The impact of flexible IT infrastructure and supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and financial performance of manufacturing firms and industrial city of Ahvaz

Jfariniya, Said; Javanmard, Maryam

Authors

Said Jfariniya ¹
Maryam Javanmard ²

¹ Assistant Professor, Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Tehran kharazmi, Iran

² Graduate of Business Management, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of martyr Chamran ,Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

The growth for an effective IT infrastructure has been positioned by many organizations as one of the top most priorities of their IT management on the whole. Building a strong IT infrastructure has risen to become the top concern in the management of IT. This research has been conducted with the purpose of The impact of flexible IT infrastructure and supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and financial. In terms of goal the research was functional and in terms of collecting data it was descriptive-Experimental Research. The population in this research was the top managers of Industry and manufacturing companies in the city of Ahvaz and the sample size was 217 persons . Measurement tool was a questionnaire research variables. also Data analysis was performed using LISREL software.The results indicate that higher levels of SCM practice can lead to enhanced competitive advantage and improved Financial performance. Also higher levels of IT infrastructure flexibility can lead to enhanced competitive advantage but can not have a direct positive impact on Financial performance and competitive advantage can have a direct, positive impact on Financial performance

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The impact of flexible IT infrastructure and supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and financial performance of manufacturing firms and industrial city of Ahvaz

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Volume 3, Issue 11 - Serial Number 11
June 2015
Pages 123-140

The impact of flexible IT infrastructure and supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and financial performance of manufacturing firms and industrial city of Ahvaz

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Volume 3, Issue 11 - Serial Number 11June 2015Pages 123-140

Volume 3, Issue 11 - Serial Number 11
June 2015
Pages 123-140