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doi: 10.1016/j.protcy.2013.12.194
The 4th International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICEEI 2013)
Information Sharing in Supply Chain Management
Zahra Lotfi
, Muriati Mukhtar , Shahnorbanun Sahran, Ali Taei Zadeh
Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
Information sharing serves as an essential approach for the survival of enterprises and enabler of supply chain integration.
Nowadays, with the advancement in information and communication technology, information sharing has become more
conceivable. Furthermore, information sharing in supply chains has become more efficient by the global introduction of long-
term cooperation and coordination which leads ultimately to the improvement of companies' competitive advantages. There is a
lac
k of information sharing within companies nowadays, which results in inefficiency of coordinating actions within the units in
the company or organization. The purpose of this study is to investigate and overview the effectiveness of information sharing in
supply chain management, in order to increase the efficiency of the organizational performance in the manufacturing sector. This
study elaborates the benefits and barriers of information sharing leading to enhanced supply chain integration among enterprises,
as a result.
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ysia.
Keywords: Information Sharing; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Supply Chain Integration (SCI); Manufacturing sector
1. Introduction
In order to survive and compete in today’s global economy, manufacturing sector strongly needs to create, share
and disseminate up-to-date and appropriate knowledge and information [1]. For competitive advantages, many
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