@article { , title = {Emerging technologies in emergency situations (Guest editorial)}, abstract = {The world is witnessing an unprecedented upheaval in global operations and supply chains (Azadegan \& Dooley, 2021; Scholten et al., 2020). Increasingly occurring natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have plunged organisations into a state of emergency, with many fighting for their very survival (Ivanov, 2020; Queiroz et al., 2020; Schleper et al., 2021). Be they large or small, short-lived or sustaining for some time, emergency situations present a potential risk to an individual’s health and livelihood, organisational and societal welfare, and to the wider environment (van de Walle \& Turoff, 2008; Sarkis, 2021). Emergency situations typically require urgent action to restore operations to the previous scenario or new strategies for survivability and adaptation to an entirely new context (Ivanov \& Dolgui, 2020b; O’Flynn, 2020). Due to the scale and immediacy of these events, a range of actors is often involved, including governments, non-governmental organisations, and businesses, that need to work together to mitigate threats to life and property. To find a way out of today’s emergency situations, managers urgently require guidance on how to rapidly redeploy operational resources and build resilience (Ivanov \& Dolgui, 2021; Remko, 2020). Emerging technologies such as those related to industry 4.0 are well-positioned to help organisations rebuild and reconfigure their resilience capabilities (Koh et al., 2019; Spieske \& Birkel, 2021).}, doi = {10.1108/IJOPM-07-2021-0481}, issn = {0144-3577}, issue = {9}, journal = {International Journal of Operations and production Management}, note = {n a l J o u r n a l o f O p e r a t i o n s a n d P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g Manuscript Type: Editorial}, pages = {1405-1416}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Emerald}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7604247}, volume = {41}, keyword = {Business Administration, Innovation, Operations Management and Supply, Creative industries and technologies, Digital futures, Sustainability and climate change resilience, Health and wellbeing}, year = {2021}, author = {Fosso Wamba, Samuel and Queiroz, Maciel and Roscoe, Samuel and Phillips, Wendy and Kapletia, Dharm and Azadegan, Arash} }