THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SHARING AS ANTECEDENTS OF OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF SMEs

Abstract

Purpose: The basic purpose of this research is to analyze the interactive impact of IS and SCM practices factors which enable and inhibit SCM-IS on the OPER of SMEs in EC. Methodology: The key dimensions of IS and SCM practices are attempted to be identified by this research study along with the inhibiting and enabling factors related to SCM-IS. Moreover, the study is based on a set of research hypothesis, which are tested and the findings are comparatively discussed specifically to the SMEs working in Indonesia. Results: The role of practices related to IS and SCM as well as inhibitors and enablers of SCM-IS in OPER of SMEs in Emerging Countries has been examined timely relying on data obtained from executives of SMEs. The research contributes to the identified research gap on IS and SCM practices in a comparative aspect. Therefore, the study is among the pioneering studies on the issues. So, the current study has used SEM-PLS as a statistical tool to answer the research questions raised in this study and research objectives envisaged in the current study.