A systematic review of AR/VR in operations and supply chain management: maturity, current trends and future directions

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Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI:10.1108/jgoss-09-2021-0078

M. akbari, Nghiep Ha, S. Kok

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Purpose This research aims to provide systematic insight into the current maturity of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in operations and supply chain management (OSCM), by analyzing the existing literature, contemporary concepts, data and gaps for future research directions. Design/methodology/approach This research uses information from existing literature regarding timeline trends, publishers, research design and method, industry engagement, geographic location, active authors and affiliated universities, concentrated topics, theories and maturity in its review. A collection of publishing databases from 1997 to 2021 were explored using the keywords “Augmented Reality,” “Virtual Reality” and “Operations” and/or “Supply Chain” in their title and abstract to examine which publications to be included. Based on the search, a total of 164 journal articles were selected, and information on a chain of variables was collected. Findings There has been a significant publication growth over the past 25 years regarding the adoption of AR/VR in OSCM. Key findings indicate that 52% of the publications were focused on manufacturing, with only 10% of the existing literature using background theories. AR/VR can be observed at the introduction and growth phase and have yet to reach their maturity. Furthermore, there is limited utilization of AR/VR as drivers in facilitating sustainable practices in OSCM by academics and practitioners, albeit a strong promise exists. Finally, the prospective applications of AR/VR toward post-COVID-19 supply chains recovery require special attention. Research limitations/implications This systematic review is limited to considering only academic articles available from Emerald, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, Springer, Scopus, JSTOR and EBSCO containing the keyword parameters. Originality/value The study used a bibliometric review to identify the trends and maturity in the evolution of AR/VR in OSCM. This research provides a better understanding of current research practices and offers directions toward the adoption of AR/VR in OSCM.

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系统回顾AR/VR在运营和供应链管理中的应用:成熟度、当前趋势和未来方向

本研究旨在通过对现有文献、当代概念、数据和差距的分析，为未来的研究方向提供系统的洞察增强现实(AR)和虚拟现实(VR)在运营与供应链管理(OSCM)中的成熟度。设计/方法/方法本研究使用了现有文献的信息，包括时间轴趋势、出版商、研究设计和方法、行业参与度、地理位置、活跃作者和附属大学、集中主题、理论和成熟度。通过在标题和摘要中使用关键词“增强现实”、“虚拟现实”、“运营”和/或“供应链”，对1997年至2021年的出版数据库进行了研究，以检查应包括哪些出版物。在检索的基础上，共选择了164篇期刊文章，并收集了一系列变量的信息。在过去的25年里，关于在OSCM中采用AR/VR的出版物有了显著的增长。主要发现表明，52%的出版物集中在制造业，只有10%的现有文献使用背景理论。AR/VR可以在引入和成长阶段观察到，尚未达到成熟。此外，AR/VR作为促进OSCM可持续实践的驱动因素在学术界和实践者中的应用有限，尽管存在一个强有力的承诺。最后，AR/VR在疫情后供应链恢复中的应用前景需要特别关注。研究局限/影响本系统综述仅考虑了Emerald、Elsevier、Taylor and Francis、b施普林格、Scopus、JSTOR和EBSCO中包含关键字参数的学术文章。原创性/价值本研究使用文献计量学回顾来确定OSCM中AR/VR发展的趋势和成熟度。本研究提供了对当前研究实践的更好理解，并为在OSCM中采用AR/VR提供了方向。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing aims to foster and lead the international debate on global operations and strategic sourcing. It provides a central, authoritative and independent forum for the critical evaluation and dissemination of research and development, applications, processes and current practices relating to sourcing strategically for products, services, competences and resources on a global scale and to designing, implementing and managing the resulting global operations. Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing places a strong emphasis on applied research with relevant implications for both knowledge and practice. Also, the journal aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas and opinions on research projects and issues. As such, on top of a standard section publishing scientific articles, there will be two additional sections: "The Industry ViewPoint": in this section, industrial practitioners from around the world will be invited (max 2 contributions per issue) to present their point of view on a relevant subject area. This is intended to give the journal not just an academic focus, but a practical focus as well. In this way, we intend to reflect a trend that has characterised the past few decades, where interests and initiatives in research, academia and industry have been more and more converging to the point of collaborative relationships being a common practice. "Research Updates - Executive Summaries". In this section, researchers around the world will be given the opportunity to present their research projects in the area of global sourcing and outsourcing by means of an executive summary of their project. This will increase awareness of the on-going research projects in the area and it will attract interest from industry.