Open AccessApplication of Fuzzy DEMATEL Method on the Impact of IT innovation on Supply Chain Management of Food Industry in Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ayantoyinbo Benedict Boye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south asian journal of social studies and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-821X
DOI - 10.9734/sajsse/2021/v10i230262
Subject(s) - supply chain , supply chain management , business , profitability index , casual , key (lock) , pairwise comparison , marketing , scale (ratio) , fuzzy logic , food industry , industrial organization , process management , computer science , materials science , physics , computer security , finance , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , political science , law , composite material
Supply chain management can be viewed as an important part of a company's strategic strategy for increasing efficiency, results, and profitability. The aim of this paper is to us the fuzzy DEMATEL method to examine the impact of IT innovation on the operations of supply chain management of food industry in Nigeria. The study obtained sixteen (16) perspectives of impact of IT innovation on food industry SC management as obtain from literature and brain stormy of experts. A fuzzy Linguistic scale was developed and applies it to food manufacturing firms in Nigeria to test the level of the impact of IT innovation on supply chain management. The questionnaire designed for pairwise comparison to evaluate the influence of each score, where scores of 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent: (no influence), (Very low influence), (low influence), (high influence) and (very high influence), respectively. Twelve experts were asked to complete the questionnaire comprises of 6 general managers, 6 Supply Chain managers all of food industry. Then the Fuzzy DEMATEL method was applied to analyze the importance of criteria and the casual relations among the criteria constructed. The result showed that the advanced planning system had the most impact and the strongest link to other criteria. As a result, APS is a key rationale and key criteria that influence other criteria and driving factors to solve problems.