Purpose

The purpose of this study is to use empirical data to examine the hierarchical impact of the Internet of things capability on supply chain integration (SCI), supply chain capability (SCC) and firm performance (FP) in the UK retail industry.

Design/methodology/approach

A deductive approach was employed to carry out this research. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed using the partial least square method (SmartPLS 3.3.3) to test theoretical predictions which underlie the relationships among Internet of things capability (IoTC), SCI, SCC and FP. Data are collected using an online survey completed by senior executives of 66 large, medium and small firms within the UK retail industry.

Findings

The empirical results of this research reveal that IoTC has a significant positive effect on the UK retail industry FP through the mediating role of SCI and SCC.

Practical implications

The research results from this study provide useful management insights for firms within the retail industry into the development of effective strategies for integrating their supply chain alongside the adoption of IoTC into SCI, consequently leading to improvements in FP.

Originality/value

Although previous studies have explored the impact of IoT on FP through the sequential mediating role of SCI and SCC, few have explored the impact of the IoT capability (IoTC) on FP through sequential mediators, i.e. SCI and SCC. This study examines the relationship between IoTC, SCI, SCC and FP in the UK retail industry supply chain to address this knowledge gap. Moreover, this study examines the effects of IoTC on FP by applying partial least square (PLS)-SEM techniques. Testing the sequential mediating role of SCI and SCI is undertaken, and the relationships among IoT-enabled SCI and SCC is analysed to improve FP. The robustness check's result through PLSpredict analysis also confirms the power of the model proposed in this study.

中文翻译：

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物联网能力对供应链整合和企业绩效的影响：英国零售业的实证研究

目的

本研究的目的是利用实证数据检验物联网能力对英国零售业供应链整合（SCI）、供应链能力（SCC）和企业绩效（FP）的分层影响。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究采用演绎法进行。使用偏最小二乘法 (SmartPLS 3.3.3) 进行结构方程建模 (SEM)，以测试物联网能力 (IoTC)、SCI、SCC 和 FP 之间关系的理论预测。数据是通过英国零售业 66 家大、中、小型公司的高级管理人员完成的在线调查收集的。

发现

本研究的实证结果表明，IoTC通过SCI和SCC的中介作用对英国零售业FP产生显着的正向影响。

实际影响

这项研究的研究结果为零售行业内的公司提供了有用的管理见解，帮助他们制定有效的战略来整合其供应链，同时将 IoTC 纳入 SCI，从而改善 FP。

原创性/价值

尽管之前的研究通过SCI和SCC的顺序中介作用探讨了物联网对FP的影响，但很少有研究通过SCI和SCC的顺序中介作用来探讨物联网能力（IoTC）对FP的影响。本研究探讨了英国零售业供应链中 IoTC、SCI、SCC 和 FP 之间的关系，以解决这一知识差距。此外，本研究通过应用偏最小二乘 (PLS)-SEM 技术检验了 IoTC 对 FP 的影响。测试 SCI 和 SCI 的顺序中介作用，并分析物联网支持的 SCI 和 SCC 之间的关系，以提高 FP。通过 PLSpredict 分析得出的稳健性检验结果也证实了本研究提出的模型的有效性。