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The Strategic Impact of Information Technologies on Supply Chain and Business Performance
The Strategic Impact of Information Technologies on Supply Chain and Business Performance

Author(s): Hasan Kürşat Güleş, Vural Çağliyan, Mustafa Bedük
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi
Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Information Technologies; Business Performance;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the effect of a new supply chain design on the business performance was analyzed in the context of information technologies. For that purpose, by using case study method, a company that operates in fast-moving consumer goods industry (FMCG) in Turkey and possesses and uses a supporting tool named as SAP APO software as an information technology to perform supply chain operations was examined. Under the scope of the study, supply, production and distribution planning processes are modelled and implemented in short, medium and long terms. Implementation results demonstrate that restructuring of the supply chain by using information technologies has positive effects on business performances criterions like supply, production and distribution.

  • Issue Year: 4/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 183-200
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Turkish