Convergence of Technology and Operations Management in Modern Businesses

Convergence of Technology and Operations Management in Modern Businesses

Javier Martínez-Falcó (University of Alicante, Spain & University of Stellenbosch, South Africa), Eduardo Sánchez-García (University of Alicante, Spain), Bartolomé Marco-Lajara (University of Alicante, Spain), and Gustav Visser (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Release Date: November, 2024|Copyright: © 2025 |Pages: 538
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-6200-6
ISBN13: 9798369362006|ISBN13 Softcover: 9798369362013|EISBN13: 9798369362020
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In the modern business landscape, the intersection of technology and operations management is driving efficiency and innovation. As organizations continue to rely on advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, and automation, they are transforming their operational strategies to enhance productivity, streamline processes, and deliver valuable products. Aligning technological advancements with operational goals allows companies to achieve a competitive edge, improve customer satisfaction, and unlock new growth opportunities. Businesses must continue to explore this convergence to adapt their operations successfully and invest in necessary skills to connect technology with business processes.

Convergence of Technology and Operations Management in Modern Businesses explores the intersection of technology and operations management in the modern business environment. It covers technological advancements for revolutionized operations and supply chain management for increased efficiency and competitiveness. This book covers topics such as smart banking, blockchain, and human capital, and is a useful resource for financial professionals, bankers, business owners, data scientists, computer engineers, academicians, scientists, and researchers.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Blockchain
  • Change Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Economics and Economic Theory
  • Employee Retention
  • Human Capital
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Knowledge Management
  • Performance Improvement
  • Smart Banking
  • Sustainable Development
  • Wine Tourism
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Javier Martínez Falcó (PhD) is Assistant Professor at the Management Department of the University of Alicante and Research Fellow at Stellenbosch University. In the field of research, he focuses his interest in the wine business, specifically in the areas of wine tourism and wineries' intellectual capital, on which he has written hundreds of publications in the form of articles, book chapters and contributions to conferences. He has also participated in several national and international research projects, being lecturer of Strategic Management in the economics and business degrees of the University of Alicante.
Eduardo Sánchez García works as Teaching and Research Staff (PDI) in the Department of Business Organisation at the University of Alicante, as an Assistant (LOU). He holds a PhD with international mention in the area of Business, Economics and Society. His research is in the field of strategic business management, specifically in the analysis of industrial agglomeration in territorial clusters, and its effect on the social capital, absorptive capacity and innovative performance of companies. In addition, he has carried out several works in collaboration with other researchers specialised in the study of industrial districts and entrepreneurial capabilities. He is a member of the research group “Strategic Management, Knowledge and Innovation in a Global Economy (DECI-GLOBAL)”. He has published several articles in indexed journals, as well as several book chapters, and has made numerous presentations at national and international scientific conferences. In relation to teaching, he teaches the subject of Strategic Management of the Company in the Degree in Business Administration and Management, and the double degrees in TADE, DADE and I2ADE.
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara (PhD) is Professor at the University of Alicante. His research interests are strategic management and tourism management. He is the author of several books, book chapters and international articles related to the areas above mentioned. He is a member of the Tourism Research Institute at the University of Alicante since its foundation and the main researcher of the European project ‘Next Tourism Generation Alliance’ at his University, as well as of the public competitive project for the creation of the Tourist Observatory of the Valencian Community (Spain). He has taken part in others public and private projects, such as the development of the strategic plan of the Alicante province for the period 2010-2020. He is the Head of the Department of Management at the University of Alicante, and previously was the Assistant Dean of the Economics Faculty for the Business Degree.
Gustav Visser is an urban geographer by training. He completed his undergraduate education at Stellenbosch University and received his doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science, focusing on the spatialities of social justice theorisation in post-apartheid cities. These interests have been communicated in six books and over 130 academic articles and book chapters. Gustav holds a NRF B rating and has received generous research funding support from that institution. Currently funded research deals with queer sexualities, as well as the tourism and development nexus. He is past treasurer and president and now fellow of the Society of South African Geographers. He serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals and is a book series editor for Springer.
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