Information Sharing in Supply Chain Management: A Case Study Between the Cooperative Partners in Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

This study seeks to get a much better understanding of the extent to that info sharing between supply chain cooperative partners within the Asian country producing companies enhances the amount of performances within the business. Therefore, this paper, presents the findings from an empirical study examining the link between info sharing amongst supply chain cooperative partners, product quality performance and business performance in Malaysian producing industry. Few have tried to analyze the link between info sharing amongst supply chain partners and performance. It's aforementioned that info sharing between cooperative supply chain partners has the potential to not solely enhance production potency and effectiveness however conjointly improves bottom-line results. However, the linkage between info sharing amongst supply chain cooperative partners to performance within the manufacturing industry in Malaysia has not been totally self-addressed in empirical studies. to handle this issue, this paper investigates the impact of data sharing between provide chain partners on performance within the Malaysian manufacturing industry using Pearson's correlation, cluster analysis, Friedman's rank check and structural equation modelling. The results of the study reveal that info sharing between cooperative provide chain partners above all seems to be of primary importance and exhibit vital impact on product quality performance and business performance. The findings of the study give a putting demonstration of the importance of implementing effective info sharing between supply chain partners for Malaysian producing industry in enhancing its performance.