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TY - JOUR
T1 - Theories of digital platforms for supply chain management
T2 - a systematic literature review
AU - Culotta, Carina
AU - Blome, Constantin
AU - Henke, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2024/7/30
Y1 - 2024/7/30
N2 - Purpose: Digital platforms transform supply chains. However, no unified theoretical understanding of digital platforms exists. Thus, the underlying research aims at investigating platform theories for supply chain management tasks. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conduct a systematic literature review to identify relevant theories in the context of digital platforms and synthesize the respective findings for supply chain management tasks. Findings: In total, 43 papers and 41 different relevant theories are identified. The most prominent theories are the resource-based view, transaction cost economics, internalization theory and the dynamic capabilities approach. Digital platforms alter and change the boundary decisions of firms. Therefore, they have various implications for supply chain management tasks such as make-or-buy decisions or the orchestration of resources to sustain a competitive advantage. Practical implications: The identified supply chain theories as well as platform theories and their overlap provide a meaningful starting point for discussing and developing new and platform-based supply chain management approaches in the B2B domain. Originality/value: The conducted systematic literature review provides a first starting point for building a holistic theoretical approach to digital platforms in supply chains. Thus, the paper contributes a missing link for discussing digital platforms and their theoretical foundations for supply chain management tasks.
AB - Purpose: Digital platforms transform supply chains. However, no unified theoretical understanding of digital platforms exists. Thus, the underlying research aims at investigating platform theories for supply chain management tasks. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conduct a systematic literature review to identify relevant theories in the context of digital platforms and synthesize the respective findings for supply chain management tasks. Findings: In total, 43 papers and 41 different relevant theories are identified. The most prominent theories are the resource-based view, transaction cost economics, internalization theory and the dynamic capabilities approach. Digital platforms alter and change the boundary decisions of firms. Therefore, they have various implications for supply chain management tasks such as make-or-buy decisions or the orchestration of resources to sustain a competitive advantage. Practical implications: The identified supply chain theories as well as platform theories and their overlap provide a meaningful starting point for discussing and developing new and platform-based supply chain management approaches in the B2B domain. Originality/value: The conducted systematic literature review provides a first starting point for building a holistic theoretical approach to digital platforms in supply chains. Thus, the paper contributes a missing link for discussing digital platforms and their theoretical foundations for supply chain management tasks.
KW - B2B platform boundary decisions
KW - B2B supply chain platforms
KW - Platform theory
KW - Systematic literature review
U2 - 10.1108/IJPDLM-01-2023-0016
DO - 10.1108/IJPDLM-01-2023-0016
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85194828358
VL - 54
SP - 449
EP - 475
JO - International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
JF - International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
SN - 0960-0035
IS - 5
ER -