TITLE:
The Moderating Role of Market, Firm and Supply Chain Factors on the Relationship between Information Technology Practices and Supply Chain Agility
AUTHORS:
Inda Sukati, Abu Bakar Hamid, Rohaizat Baharun, Noriza Mohd Jamal
KEYWORDS:
Information Technology Practices, Supply Chain Agility, Firm, Market, Supply Chain Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.4 No.5,
May
29,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In complex business environment, most firms
are facing pressures to respond proactively to the environmental factors
rapidly and be innovative and effective in order to survive. Therefore,
or-ganizations are required to be agile, and have the right information at the
right time to make better decisions. In this paper, we examine the linkage
between information technology practices (ITP) and supply chain agility (SCA).
This study also analyzes the moderating role of market, firm and supply chain
factors on the relationship between ITP and SCA. The data collection instrument
used was a questionnaire which was administrated to a total sample of 500
respondents from food and beverages industry in peninsular Malaysia. The number
of questionnaire collected was only 130 (26%) and the number of usable
questionnaire was 100 (20%). The analyses involved statistical methods such as
reliability and validity tests, correlation analysis and multiple regressions.
The result suggested that ITP have positive impact on SCA. These findings
suggest that firm should consider ITP that can improve SCA.