The effect of IT integration on improving agility, integration and performance of supply chain

Abstract

In recent decades, companies have been trying to use various methods and means to meet customer's needs quickly in order to survive in competitive market and gain more profit. To reach this purpose, information technology has acted as an enabler in different parts of the supply chain and companies. Although there is a wide range of researches investigating the role of IT on supply chain performance (SCP), the literature review has had many gaps. The contribution of this work in comparison with previous models is the impact of studies simultaneously: 1) IT integration; 2) agility and integration on the performance which has not studied until now. This study proposed a new conceptual model to analyse the direct and indirect effect of these items on each other. In addition, a discussion about integrity and agility of the supply chain is a new issue in the Iranian market.

An empirical investigation and prioritization of barriers toward implementation of agile manufacturing in the manufacturing industry

“…Potdar et al (2017a, b) highlighted the improper knowledge of work procedures as the major obstacles in the amelioration of an organization. IT is like the nerve system for the manufacturing industry (Samizadeh et al , 2019). IT plays a critical role in improving the decision-making ability of the top management, thereby providing a competitive edge to an organization.…”

“…IT plays a critical role in improving the decision-making ability of the top management, thereby providing a competitive edge to an organization. Samizadeh et al (2019) also emphasized on the role of IT in improving integration and agility in a company in today's competitive markets. Manufacturing organizations must be open to embrace new technologies and inculcate change management in order to become agile (Potdar et al , 2017a).…”

“…An appropriate supply chain strategy is most critical. An effective information sharing gives an opportunity to the top management for the efficient integration of customers’ feedback into the system (Samizadeh et al , 2019). Seamless data communication well-supported by software and hardware is the key to success in gearing up the business to keep pace with the accelerating environmental dynamics and to meet customer demands (Vazquez-Bustelo et al , 2007).…”

“…Agile manufacturing is not about small-scale continuous improvements but an entirely different way of doing business (Kidd, 1994; Gunasekaran, 1998). Speed, quality and agility emerged as a competitive weapon to sustain in a dynamic business environment (Samizadeh et al , 2019). Flexibility and responsiveness become the primary objective of manufacturing firms.…”

Agile manufacturing: a literature review and Pareto analysis

“…Further, the Pareto analysis highlighted the importance of IT (CSF2) for AM. The importance of IT to enhance organizational performance has been widely recognized in literature (Gunasekaran, 1999; Chakravarty et al , 2013; Samizadeh et al , 2019). As pointed out by Gunasekaran (1999) and Yusuf et al (1999), multi-skilled and flexible workforce, employee involvement and empowerment, cross-functional teams and effective manpower utilization are some of the critical human resource-related issues to be taken care of, for successful implementation of AM.…”