Business Integration Generating a Need for Information Integrity an Example -supply Chain Management

Purpose The paper aims to discuss the Information Integrity issues in the wake of increasing business integration. It goes further to suggest an analytical solution and illustrate the same by applying it to Supply Chain Management Design/ Methodology/Approach – In order to do the above the paper defines information integrity and suggests a model of Information Base Management System with an acquisition and utilization cycle attached. The model rests on an Information Topology Plane. The model also suggests a mechanism to originate the information in the acquisition and utilization cycle with a view to preserve information integrity. Findings-Business integration is on the rise on account of increased usage of information technology systems. In wake of this situation the key issue is no more information manipulation, it is to ensure the accuracy, consistency and reliability i.e. information integrity. In order to achieve this Information Base Management System may be used, which encompasses an acquisition cycle, utilization cycle, Information Topology Plane and a method to originate information with a view to achieve information integrity. Research LimitationsThe research needs to be carried out further to crystallize the information integrity computation mechanisms. This paper goes up to identifying the method of generating Information Base Management System. The IBMS may further be used to compute an information integrity standard for each decision in a business process. This can be done using the error information base, which identifies the gap between the information base in the system and the environment as a basis for information integrity analysis. Originality/ValueThe paper adds authentic value as it suggests the need for information integrity in the wake of uncertainties arising in industrial management systems on account of increased automation and information technology usage. In order to do this it suggests a unique Information Base Management System and information origination mechanism for the same. An illustration of implementation of the model is shown using a lucid example of Supply Chain Management.