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The Strategic Alignment of Supply Chain and IT Resources

Authors:
Philippe Marchildon
Pierre Hadaya

Keywords: information management; supply chain resources; IT resources; alignment

Abstract:
In reaction to recent findings, which suggest that when acting alone supply chain and IT resources cannot yield a competitive advantage to organizations, the present study, posits that it’s by combining these resources together that organizations will gain a competitive advantage from them. Rooted in the resource-based-view and the relational view of the firm, this research presents a conceptual model that will permit the uncovering of the dominant configurations of supply chain and IT resources alignment. This study also presents three expected alignment configurations (i.e., cost driven organizations, value driven organizations and innovation driven organizations) which represent the primary form of alignment between these resources and their respective impact on organizational performance. Using the gestalt approach, we plan to verify our research model by collecting data from at least 200 Canadian prime manufacturers. Findings tied to this initiative will provide important contributions to both research and practice.

Pages: 55 to 61

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: February 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4375

ISBN: 978-1-61208-121-2

Location: Gosier, Guadeloupe, France

Dates: from February 23, 2011 to February 28, 2011