Information technology (IT) has been viewed as a source of strategic and tactic forces that improve supply chain management. Previous studies, however, do not necessarily agree on effects of IT-driven supply chain capabilities on firm performance. To better evaluate the contribution of supply chain and IT toward firm performance, we propose a research model that emphasizes the interaction effects between supply chain and IT on firm performance. It is because we conjecture the existence of the synergy effects between supply chain management and IT functions. The proposed model is tested with survey data collected from manufacturing firms’ supply chain managers. The results verify significant moderation effects of IT characteristics on the relationship between supply chain capabilities and firm performance.

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供应链能力与信息技术之间的相互作用对公司绩效的影响

信息技术（IT）被视为改善供应链管理的战略和战术力量的来源。但是，先前的研究并不一定同意IT驱动的供应链功能对公司绩效的影响。为了更好地评估供应链和IT对公司绩效的贡献，我们提出了一个研究模型，该模型强调了供应链和IT之间对公司绩效的相互作用。这是因为我们推测供应链管理与IT功能之间存在协同效应。使用从制造公司的供应链经理那里收集的调查数据对提出的模型进行了测试。结果证明了IT特性对供应链能力与公司绩效之间关系的显着调节作用。