“…It may be applicable in the coordination and integration of supply chain, demand management, forecasting, inventory, e-commerce, business-to-business communication, business-to-customer communication, customer relationship management, supplier relationship management, automation, and so on. The importance of IT has also been highlighted by Chen and Hsiao (2012) and Bauer et al (2008). In this study, it lies at the ninth level of the hierarchy, that is, just above the bottom which indicates the high driving power and less dependence.…”