OMGT1021 - Exploring IT's Role in Supply Chains: A Thematic Analysis

This report presents a thematic analysis of the role of information technology (IT) in supply chain management, drawing upon multiple journal articles. The analysis identifies key themes related to the impact of IT on supply chain performance, including its role in boosting strengths, eliminating weaknesses, and improving overall efficiency. Specific topics covered include the drivers of IT use in the supply chain, the enhancement of supply chain outcomes through IT and trust, and the role of IT in strategic agility. The report examines concepts such as strategic partnerships, challenges in the external environment, and the integration of IT in various aspects of supply chain operations, including procurement, logistics, inventory management, warehousing, and distribution channels. The analysis concludes with a discussion of the positive and negative impacts of IT on supply chain management, supported by evidence from the reviewed journal articles.

THEMATIC ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION
 Analysis of the articles
 Topic of this analysis is information
technology in supply chain management
 Include journal evidence in the analysis

Information technology in
supply chain
 Role of IT in supply chain
 Boosting performance of supply chain
 Targeting strengths of supply chain
through IT
 Eliminating weaknesses of the supply
chain management

Thematic analysis format
 Topic of Article
 Codes or keywords
 Themes identified in the article
 Journal entry that is the reference of
that article

Thematic analysis table
Article
Name
Codes Themes Journal
entry

ARTICLE 1
Article1 - Drivers of information technology use in the supply chain
Codes- Formation technology, Supply chain, factors of IT, Supply chain
management
Themes
 A use of Information technology in the supply chain.
 Factors of IT in increasing the performance of the supply chain
management.
Journal entry
Nath, T. and Standing, C., 2010. Drivers of information technology use in
the supply chain. Journal of Systems and Information Technology. 12(1).
Pp.70-84.
Theme Review- The use of information technology in supply chain
management is analysed by determining the final outcome when these two
integrates with each other by determining the profit of the business.

Article Name Codes Themes Journal entry
Drivers of
information
technology use in
the supply chain
Information
technology, Supply
chain, factors of IT,
Supply chain
management
1. Use of Information
technology in the
supply chain.
2. Factors of IT in
increasing the
performance of the
supply chain
management.
Nath, T. and
Standing, C., 2010.
Drivers of
information
technology use in the
supply chain. Journal
of Systems and
Information
Technology. 12(1).
pp.70-84.

ARTICLE 2
Article 2- Enhancing Supply chain outcomes through Information
technology and trust
Codes- Information technology and trust, Supply chain, Outcomes of supply
chain, Increasing performance of Supply chain.
Themes
 Strategic partnerships to ensure better outcomes from the supply chain.
 Challenges in the external environment related to the information
Journal entry
Singh, A. and Teng, J. T., 2016. Enhancing supply chain outcomes through
Information Technology and Trust. Computers in human behaviour. 54.
pp.290-300.
Theme review- Strategic partnerships started by an entity to collaborate
the knowledge and the latest technologies in boosting their existing
business whose direct impact will show in the settings of the supply chain
management.

Article Name Codes Themes Journal entry
Enhancing
Supply chain
outcomes
through
Information
technology and
trust
Information
technology and
trust, Supply
chain, Outcomes
of supply chain,
Increasing
performance of
Supply chain
1. Strategic
partnerships to
ensure better
outcomes from the
supply chain.
2. Challenges in
the external
environment
related to the
information
technology.
Singh, A. and
Teng, J. T., 2016.
Enhancing supply
chain outcomes
through
Information
Technology and
Trust. Computers
in human
behaviour. 54.
pp.290-300.

ARTICLE 3
Article 3- Enhancing Supply chain outcomes through Information technology
and trust
Codes- Information technology and trust, Supply chain, Outcomes of supply
chain, Increasing performance of Supply chain
Themes
 1. Strategic partnerships to ensure better outcomes from the supply chain.
 2. Challenges in the external environment related to the information
technology.
Journal Entry
Singh, A. and Teng, J. T., 2016. Enhancing supply chain outcomes through
Information Technology and Trust. Computers in human behaviour. 54.
pp.290-300.
Theme Review- The concept of strategic agility is used as an important
criterion in assessing the overall performance of the supply chain
management system.

Article Name Codes Themes Journal entry
Information
technology role in
Supply chain’s
strategic agility
Information
technology, Strategic
agility, supply chain,
competitive business
environment,
strategic dimensions,
strategic responses of
the external business
environment.
1. Role of information
technology in the
supply chain field.
2. Significance of
strategic agility in the
supply chain concept.
Mavengere, N.B.,
2013. Information
technology role in
supply chain’s
strategic
agility. International
Journal of Agile
Systems and
Management. 6(1).
pp.7-24.