Purpose

Theorising from a resource-based view perspective, the intersection of supply chain management and the use of information technology (IT) has been investigated in this study. This paper aims to investigate supply chain performance (SCP) as an essential outcome of the use of IT and explores the effect of supply chain collaboration (SCC) on SCP. In addition, volume uncertainty (VU) has been explored and tested to establish whether various associated uncertainties can be mitigated when the use of IT is involved.

Design/methodology/approach

A sample of 121 senior executives from agri-tech firms was collected by travelling and meeting the executives in person in various states of India. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypothesized relationship of VU to SCP via the use of IT and SCC.

Findings

The results show that VU significantly impacts SCC via the use of IT and SCP via SCC. The use of IT positively and significantly impacts SCP via SCC.

Practical implications

Witnessing the potential benefits of the emerging use of IT in the uncertainty reduction as reported in this study, agri-tech firms operating in emerging rural and agricultural economies can enhance SCC to improve SCP.

Social implications

This study unfolds how risks in agricultural supply chains (ASCs) sourced because the VU can be mitigated through the use of IT and SCC to influence SCP in rural agricultural and developing economies.

Originality/value

VU at agri-tech firms and farmers is a ground reality that has led to an inability to plan and prepare, resulting in wastages and disruptions in ASCs and farmers’ struggles.

中文翻译：

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信息和通信技术在减轻印度农业供应链风险中的作用

目的

本研究从基于资源的观点的理论出发，研究了供应链管理与信息技术 (IT) 使用的交叉点。本文旨在调查供应链绩效 (SCP) 作为使用 IT 的重要结果，并探讨供应链协作 (SCC) 对 SCP 的影响。此外，已经探索和测试了体积不确定性 (VU)，以确定在涉及 IT 使用时是否可以减轻各种相关的不确定性。

设计/方法/方法

来自农业科技公司的 121 名高级管理人员的样本是通过在印度各州出差和亲自会面的方式收集的。结构方程模型用于通过使用 IT 和 SCC 来检验 VU 与 SCP 的假设关系。

发现

结果表明，VU 通过使用 IT 和通过 SCC 的 SCP 显着影响 SCC。IT 的使用通过 SCC 对 SCP 产生积极而显着的影响。

实际影响

正如本研究报告的那样，见证了新兴使用 IT 在减少不确定性方面的潜在好处，在新兴农村和农业经济体中运营的农业科技公司可以加强 SCC 以改善 SCP。

社会影响

本研究揭示了农业供应链 (ASC) 中的风险是如何产生的，因为 VU 可以通过使用 IT 和 SCC 来影响农村农业和发展中经济体的 SCP 来减轻。

原创性/价值

农业技术公司和农民的 VU 是一个基本现实，导致无法计划和准备，从而导致 ASC 的浪费和中断以及农民的斗争。