The Characteristics of Information Systems Utilized in Supply Chain Management

In this paper, in order to derive the utilization priority of functional information systems utilized in the process of supply chain integration and suggest a set of advisable strategies for IS utilization, the relationship analysis among three major functions (Creation functions, Connection functions, Support functions) of information systems utilized for supply chain management and supply chain management performance is carried out by means of LISREL. As a result of the analysis, this paper derives an IS utilization strategy for supply chain integration based on the priority of (support functions → creation functions → connection functions), and, through the further analysis, discloses that, in order for the derived strategy to be implemented successfully, the establishment of proper relationship with external utilization mechanism of the system and the proper role shift of information systems under the developmental stage of supply chain is required.