Barriers affecting successful technology enablement of supply chain: An Indian perspective

Understanding Factors Affecting the Adoption of ICT-Enabled Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices

“…Second, the cooperation of supply chain partners (SC2) refers to supply chain partners' willingness to work together and share information to achieve sustainability goals. It has an impact on both the implementation of the cross-organizational IT/IS [29,30] and the incorporation of sustainability practices throughout the supply chain network [20]. It is suggested that the upstream collaboration helps to achieve a competitive advantage through SSCM [23] and enables organizational efficiencies [28].…”

“…The second factor is organizational resources (O2), including human resources, financial resources, physical capital and IT resources. Specifically, organizations need to invest in new technology and equipment that enable the implementation of sustainability practices across the supply chain [23], as well as people with relevant professional expertise and skills [20,30]. Besides, the existing technology usage and technical capability of the organization are also significant, as the implementation of new systems depends on existing ICT infrastructure [30,31].…”

“…Fifth, employees' involvement (O5) during implementation stage has a positive impact on organization's sustainable supply chain performance [23] and technology adoption [27,30]. Employees are expected to update their skills in both the field of SSCM practices and the use of relevant technologies and systems [30], resulting in fewer errors and waste and better sustainability-related performance.…”