Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has demonstrated significant potential to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. Multiple national and international initiatives have been launched to accelerate SAF adoption, yet large-scale commercialization continues to face technological, operational, and regulatory barriers. Industry 4.0 provides a suite of advanced technologies that can address these challenges and improve SAF operations across the supply chain. This study conducts an integrative literature review to identify and synthesize research on the application of Industry 4.0 technologies in the production and distribution of SAF. The findings highlight that technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, digital twins, and 3D printing can enhance feedstock logistics, optimize conversion pathways, improve certification and compliance processes, and strengthen overall supply chain transparency and resilience. By mapping these applications to the six key workstreams of the SAF Grand Challenge, this study presents a practical framework linking technological innovation to both strategic and operational aspects of SAF commercialization. Integrating Industry 4.0 solutions into SAF production and supply chains contributes to reducing life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, strengthens low-carbon energy systems, and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13). The findings from this research offer practical guidance to policymakers, industry practitioners, investors, and technology developers seeking to accelerate the global shift toward carbon neutrality in aviation.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of immediate performance outcomes on the relationship between dimensions of supply chain integration (SCI) and financial performance.Design/methodology/approach: This study tests the proposed model linking dimensions of SCI, immediate performance outcomes and financial performance using structural equation modeling on a sample of Indian manufacturing companies.Findings: The findings suggest that the relationship between dimensions of SCI and firm performance is fully mediated through the immediate performance outcomes.Originality/value: This study deals with the potential benefits of SCI, especially in developing countries like India, where a little research has been done in this area. Also, this study provides support to practitioners that SCI is an effective way of improving both supply chain performance and financial performance.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has demonstrated promising potential in reducing carbon emissions within the aviation industry. Several initiatives have been started to increase the use of SAF in the industry. However, the technology needed for its development requires important insights to guide policymakers and investors. Industry 4.0 is a potential platform that can provide the most technologically sophisticated technologies. This study aims to review the existing literature and identify similar studies and case studies that can assist in advancing SAF supply chains and production processes utilizing technologies offered by Industry 4.0, ultimately helping the SAF Grand Challenge achieve its sustainability goals. This research's findings will benefit practitioners, policymakers, investors, government entities, and other stakeholders in the aviation sector by identifying appropriate methods and technology to enhance SAF production and advance the mission.

Auf Basis einer komparativen Fallstudie wird die Bedeutung kultureller Besonderheiten für erfolgreiche ERP-Einführungen untersucht. Am Beispiel eines indischen und eines US-amerikanischen Unternehmens wird gezeigt, dass die Erfolgsfaktoren kulturspezifisch variieren, z. B. im Bereich des Führungsstils oder bei Einbindung externer Expertise. Allerdings lassen sich auch Faktoren identifizieren, wie z. B. ein professionelles Projektmanagement, die kulturübergreifend wirken. Für ein erfolgreiches Einführungsprojekt ist eine simultane und aufeinander abgestimmte Berücksichtigung sowohl der kulturspezifischen als auch der kulturübergreifenden Erfolgsfaktoren notwendig.

This research critically examines the relationship between agricultural ecological protection and the sustainability of food production within the Yangtze River Economic Belt, a crucial area for China’s environmental and food sustainability. By developing a comprehensive evaluation framework, this study utilizes various analytical tools, such as entropy weight, comprehensive index models, coupling degree, coupling coordination, and relative development degree, to assess the interaction and degree of correlation influencing these systems. Key findings indicate that while the ecological protection index slightly declined from 2002 to 2022, indicators of food sustainability and overall development trended upwards, albeit with fluctuations. The study reveals an overall positive coupling degree and an increasing trend in coordination between ecological protection and food sustainability. The coordination index plays a crucial role in improving coupling coordination, and at the same time ecological factors play a more important role in this dynamic than factors related to food sustainability. In addition, this study identified stages of maladaptation and uncoordinated levels which further help to understand the complexity of the problem. The results underscore the need for improved strategies to manage the interplay between these critical domains, enhancing both ecological conservation and food sustainability.

A large sum of money is spent annually by salespeople on gifts and favors for purchasing executives. The provision of gifts and favors to buyers remains a common practice despite the fact that it often leads to ethical conflicts for purchasing executives, sales managers, and salespeople. This paper investigates the perceptions of 51 purchasing executives of midwest hospitals regarding their behavior towards certain buying practices, the favors offered by vendors, favors actually accepted, as well as purchasers' discomfort and repayment levels regarding indebtedness. Based on the data analysis, this paper provides conclusions and directions for future research.