Will You Share? A Study of Motives and Consequences of Supply Chain Partners’ Information Integration

Zhu, Dauw Song; Lee, Zui Chih; Ho, Chien Ta Bruce; Hong, Chen; Lin, Yueh‐Jaw

doi:10.1080/16258312.2014.11517338

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“…Digitalizing a supply chain will require coordination, adaptability, shared problem-solving and knowledge exchange among partners. The integration between the whole system would be highly needed to sustain the transformation (Eriksson, 2015; Zhu et al , 2014). Khare et al (2012) stated that the relationship between SCM and technology coordination plays an immense role after incorporating internal actors.…”

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Digitalization of the supply chain: transformation factors

Aamer¹,

Sahara

Al-Awlaqi

2022

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Purpose There is an increasing interest in the supply chain’s digitalization, yet the topic is still in the preliminary stages of academic research. The academic literature has no consensus and is still limited to research assessing the supply chain’s digitalization of organizations. This study aims to explore the supply chain digitalization drivers to understand the emerging phenomena. More specifically, the authors devised from the literature the most common factors in assessing the readiness in scaling supply chain digitalization. Design/methodology/approach This study followed a five-phased systematic literature review (SLR) methodology in this research: designing, analyzing, conducting, writing and assessing the quality of the review. The SLR is beneficial for justifying future research regardless of the complex process that requires dealing with high-level databases, information filtering and relevancies of the content. Through analysis of 347 titles and abstracts and 40 full papers, the authors showed and discussed the supply chain digitalization: transformation factors. Findings The results generated three main themes: technology, people and processes. The study also generated ten subthemes/primary drivers for assessing the readiness for supply chain digitalization in organizations: IT infrastructure, cybersecurity systems, digitalization reskilling and upskilling, digitalization culture, top management support, digitalization and innovation strategy, integrated supply chain, digital innovation management, big data management and data analytics and government regulations. The importance of each factor was discussed, and future research agenda was presented. Research limitations/implications While the key drivers of the supply chain digitalization were identified, there is still a need to study the statistical correlation to confirm the interrelationships among factors. This study is also limited by the articles available in the databases and content extraction. Practical implications This study supports decision-makers in understanding the critical drivers in digitalizing the supply chain. Once these factors are studied and comprehended, managers and decision-makers could better anticipate and allocate the proper resources to embark on the digitalization journey and make informed decisions. Originality/value The digitalization of the supply chain is more critical nowadays due to the global disruptions caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the surge of organizations moving toward the digital economy. There is a gap between the digital transformation pilot studies and implementation. The themes and factors unearthed in this study will serve as a foundation and guidelines for further theoretical research and practical implications.

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Digitalization of the supply chain: transformation factors

Aamer¹,

Sahara

Al-Awlaqi

2022

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“…Moreover, knowledge is an important source of innovation potential [28]. Information integration improves logistics and partnership capabilities in supply chain cooperation, which is valuable to supply chain efficiency [29].…”

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“…The importance of information integration between partners for improving decision efficiency and stabilizing partnership relationships is highlighted in the case of high-tech manufacturing firms in Taiwan [29]. Firms can minimize inventory with more accurate orders and logistics proficiency due to precise integration.…”

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Performance Implications of Aligning Supply Chain Practices with Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Sector

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During this pandemic crisis, supply chain management (SCM) has emerged as a critical source of competitive advantage driving organizational performance, especially in the agri-food sector, since public health and consumers’ confidence as well as firms’ survival depend on the effectiveness of supply chain networks. This study adopts two central SCM practices, namely strategic suppliers’ partnerships and partners’ information quality & sharing and tests their relationships with competitive advantage (quality, process flexibility, and time to market) and business performance (profitability and market share), based on an empirical study of 300 enterprises in the agri-food sector in Greece. After data collection, we deploy a diagnostic-exploratory model, utilizing fuzzy cognitive mapping, with agent-based modeling following up for development for data prediction and simulation. Consequently, we found that supply chain firms’ compelling and robust relationships with supply chain partners and suppliers can promote their profitability and market share. Relationships of this kind focus on quality information sharing and are strongly connected with businesses’ quality, process flexibility, and time to market competitive capabilities. Hence, our study provides salutary info to supply chain firms regarding potential implementation to existing and new collaborators.

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“…To overcome these challenges, SCM needs to become smarter. Therefore, information technology is helpful for the improvement of the SC as it has the potential of integrating various suppliers, customers and processes as well as the ability to enhance the communication in form of data collection and information sharing across the SC (Abdel-Basset, Manogaran and Mohamed, 2018;Zhu et al, 2014).…”

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Transformation strategies for the supply chain: the impact of industry 4.0 and digital transformation

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Litsiou

2020

Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal

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This research focuses on the impact of 'Industry 4.0' and 'Digital Transformation' on information sharing and decision making across the supply chain (SC). Following a qualitative approach, the findings are threefold: First, it is shown that the possibility of an entire SC integration based on new technologies is still at distance. Current burdens are the missing willingness to exchange far-reaching information even with long-term partners and the missing technological interface standards in order to enable a trouble-free communication alongside the SC. Second, the impact of Industry 4.0 and the Digital Transformation on decision making is greatly connected to information sharing. An increasing amount of decisions is prepared, recommended or even fully automated by information systems. However, usually, the human being still has the last word. Third, companies' preparations for these impacts differ greatly. Whereas some companies rely on classical phase-based strategies and long-term visions, others do not have a long-term plan at all.

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Will You Share? A Study of Motives and Consequences of Supply Chain Partners’ Information Integration

Cited by 4 publications

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Digitalization of the supply chain: transformation factors

Digitalization of the supply chain: transformation factors

Performance Implications of Aligning Supply Chain Practices with Competitive Advantage: Empirical Evidence from the Agri-Food Sector

Transformation strategies for the supply chain: the impact of industry 4.0 and digital transformation

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