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Artificial intelligence implementation in manufacturing SMEs: A resource orchestration approach
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a leading role in the digital transformation of enterprises, particularly in the manufacturing industry where it has been responsible for a profound transformation in key business and production operations. Despite the accelerated growth of AI technologies, knowledge of the implementation of AI by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remains underexplored. Thus, this study seeks to examine how manufacturing SMEs orchestrate resources for AI implementation. Building on the resource orchestration (RO) theory and recent work on AI implementation, we investigate multiple case studies involving manufacturing SMEs in Sweden operating in the packaging, plastic, and metal sectors. Our findings indicate that SMEs structure a portfolio based on acquiring and accumulating AI resources. AI resources are bundled into learning and governance capabilities to leverage configurations for AI implementation. Through a dynamic process of AI resource orchestration, SMEs effectively leverage AI resources and capabilities by mobilising technologies, coordinating manufacturing processes, and empowering skilled people. This research contributes to existing practice and the academic literature on AI implementation, highlighting how SMEs orchestrate AI resources and capabilities to drive an organisation’s digital transformation whilst creating a competitive advantage.
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- Authors
- Peretz-Andersson, E., Tabares, S., Mikalef, P., & Parida, V.
- Affiliations
- Jönköping University (SE)
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Peretz-Andersson, Einav
- Venue
- International Journal of Information Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2024-08
- Volume
- 77
- Pages
- 102781
- ISSN
- 0268-4012 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4393910198
- Cited by
- 218
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 93 · 2025: 98 · 2024: 27
- FWCI
- 66.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Funders
- Knowledge Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering › Digital Transformation in Industry
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Keywords
- AI implementation, small and medium-sized enterprises, manufacturing SMEs, resource orchestration theory, learning ability, governance capacity, digital transformation, competitive advantage, packaging industry, plastics industry, metal industry
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