THE RELATIONSHIP OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE WITH INVENTORY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

This study focused on the effects of electronic data interchange (EDI) on inventory and financial performance, while controlling for demand volatility, firm size, production technology routineness, and just-in-time (JIT). The authors examine EDI purchases and EDI sales; inbound, in-process, and outbound inventories; and ROI, ROS, and profit. The LISREL findings show that, after controlling for potential confounders, EDI is positively related to both inventory and financial performance. Subgroup analyses show that the effect of EDI on inventory is particularly strong when demand is stable, when firm size is small, when production technology is routine, and when JIT is extensively used.

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• Authors:
  • Droge, C
  • Germain, R
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 209-230
• Serial:
  • Journal of Business Logistics
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers Limited
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2158-1592
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2158-1592

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business practices; Data communications; Demand; Electronic data interchange; Inventory; Inventory control; Just in time production; Logistics; Operations research
• Uncontrolled Terms: Financial performance
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00800452
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2000 12:00AM