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A refined framework of information sharing in perishable product supply chains

Luluk Lusiantoro (Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK) (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Nicola Yates (Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK)
Carlos Mena (Department of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA)
Liz Varga (Complex Systems Research Centre, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK)

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

ISSN: 0960-0035

Article publication date: 14 March 2018

Issue publication date: 22 March 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between information sharing and performance of perishable product supply chains (PPSC). Building on transaction cost economics (TCE), organisational information processing theory (OIPT), and contingency theory (CT), this study proposes a theoretical framework to guide future research into information sharing in perishable product supply chains (IS-PPSC).

Design/methodology/approach

Using the systematic literature review methodology, 48 peer-reviewed articles are carefully selected, mapped, and assessed. Template analysis is performed to unravel the relationship mechanisms between information sharing and PPSC performance.

Findings

The authors find that the relationship between information sharing and PPSC performance is currently unclear, and there is inconsistency in the positioning of information sharing among constructs and variables in the IS-PPSC literature. This implies a requirement to refine the relationship between information sharing and PPSC performance. The review also revealed that the role of perishable product characteristics has largely been ignored in existing research.

Originality/value

This study applies relevant multiple theoretical perspectives to overcome the ambiguity of the IS-PPSC literature and contributes nine propositions to guide future research. Accordingly, this study contributes to the refined roles of relationship uncertainty, environmental uncertainty, information sharing capabilities, and perishable product characteristics in shaping the relationship between information sharing and PPSC performance.

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Citation

Lusiantoro, L., Yates, N., Mena, C. and Varga, L. (2018), "A refined framework of information sharing in perishable product supply chains", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 48 No. 3, pp. 254-283. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-08-2017-0250

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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