Climate Change and big data analytics: Challenges and opportunities

Scholars and practitioners have long acknowledged the impact of climate change on businesses, operations, and supply chains. Nevertheless, there is still scant research on the role of Big Data and Analytics (BDA) in addressing these challenges but also opportunities created by Climate Change for ope...

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Published in:International journal of information management 2022-04, Vol.63, p.102448, Article 102448
Main Authors: Papadopoulos, Thanos, Balta, M.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Data
Big data analytics
Challenges
Climate change
Data analysis
Opportunities
Supply chains
Sustainability
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Summary:Scholars and practitioners have long acknowledged the impact of climate change on businesses, operations, and supply chains. Nevertheless, there is still scant research on the role of Big Data and Analytics (BDA) in addressing these challenges but also opportunities created by Climate Change for operations and supply chains as they strive to become more sustainable. We address this gap in this opinion paper by identifying and discussing how these challenges and opportunities can be better pursued. We then propose thematic foci that future research on BDA and climate change could follow to facilitate the transition to a sustainable future. •Discusses the challenges of Climate Change for operations and supply chains.•Outlines the importance of Big Data Analytics (BDA) for Climate Change.•Reviews the literature on BDA, sustainability, and operations and supply chains.•Argues for BDA use to address the impact of Climate Change on operations and supply chains.
ISSN:0268-4012
1873-4707
DOI:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102448