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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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Appendix: survey questions
E-procurement system type | Definition |
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Open type | Many potential business partners can join the system |
Close type | Only pre-selected business partner can join the system |
Low information sharing | Only transaction information is shared (not strategic information) through the system |
High information sharing | Transaction information and strategic information are all shared through the system |
Low implementation cost | The cost of adding a new participant to the system is low |
High implementation cost | The cost of adding a new participant to the system is high |
Strong market-making function | Easily explore and access potential pool of partners through the system |
Weak market-making function | Exploring and accessing to potential partners through the system are limited |
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Oh, S., Ryu, Y.U. & Yang, H. Interaction effects between supply chain capabilities and information technology on firm performance. Inf Technol Manag 20, 91–106 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10799-018-0294-3
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