Business Analytics and Visualisation in the Supply Chain: Literature Survey and Case study

The aim of this research is to explore business analytics and visualisation in the supply chain through a literature
survey, scientometrics and bibliometric review. We also looking at a rail industry supply chain as a case study.
Bibliometric review is the analysis of the literature using statistical and mathematical models. This bibliometric
analysis for business analytics and visualising in supply chain was carried out using different software to
investigate the most cited authors and their collaborations, the most important keywords and active countries and the collaborative network between countries in this area. In order to evaluate the research publications in the field of information systems/technology and supply chain management, this literature review applies a knowledge mapping perspective. Moreover, the paper analyses a case study in a rail industry supply chain. The study provides some interesting findings about the direction and trends of business analytics and visualisation in supply chain, emerging research topics, leading countries, key authors and new emerging topics. It also highlights the use of different methods to develop business value and improve the performance of a rail supply chain through the analysis of a rail supply chain case study. The study reveals a number of interesting
findings in terms of new emerging trends and avenues for further research in relation to business analytics and
visualisation in the supply chain. This review can help practitioners and academics to better understand the
current state of the art in business analytics and visualisation. It can also suggest future research opportunities. In addition, the case study reveals interesting results for improving the performance of a rail supply chain.