RFID technology usage and supply chain global positioning information sharing system: An enablers of manufacturing enterprises' supply chain performance-fresh insights from the Middle East region as developing countries

Abstract

This research aims to assess a conceptual framework that includes radio frequency identification (RFID) technology usage and integrated with supply chain (SC) global positioning information system (GPIS) as antecedents to supply chain performance (SCP). A Web-based survey questionnaire was used for the data collection process. The research framework and the derived hypotheses were tested by structural equation modeling. Data were gathered from a sample of 314 participants who are working in manufacturing-sector enterprises. The targeted respondents were categorized as either managers (IT, engineers, production, operations, logistics, sales, purchasing, etc.), supervisors (IT/technical/operational workers, etc.) in medium and large-sized enterprises (MLEs) in developing countries (Jordan, Lebanon, King Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Emirates, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, and Turkey). The findings of this research indicate that RFID technology usage directly affects the integration with supply chain global positioning information system (SCGPIS) and SCP. Furthermore, SCGPIS achieves enhancing information sharing among supply chain partners, which in turn leads to enhancing SCP. This research paper offers empirical evidence for using RFID technology within the planning-resources of manufacturing enterprises' context for enhancing their SCP.