The lack of understanding of the mediating role of supply chain integration in the relationship

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Sourced from the future work and stated research gap and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 103 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Utilizing digital technology to achieve stable agricultural production: empirical analysis of the supply chain resilience of agricultural-related enterprises (2026) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · cited 3× · doi

  The theoretical contributions of this study are as follows: (1) by constructing and testing a two-dimensional analysis framework it has deepened the research on for resilience and recovery, supply chain resilience from the perspective of “whether it is effective” to “how to differentiate effectiveness,” providing a more detailed micro-foundation for the theory of digital supply chains. (2) By combining the resource-based view and institutional logic to conduct an in-depth analysis of heterogeneity, it reveals the logic behind the technology organizational and environmental empowerment effect, enriching the application of the theory of technology adoption and organizational adaptation in the agricultural field. This study also has some limitations, which point out the direction for future research: (1) this study only uses the comprehensive concept of DTI. However, digital technologies can be classified into different categories such as task execution and decision optimization. Different digital technologies, such as AI and blockchain, may have more nuanced differences in their impact on various dimensions of resilience. Future research can conduct more in-depth technical decomposition studies. (2) The measurement of supply chain resilience in this study is still mainly based on low- frequency annual financial data. Future research could combine

  generalfuture workevidence 5/5
  Keywords: resilience supply digital future chain theory based logic conduct depth technology organizational technologies erent theoretical
• The Impact of Digital Transformation on Supply Chain Resilience in Manufacturing: The Mediating Role of Supply Chain Integration (2025) · Sustainability · cited 32× · doi

  The lack of understanding of the mediating role of supply chain integration in the relationship between digital transformation and supply chain resilience. The need for empirical evidence on the impact of digital transformation on supply chain resilience. The gap in understanding the moderating effect of environmental uncertainty and enterprise risk-taking level on this relationship.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack understanding mediating role supply chain integration relationship
• Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Resilience, and Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review with Implications for Saudi Arabian Manufacturing (2025) · Sustainability · cited 68× · doi

  The paper identifies regulatory uncertainty as a significant challenge in implementing digital technologies in supply chain management. The research highlights the need for successful integration of innovative technologies to translate digital initiatives into tangible sustainability improvements. The study notes that high supply chain dynamism can amplify the positive effects of digital technologies on resilience capabilities.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies regulatory uncertainty significant challenge implementing digital

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