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Linking IT to supply chain agility: does knowledge management make a difference in SMEs?

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  • Alireza Shiranifar
  • Mohamadhossein Rahmati
  • Farbod Jafari

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The purpose of this paper is to examine how information technology (IT) and knowledge management affect supply chain agility in a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) context. Drawing on SMEs, this study hypothesises and tests the relationship between IT and knowledge management and supply chain agility. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) is performed to test the relationship between the research variables. The results obtained from SEM reveal that IT positively affects knowledge management. The results also indicate that knowledge management and IT significantly affect the dimensions of supply chain agility (demand response, customer responsiveness and joint planning).

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  • Alireza Shiranifar & Mohamadhossein Rahmati & Farbod Jafari, 2019. "Linking IT to supply chain agility: does knowledge management make a difference in SMEs?," International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 34(1), pages 123-138.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijlsma:v:34:y:2019:i:1:p:123-138
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    1. Troise, Ciro & Corvello, Vincenzo & Ghobadian, Abby & O'Regan, Nicholas, 2022. "How can SMEs successfully navigate VUCA environment: The role of agility in the digital transformation era," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
    2. Ciampi, Francesco & Faraoni, Monica & Ballerini, Jacopo & Meli, Francesco, 2022. "The co-evolutionary relationship between digitalization and organizational agility: Ongoing debates, theoretical developments and future research perspectives," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    3. Al-Omoush, Khaled Saleh & Palacios-Marqués, Daniel & Ulrich, Klaus, 2022. "The impact of intellectual capital on supply chain agility and collaborative knowledge creation in responding to unprecedented pandemic crises," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).

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