Information and Communication Technology Impact on Supply Chain Integration, Flexibility, and Performance

2020 ◽  
pp. 888-909
Author(s):  
Carlos A Talamantes-Padilla ◽  
Jorge Luis. García-Alcaráz ◽  
Aide A. Maldonado-Macías ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernández ◽  
Cuauhtemoc Sánchéz-Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Impact

In this chapter, four latent variables will be analyzed to measure the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on the integration, flexibility and performance of Supply Chain (SC). The aim of the exposition is to provide greater understanding for those responsible of the supply chain, and focus efforts on clear objectives. These clear objectives should help those responsible for the supply chain achieve a better performance within organizations. The information analyzed was obtained from a questionnaire provided to 284 managers in companies located in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The results were used to generate a structural equation model in order to learn the relationships between variables. We have postulated six hypotheses regarding the direct, indirect and total effects. The results indicate that there is no direct relationship between ICT integration and SC performance, but an indirect relationship through mediating variables as SC Integration and Flexibility exists.

Information and Communication Technology Impact on Supply Chain Integration, Flexibility, and Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 213-234
Author(s):  
Carlos A Talamantes-Padilla ◽  
Jorge Luis. García-Alcaráz ◽  
Aide A. Maldonado-Macías ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernández ◽  
Cuauhtemoc Sánchéz-Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Indirect Relationship ◽  
The Impact

In this chapter, four latent variables will be analyzed to measure the impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) on the integration, flexibility and performance of Supply Chain (SC). The aim of the exposition is to provide greater understanding for those responsible of the supply chain, and focus efforts on clear objectives. These clear objectives should help those responsible for the supply chain achieve a better performance within organizations. The information analyzed was obtained from a questionnaire provided to 284 managers in companies located in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The results were used to generate a structural equation model in order to learn the relationships between variables. We have postulated six hypotheses regarding the direct, indirect and total effects. The results indicate that there is no direct relationship between ICT integration and SC performance, but an indirect relationship through mediating variables as SC Integration and Flexibility exists.

scholarly journals The impact of human resources on the agility, flexibility and performance of wine supply chains  

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 175-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garcia-Alcaraz Jorge L ◽  
Maldonado-Macias Aide A ◽  
Hernandez-Arellano Juan L ◽  
Blanco-Fernandez Julio ◽  
Jimenez-Macias Emilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
And Performance ◽  
La Rioja ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Indirect Source

The research proposes a structural equation model (SEM) that integrates four latent variables: human resources skills, flexibility, agility, and the economic supply chain (SC) performance for wineries that together include fifteen observed variables. The data was obtained from 64 surveys applied to managers in the wineries in La Rioja, Spain. Direct, the indirect and total effects are analysed to prove six hypotheses that relate the aforementioned latent variables. The results indicate that the skills of human resources are a source of flexibility and agility in the supply chain for wineries in La Rioja and thus a direct and indirect source of economic performance.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 180-198
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

The Impact of ICT on Supply Chain Agility and Human Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1174-1192
Author(s):  
Valeria Martínez Loya ◽  
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz ◽  
José Roberto Díaz Reza ◽  
Deysi Guadalupe Marquez Gayosso
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Supply Chain Agility ◽  
Information And Communication

Supply Chain (SC) has become a key element for companies to increase their productivity and competitiveness. However, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has also played an important role in the performance of these companies. Therefore, this chapter analyzes three latent variables in order to know the importance of ICT in both supply chain agility and the performance of human resources. Information was obtained from a questionnaire administered in the maquiladora industry in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. A structural equation model is generated to understand the relationships among latent variables, and three hypotheses are raised based on such interactions. Finally, results indicate that supply chain agility and the performance of human resources are directly linked to the use of information and communication technologies.

The Impact of Green Attributes From Suppliers on Supply Chain Performance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1216-1232
Author(s):  
Jose Roberto Mendoza Fong ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías ◽  
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Ramírez ◽  
Valeria Martínez Loya
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, green supplier selection (GSS) is one of the most important activities for companies. Therefore, this research aims to demonstrate the relationship that exists between GSS and the marketing benefits of companies. The chapter proposes a structural equation model that integrates three latent variables. The two independent latent variables concern preproduction green attributes and process green attributes, and they are associated with a dependent latent variable: marketing indexes. Thus, three hypotheses are proposed to relate these latent variables. To validate such hypotheses, a survey is administered to 253 middle and senior managers from the manufacturing industry of Ciudad Juárez. Similarly, a descriptive analysis of the sample and the items is carried out. Results show direct and positive effects among the analyzed variables. However, the highest impact is caused by preproduction green attributes over production process green attributes.

scholarly journals Impact of human resources on wine supply chain flexibility, quality, and economic performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Wilson Adarme-Jaimes ◽  
Julio Blanco-Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Positive Direct ◽  
The Impact

This article assesses the impact of human resources skills on production quality, flexibility, and economic performance of La Rioja’s wine supply chain. These four elements were integrated as latent variables composed of 15 observed variables and associated through six hypotheses. Data were gathered from 64 wineries located in La Rioja, Spain, and hypotheses were validated in a structural equation model using WarpPLS v.5 software. Results indicate that human resources skills have a positive direct impact on SC flexibility and quality, but not on economic performance; however, these variables are indirectly associated through SC quality and SC flexibility.

The Impact of Green Attributes From Suppliers on Supply Chain Performance

2017 ◽  
pp. 83-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Roberto Mendoza Fong ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz ◽  
Aidé Aracely Maldonado-Macías ◽  
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Ramírez ◽  
Valeria Martínez Loya
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, green supplier selection (GSS) is one of the most important activities for companies. Therefore, this research aims to demonstrate the relationship that exists between GSS and the marketing benefits of companies. The chapter proposes a structural equation model that integrates three latent variables. The two independent latent variables concern preproduction green attributes and process green attributes, and they are associated with a dependent latent variable: marketing indexes. Thus, three hypotheses are proposed to relate these latent variables. To validate such hypotheses, a survey is administered to 253 middle and senior managers from the manufacturing industry of Ciudad Juárez. Similarly, a descriptive analysis of the sample and the items is carried out. Results show direct and positive effects among the analyzed variables. However, the highest impact is caused by preproduction green attributes over production process green attributes.

Big Data Analytics in the Agribusiness Supply Chain Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Marisol Valencia-Cárdenas ◽  
Jorge Anibal Restrepo-Morales ◽  
Francisco Javier Día-Serna
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Chain Management

Importance and impact of the systems related to Agribusiness and Agri-food, are increasing around the world and demand a paramount attention. Collaboration in the inventory management is an integral part of the supply chain management, related to proactive integration among the chain actors facilitating production and supply, in especial in the agroindustrial sector of the Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. This research establishes the main relationships between latent variables as collaboration, technology, models, optimization and inventory management, based on a literature review and applying a Structural Equation Model to a survey data of a sample of agribusiness companies. The results show that Available Technologies associated with Big Data, generates improvement of Collaboration Strategies, improving also Forecasting and Optimization; besides, Inventory Planning and Collaboration are related to Available Technologies associated with Big Data. A Poisson regression model and a Structural Equation Model estimations detect that the increasing strategies of technologies and Big Data are favorable to apply collaboration in the supply chain management, increasing possibilities to the enterprise competitiveness.

A structural equation model for big data adoption in the healthcare supply chain

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dindayal Agrawal ◽  
Jitender Madaan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Data Governance ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the barriers to the implementation of big data (BD) in the healthcare supply chain (HSC).Design/methodology/approachFirst, the barriers concerning BD adoption in the HSC were found by conducting a detailed literature survey and with the expert's opinion. Then the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was employed to categorize the barriers. The obtained results are verified using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis gives the path diagram representing the interrelationship between latent variables and observed variables.FindingsThe segregation of 13 barriers into three categories, namely “data governance perspective,” “technological and expertise perspective,” and “organizational and social perspective,” is performed using EFA. Three hypotheses are tested, and all are accepted. It can be concluded that the “data governance perspective” is positively related to “technological and expertise perspective” and “organizational and social perspective” factors. Also, the “technological and expertise perspective” is positively related to “organizational and social perspective.”Research limitations/implicationsIn literature, very few studies have been performed on finding the barriers to BD adoption in the HSC. The systematic methodology and statistical verification applied in this study empowers the healthcare organizations and policymakers in further decision-making.Originality/valueThis paper is first of its kind to adopt an approach to classify barriers to BD implementation in the HSC into three distinct perspectives.

The impact of information security initiatives on supply chain robustness and performance: an empirical study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sindhuja P.N.
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Supply Chain Robustness

Purpose Information security is an essential element in all business activities. The damage to businesses from information security breaches has become pervasive. The scope of information security has widened as information has become a critical supply chain asset, making it more important to protect the organization’s data. Today’s global supply chains rely upon the speedy and robust dissemination of information among supply chain partners. Hence, processing of accurate supply chain information is quintessential to ensure the robustness and performance of supply chains. An effective information security management (ISM) is deemed to ensure the robustness of supply chains. The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of information security initiatives on supply chain robustness and performance. Design/methodology/approach Based on extant literature, a research model was developed and validated using a questionnaire survey instrument administered among information systems/information technology managers. Data collected were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Further, to test the hypotheses and to fit the theoretical model, Structural equation modeling techniques were used. Findings Results of this study indicated that information security initiatives are positively associated with supply chain robustness and performance. These initiatives are likely to enhance the robustness and performance of the supply chains. Originality/value With the advancements in internet technologies and capabilities as well as considering the dynamic environment of supply chains, this study is relevant in terms of the capability that an organization needs to acquire with regards to ISM. Benefiting from the resource dependency theory, information security initiatives could be considered as a critical resource having an influence on the internal and external environment of supply chains.

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