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Digital Platforms and Supply Chain Traceability for Robust Information and Effective Inventory Management: The Mediating Role of Transparency

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  • Muhammad Khan

    (Institute of Business Studies and Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, KP, Pakistan)

  • Amal Nasser Alshahrani

    (Ministry of Education, School 239, Riyadh 11153, Saudi Arabia)

  • Julija Jacquemod

    (Department of Business, RISEBA University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia)

Abstract

Background: This article’s main goal is to examine how digital platforms and supply chain traceability (SCT) might contribute to robust information and efficient inventory management (EIM); Methods: SmartPLS3 software was used in conjunction with the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PSL-SEM) technique. Using the snowball sampling method, the software was used to collect data from Pakistani supply chain (SC) specialists; Results: According to this study’s conclusions, robust information and inventory management using digital platforms and SC traceability depend greatly on transparency; Conclusions: Even though investing in digital platforms is a complex process including multiple internal and external parties, this study will be helpful for the decision-makers who make such decisions. The paper identifies research gaps and presents the potential for more research while also increasing awareness of digital platforms, traceability, and transparency in the SC system. There is a shortage of empirical evidence on how digital platforms and SCT lead to robust information and EIM through the mediation association of transparency, notwithstanding the abundance of research conducted on SCT and transparency.

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  • Muhammad Khan & Amal Nasser Alshahrani & Julija Jacquemod, 2023. "Digital Platforms and Supply Chain Traceability for Robust Information and Effective Inventory Management: The Mediating Role of Transparency," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-20, April.
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