The impact of information sharing in supply chains on organisational performance: an empirical study

TLDR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between the degree of information sharing and organisational performance and found that information sharing does not directly relate to the organizational performance, however, internal integration and costs-benefit sharing do not relate to information sharing.

Abstract: Information sharing has been cited as one of the major means to enhance supply chain performance It allows companies to better coordinate their activities with their supply chain partners that lead to increased performance This study conceptualises and assesses several factors that influence the degree of information sharing in supply chains, namely integrated information technologies, internal integration, information quality and costs–benefits sharing The relationship between the degree of information sharing and organisational performance is then tested Data from 150 manufacturing companies were collected and proposed relationships are examined using structural equation modelling The results show that integrated information technologies and information quality have positive influence on the intensity of information sharing However, internal integration and costs–benefits sharing do not relate to the intensity of information sharing This study finds that information sharing does not directly rela