Abstract
During 2020, supply chains (SC) worldwide experienced an unprecedented series of shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, a new instigator of SC disruption quite unlike any seen in recent times. Along with the impact of the pandemic and the long-term alterations of the natural environment, other new disruptions have also emerged (such as the Russian-Ukrainian war, growing tensions over the US-China trade war, the rising cybersecurity breaches, the increasing cost of oil, global economic downturn, etc.), multiplying the challenges for SCs, which need to adjust to new and mutable equilibria. As a result, SCs across several industries have been continuously revisited and transformed, also adopting new technologies: SC have evolved into digital supply chains (DSC). Looking at the DSC field of research, many contributions have pinpointed how technological solutions can contribute to managing any disruptions. However, three years after the pandemic outbreak, the academic and industrial communities lack a clear, comprehensive overview showing the new trends that have emerged from DSC literature and the solutions adopted by SC managers to deal with the new scenario. For this reason, the paper develops a systematic literature review (SLR) to identify the latest trends in the DSC literature and the digital technologies and solutions adopted to best address the challenges that have arisen in the post-Covid 19 era, clarifying the current big picture for anyone interested in doing research in this area, while simultaneously providing guidance to managers. By developing an extensive literature review, it was possible to give new insights into the DSC field of research; underline the latest topics (such as the link between DSC and sustainability or resilience), and summarize the digital technologies and solutions adopted to face the disruptions that occurred.
