Technology Connectivity for Aviation Supply Chain Sustainability: A Conceptual Model
Abstract
With the recent development of technology or known as Industrial Revolution 4.O, numerous articles published over the years with emphasizing on the needs to investigate the moving role of technology in every type of business organization and industry. The central question is what are the technology is connected to the success and sustainability of any organization. The aim of this paper has threefold: first to discuss the evolution of technology in general; second to propose the technology connectivity model with focusing on the eleven pillars of technology discussed in the literature, and third to deliberate future research works in technology connectivity in supply chain. The discussion of this study is grounded on single sector namely aviation industry as it has been recognized as a driving factor to improve aviation player’s efficiency such as reducing cost and improved operations. The proposed conceptual model and list of hypotheses are developed through literature review works on technology connectivity in aviation supply chain. This study underpins theory of technology adoption (TA) and technology acceptance model (TAM) in analyzing the connectivity between supply chain member acceptance and use of technology with eleven pillars of technology. This study could be served as a blueprint for further discussion and a basis for empirical research in future.