Background: the advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) innovations has revolutionized supply chain management through technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrated into procurement processes. Methods: this study addresses a critical knowledge gap by conducting...

The rise of the fourth industrial revolution (IR) is deeply embedded in a wider context of privatization of knowledge, rising costs of innovation and uneven distribution of capacity between countries. But debates on a ‘balanced' policy framework to tackle these issues have until now floundered...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Strategic Innovation Driven by Digital Transformation -- Chapter 3. Industry 4.0 and its Digital Paradigms -- Chapter 4. Industry 4.0 and the Emergent Business Models -- Chapter 5. The Integration of Digital Business Models: the Amazon Case Study -- Chapter...