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Review

Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Technological Evolution and Research Patterns (2020–2024)

by
Gary Christiam Farfán Chilicaus
1,
Gladys Sandi Licapa-Redolfo
2,
Marco Agustín Arbulú Ballesteros
3,
Christian David Corrales Otazú
4,
Sarita Jessica Apaza Miranda
4,
Marcos Marcelo Flores Castillo
5,
Gabriela Lizeth Castro Ijiri
3,
María De los Ángeles Guzmán Valle
6,* and
Julie Catherine Arbulú Castillo
3
1
Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad César Vallejo, Chepén 13871, Peru
2
Grupo de Investigación en Ecología Evolutiva, Protección de Cultivos, Remediación Ambiental, y Biotecnología (EPROBIO), Universidad Privada del Norte, Trujillo 13006, Peru
3
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias y Tecnología, Universidad César Vallejo, Campus Chepén-Chiclayo, Trujillo 13001, Peru
4
Facultad de Ciencias de la Empresa, Universidad Continental, Arequipa 04002, Peru
5
Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Turismo, Universidad Nacional de Frontera, Sullana 20103, Peru
6
Escuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Chiclayo 14011, Peru
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2025, 17(7), 3009; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073009
Submission received: 19 January 2025 / Revised: 25 March 2025 / Accepted: 25 March 2025 / Published: 28 March 2025
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Abstract

This systematic review examines digital transformation in post-pandemic supply chains through a bibliometric analysis of literature from 2020 to 2024. Using the PRISMA protocol, we analyzed publications from Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases. Results show that sustainability has become the dominant keyword in digital transformation research, with China, the United States, and India forming the main research triangle. The most influential technologies driving transformation are big data, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things (IoT). Co-citation network analysis revealed three major research clusters: the green cluster led by Gunasekaran and Angappa focusing on supply chain management; the red cluster led by Rahman and Muhammad Saddiq addressing implementation aspects; and the blue cluster led by Calatayud and Rodriguez examining innovation and adaptation. Organizations are shifting from purely operational approaches to more holistic transformations that integrate strategic and organizational dimensions. We identified important research gaps in developing regions and in the integration of emerging technologies with existing systems. This review enhances the understanding of post-pandemic supply chain digitization while providing a framework for future research in this rapidly evolving field.
Keywords: digital transformation; supply chain management; post-pandemic; bibliometric analysis; sustainability; industry 4.0; blockchain; artificial intelligence; internet of things; international collaboration digital transformation; supply chain management; post-pandemic; bibliometric analysis; sustainability; industry 4.0; blockchain; artificial intelligence; internet of things; international collaboration

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Farfán Chilicaus, G.C.; Licapa-Redolfo, G.S.; Arbulú Ballesteros, M.A.; Corrales Otazú, C.D.; Apaza Miranda, S.J.; Flores Castillo, M.M.; Castro Ijiri, G.L.; Guzmán Valle, M.D.l.Á.; Arbulú Castillo, J.C. Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Technological Evolution and Research Patterns (2020–2024). Sustainability 2025, 17, 3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073009

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Farfán Chilicaus GC, Licapa-Redolfo GS, Arbulú Ballesteros MA, Corrales Otazú CD, Apaza Miranda SJ, Flores Castillo MM, Castro Ijiri GL, Guzmán Valle MDlÁ, Arbulú Castillo JC. Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Technological Evolution and Research Patterns (2020–2024). Sustainability. 2025; 17(7):3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073009

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Farfán Chilicaus, Gary Christiam, Gladys Sandi Licapa-Redolfo, Marco Agustín Arbulú Ballesteros, Christian David Corrales Otazú, Sarita Jessica Apaza Miranda, Marcos Marcelo Flores Castillo, Gabriela Lizeth Castro Ijiri, María De los Ángeles Guzmán Valle, and Julie Catherine Arbulú Castillo. 2025. "Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Technological Evolution and Research Patterns (2020–2024)" Sustainability 17, no. 7: 3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073009

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Farfán Chilicaus, G. C., Licapa-Redolfo, G. S., Arbulú Ballesteros, M. A., Corrales Otazú, C. D., Apaza Miranda, S. J., Flores Castillo, M. M., Castro Ijiri, G. L., Guzmán Valle, M. D. l. Á., & Arbulú Castillo, J. C. (2025). Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Post-Pandemic Supply Chains: A Global Bibliometric Analysis of Technological Evolution and Research Patterns (2020–2024). Sustainability, 17(7), 3009. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073009

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