OVERVIEW OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND A THEORETICAL MODEL IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL SMES

Kherbach Oualid, Marian Liviu Mocan, Cristian Dumitrache and Ghoumrassi Amine
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Kherbach Oualid: Politehnica University of Timisoara
Marian Liviu Mocan: Politehnica University of Timisoara
Cristian Dumitrache: Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest
Ghoumrassi Amine: Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest

SEA - Practical Application of Science, 2016, issue 12, 527-537

Abstract: Most literature on supply chain management (SCM) focuses on large organizations with global operations employing high-level information technology. This creates a gap in the knowledge of how SMEs use and practice (SCM) moreover (SCM) is an area of increasing importance among enterprises and of growing academic interest. It is based on the concept of firms as part of multiple organizations oriented to the provision of goods and services for the final customer. the survival of Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) will be determined by their ability to produce more, at a lower cost, in less time, and with few defects. The use of information technology (IT) is considered a prerequisite for the effective control of today’s complex supply chains. In our research report we first provide a broad over of (SCM) in general for SMEs. We further discuss the evolution of the information technology (IT) in SCM and the performance parameters of the supply chain processes. In this research, the aim is to introduce a special (SCM)theoretical model in general SCM models which is appropriate for SMEs’ structure due to their operation capacity, numerical condition and other features. In accordance with this aim, taking the conditions of this sector into consideration, a two-stage model which is appropriate for structure of SMEs in Romania is proposed. The first stage of the model consists of “supply and production centers” and second stage consists of “product and customer center”

Keywords: Supply chain management (SCM); Information technology (IT); Small to Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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