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The future of procurement is filled with a multitude of questions and uncertainties. The Fourth Industrial Revolution will potentially take procurement to new heights, with the possibility of enabling a fully autonomous supply chain that harnesses the power of the IoT and other technological advances.

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Nicoletti, B. (2020). Conclusions. In: Procurement 4.0 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35979-9_8

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