Information Technology in Supply Chain Management

Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems Volume 3 Issue 3 July 2014

12 Pages Posted: 21 Feb 2017

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Dr. T N Varma

Computer Society of India (CSI); National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur

D. A. Khan

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur

Date Written: February 21, 2017

Abstract

The exponential growth of Information Technology (IT) with communication technology in Supply Chain Management (SCM) is playing critical role in optimising decisions of the supply chain network flow for achieving organisational competitiveness, improving higher service level, lowering inventory, supply chain costs and reducing electronic risks (e-risks). To achieve integration and effective information sharing across and beyond the organisations, IT in SCM is also required. The organisations are moving towards the virtual supply chain with help of rapid changes in technology and IT applications viz; Electronic Data Exchange (EDI), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Bar Code, Electronic Commerce, Decision Support system, Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) package, etc. It is also easily applicable in curbing the e-risks. Understanding the role and application of IT in managing and curbing e-risks of Supply Chain is the basic theme of this paper.

Keywords: Information Technology, Supply Chain Management

Suggested Citation

Varma, Dr. T. N. and Varma, Dr. T. N. and Khan, D. A., Information Technology in Supply Chain Management (February 21, 2017). Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems Volume 3 Issue 3 July 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2921128

Dr. T. N. Varma (Contact Author)

Computer Society of India (CSI)

India

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur ( email )

NIT Campus, P.O .RIT Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831014
India

D. A. Khan

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur ( email )

NIT Campus, P.O .RIT Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831014
India

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