is used. When mobile devices and applications are integrated with core systems, they can complete tasks more efficiently. Location-based services that combine technologies such as GPS, GIS, Internet, and wireless technology can also locate and target customers to increase supply chain efficiency. RFID technology can also be used to track the movement of goods along the supply chain to limit theft and lost shipments. Finally, in a world where most decisions are made “on the go,” mobile BI is an important technology that can provide real-time reporting, insights, and dashboards for manufacturing employees who are mostly mobile. of time..