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Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Operations for Cost Reduction and Enhancement of Shareholder Wealth: A Case Study of UAE Organization

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Advances in Internet, Data and Web Technologies (EIDWT 2019)

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Technology and innovation are considered to be the primary driving forces of competitive advantage for most organisations, with evidence of developments in new technologies, e.g., AI IoT, Block chains and most recently FINTECH platforms for financial and accounting operations. These technologies provide businesses and managers immense opportunities for adoption towards cost reduction, improved customer service and enhanced shareholder wealth. However if not checked properly, the same can be a ‘disruptive’ technology that will threaten the performance and competitiveness for businesses. This paper explored which digital technologies have been adopted for supply chain management and how these technologies have brought reduction in operational costs and enhanced shareholder value. The research paper highlights the key technologies that are adopted within UAE and demonstrate how these technologies contribute to organizational performance and enhanced shareholder wealth. It is evident that organisations are investing in technologies like, RFID and ERP for cost reduction and shareholder wealth enhancement.

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  1. Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah Women College, Fujairah, UAE

    Benjamin S. Bvepfepfe, Amjad khan Suri & Ali El Asad

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  1. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Faculty of Information Engineering, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan

    Leonard Barolli

  2. Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

    Fatos Xhafa

  3. Computer Information Science (CIS), Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah Campus, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

    Zahoor Ali Khan

  4. Faculty of Computer Information Science, Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Campus, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Hamad Odhabi

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Bvepfepfe, B.S., Suri, A.k., El Asad, A. (2019). Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain Operations for Cost Reduction and Enhancement of Shareholder Wealth: A Case Study of UAE Organization. In: Barolli, L., Xhafa, F., Khan, Z., Odhabi, H. (eds) Advances in Internet, Data and Web Technologies. EIDWT 2019. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12839-5_40

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