Impact of Information Technology on Supply Chain Performance

Running Head: IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SUPPLY CHAIN
PERFORMANCE
Impact of Information Technology on Supply Chain Performance
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IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE 2
Contents of the Research Report................................................................................................4
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Problem Identification............................................................................................................5
Research Objective and Questions.........................................................................................5
Literature Review.......................................................................................................................6
Information Technology Business Value...............................................................................6
Three Research stream........................................................................................................6
Supply chain management and inter-organizational information System..............................6
IT and Supply Chain Management.........................................................................................7
Inter-organizational Information System...............................................................................8
Information Technology Management...................................................................................8
SC IT infrastructure Capability..............................................................................................9
The relationship between SC IT inflicted capability and SC information Capability..........10
Conceptualization of SC information management capability.............................................10
Research Methodology.............................................................................................................10
Research Approach Used.....................................................................................................10
Deductive research approach............................................................................................11
Research Methods................................................................................................................11
Mixed method...................................................................................................................12
Research design....................................................................................................................12
Descriptive research design..............................................................................................12

IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE 3
Data and Results Analysis....................................................................................................13
A mixed method of data collection...................................................................................13
Research Instruments............................................................................................................13
Sample and Sampling procedure..........................................................................................13
Data Analysis........................................................................................................................14
Descriptive Data analysis and inferential data analysis....................................................14
Potential Limitations and Issues...............................................................................................15
Ethical Considerations.............................................................................................................15
Conclusions..............................................................................................................................15
Reference..................................................................................................................................17

IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE 4
Contents of the Research Report
The research will follow this format: Introduction and problem identification,
objectives and research questions, literature review, methodology, limitations, conclusion
ethical consideration references, and appendices.
Introduction
In the business envelopment, information technology has a significant impact on the
organization's performance since it enhances the information flow during all the operations.
Supply chain too as a business operation is neither a silo always of other operations in the
current competitive business world; it has become a vital need to and business competitive
supply chain to the correct partners in the business relationship.
During the past decades, computer-based information systems were used on supply
chain operations have it has now become a survival component of interaction to enhance
business communication thus improving the performance of the organization in the global
competitive market (Hokey, 2016). The recent technological advancement in IT has enabled
numerous companies to acquire more knowledge and technology in implementing
information technology. Supply chain thus in the current world has become vital for most of
the business operation especially at the global level since the introduction of the technology
into the operations.
Currently, business does not compete against one another; rather against the supply
chain since the value of the products to consumers determine the competitive advantage of
the product in the market. Bath and Ozturen, (2013) states that product value is created by
different elements that are components of the supply chain: manufacturers, suppliers,
transporters, and customers themselves. Therefore it is apparent for all the stakeholders to