Configurational paths to enhancing digital innovation capability in food supply chain SMEs
食品サプライチェーン中小企業におけるデジタルイノベーション能力向上の構成経路 (AI 翻訳)
Yuelin Ren, Xuemin Zhang, Huantao Liang, Beibei Li
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日本語
本研究は、食品サプライチェーン中小企業のデジタルイノベーション能力向上の構成経路を、持続可能な食料システムの文脈で分析。定性・定量混合手法（グラウンデッド・セオリーとfsQCA）を用い、技術人材育成、経営者特性、デジタル変革、技術市場環境、資金環境、イノベーション支援政策の6要因を特定。結果、単一要因では不十分で、3つの構成経路が有効であり、イノベーション支援政策が全ての経路で核となることを発見。これらの経路は、トレーサビリティや在庫管理、コールドチェーン最適化を通じて、フードロス削減や炭素排出削減に貢献する。
English
This study analyzes configurational paths to enhance digital innovation capability in food supply chain SMEs within the context of sustainable food systems. Using grounded theory and fsQCA, it identifies six factors and finds three effective pathways, with innovation support policy as a core condition. These pathways, through digital technologies like traceability and cold chain optimization, contribute to food waste reduction and carbon emission mitigation.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本では、食品サプライチェーン中小企業のデジタル化と持続可能性への対応が急務。本研究成果は、特にコールドチェーン炭素排出削減やフードロス対策にデジタルイノベーションを活用する政策や実務への示唆を与える。ただし、日本の政策文脈（SSBJや有報）との直接的な関連は薄い。
In the global GX context
Globally, this paper contributes to the literature on digital innovation for sustainability in food supply chains. The configurational approach offers practical insights for SMEs and policymakers aiming to leverage digital tools for decarbonization and waste reduction. It complements the broader GX focus on supply chain emissions.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:This paper provides a configurational theoretical framework linking digital innovation capability and sustainable food system outcomes, useful for scholars in innovation management and sustainability.
🏢実務担当者:SMEs can use the identified pathways—especially the importance of innovation support policy and digital transformation—to guide their sustainability and digitalization strategies.
🏛政策担当者:The finding that innovation support policy is a core condition across all high-innovation pathways underscores the need for targeted policies to facilitate SME digitalization for sustainability.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Amidst the dual transition toward digitalization and sustainability, how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the food supply chain overcome resource constraints to enhance digital innovation capability—and thereby contribute to sustainable food system outcomes such as food waste reduction and cold chain carbon mitigation—has become a critical research agenda. This study adopts a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative, and quantitative research. First, Grounded Theory is employed to conduct three-stage coding on interview data, identifying six core influencing factors: technical talent cultivation (TP), management characteristics (MC), digital transformation (DT), technology market environment (TM), financing environment (FE), and innovation support policies (IS). Based on these findings, a “resource-capability-environment” synergetic theoretical framework embedded within sustainable food systems is developed. Subsequently, using primary data from questionnaires and interviews, fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) is applied to investigate the configurational mechanisms of multiple concurrent antecedent conditions on digital innovation capability. The results indicate that: (1) no single factor constitutes a necessary condition for achieving high digital innovation capability; (2) three effective configurational pathways drive innovation enhancement, demonstrating the principle of equifinality; (3) innovation support policy (IS) serves as a core condition across all high-innovation pathways, while the absence of digital transformation (~DT) is the primary barrier to high innovation capacity. These configurational findings carry direct implications for sustainable food systems: the identified innovation pathways, by embedding digital technologies such as real-time traceability, intelligent inventory management, and cold chain optimization, not only enhance enterprise competitiveness but also enable reductions in food loss, improvements in resource efficiency, and decreases in supply chain carbon emissions. This study unveils the causal asymmetric mechanisms driving digital innovation from a configurational perspective, providing precise strategic guidance for SMEs in the food supply chain to achieve sustainable, high-quality development.
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- semanticscholar https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1700676first seen 2026-06-16 05:00:13
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