Innovation is a critical facilitator in today’s fast-changing global value chain landscape. This book describes the interplay of technological breakthroughs enabling efficiency and intelligence within value chains, making them smart and sustainable. From service models and smart technologies to the application of smart global value chains across sectors, this book offers a unique insight into the transformational role of smart global value chains in bringing agility and sustainability to the global value chain ecosystem.

This book is an essential guide for academics, industry leaders, and policymakers to navigate the future where smart technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, Internet of Things, and beyond reshape the global economic landscape.