AE International Journal of Multi Disciplinary Research - Vol 1 - Issue -1 - October 2013

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1 Impact of EDI in FMCG Industry Company Dmographic Prspctiv B.Nagarjuna Rsarch Scholar, Dpt of Managmnt Studis, Sri Vnkatswara Univrsity, Tirupati (A.P.) B Sudhir, Profssor, Dpt of Managmnt Studis, Sri Vnkatswara Univrsity, Tirupati Introduction Thr sms to b an univrsal agrmnt on what a supply chain is. Jayashankar t al. dfins a supply chain to b a ntwork of autonomous or smi-autonomous businss ntitis collctivly rsponsibl for procurmnt, manufacturing, and distribution activitis associatd with on or mor familis of rlatd products. L and Billington, A supply chain is a ntwork of facilitis that procur raw matrials, transform thm into intrmdiat goods and thn final products, and dlivr th products to customrs through a distribution systm. Th supply chains that add th most valu for customrs with th lowst cost in th chain mak up th winning ntwork of individual companis. As companis ar now sking how to intgrat dcisions across supply chain functions, across gographically disprsd facilitis and across tim, th fact is supply chain managmnt is crucial. Rsarch Mthodology Data Sourcs: Th data sourcs rquird for th study includ both primary and scondary. Th primary data sourcs wr th rspondnts in FMCG industry in Bangalor city. Th scondary data sourcs wr: rlvant wbsits, journals, businss magazins, books, dissrtations and data bass for thortical support. Rsarch Dsign: Dscriptiv rsarch dsign is adoptd whr in th objctivs ar clarly stablishd followd by dsign of qustionnair and analysis. Rsarch Instrumnt: Structurd Qustionnair was usd to collct th information from rspondnts in Bangalor city. Qustionnair usd in this study was opn ndd, closd ndd, multipl choic and dichotomous, scal ranging from strongly disagr to strongly agr using nominal, intrval and likrt fiv point scal. Sampling Fram: Sampling fram comprisd of supplirs, manufacturrs, distributors in FMCG industry in Bangalor city. Bangalor is th fastst growing city in Karnataka whr th population is htrognous with divrs, cultural, rligious and conomic background. It has bn a vry good markting cntr for targting various groups of customrs. So th xistnc of FMCG industry is also mor. 1

2 Analysis Impact of Numbr of mploys on EDI- EDI- Numbr of mploys Mdium High Total P valu 25 mploys or lss mploys mploys mploys mor than 100 mploys Total Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn numbr of mploys and EDI company xprinc with customrs. According to this, numbr of mploys is classifid in to 25 mploys or lss, mploys, mploys, mploys, and mor than 100 mploys. Th rsult showd that, industry xprinc has a significant association with EDI company xprinc with customrs. Impact of Using EDI (customr or supplir) on EDI-Company xprinc with customrs EDI- Using EDI(customr or supplir) mdiu m High Total P valu ys No Do not know Total Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn using EDI and EDI company xprinc with customrs. According to this, using EDI is classifid in to ys and no. Th rsult showd that, using EDI has a significant association with EDI company xprinc with customrs. 2

3 Impact of frquncy of using EDI or IT on EDI customrs EDI Customrs Frquncy of using EDI or IT low mdiu m High Total P valu routinly daily wkly on an xcption basis Total Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn frquncy of using EDI or IT and EDI customrs.. According to this, frquncy of using EDI or IT is classifid in to routinly, daily, wkly, and on an xcption basis. Th rsult showd that, frquncy of using EDI or IT has a significant association with EDI customrs. Impact of EDI xprinc on EDI- EDI xprinc mdiu m High Total P valu 1-5 yars yars mor than 10 yars Total Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn EDI xprinc and EDI company xprinc with customrs. According to this, EDI xprinc is classifid in to 1-5, 6-10, and mor than 10.Th rsult showd that, EDI xprinc hav a significant association with EDI company xprinc with customrs. 3

4 Impact of Functional rsponsibility on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Functional rsponsibility low Mdiu m High Total P valu sals distribution purchas sals admin IT admin logistics Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn functional rsponsibility and EDI company xprinc with customrs. According to this, functional rsponsibility is classifid in to sals, distribution, purchas, sals administration, IT administration, and logistics. Th rsult showd that, functional rsponsibility hav a significant association with EDI company xprinc with customrs. Impact of Yars of attachmnt-institution on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Yars of attachmntinstitution mdium High Total P valu lss than mor than Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn yar s of attachmnt and EDI company xprinc with customrs. According to this, yars of attachmnt with institution is classifid in to lss than 5, 5-10, and mor than 10.Th rsult showd that, industry xprinc hav a significant association with EDI company xprinc with customrs. 4

5 Impact of Industry xprinc on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Industry xprinc lss than 5 mdiu m High mor than Total P valu Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn industry xprinc and company xprinc with customrs. According to this, Annual Sals volum is classifid in to industry xprinc is classifid in to lss than 5, 5-10, and mor than 10.Th rsult showd that, industry xprinc has a significant association with company xprinc with customrs. Impact of Company catgory on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs company catgory low Mdium High Total P valu a manufacturr of FMCG products a distributor of FMCG products A manufacturr of raw matrials Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn company catgory and company xprinc with customrs. According to this, company catgory is classifid in to a manufacturr of FMCG products, a distributor of FMCG products and a manufacturr of raw matrials.th rsult showd that, company xprinc has no significant association with company xprinc with customrs. 5

6 Impact of Annual sals volum on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs annual sals volum low Mdium High Total P valu blow 25 lakhs lakhs lakhs lakhs ovr 1 cror Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn annual sals volum on EDI and company xprinc with customrs. According to this, blow 25 lakhs, lakhs, lakhs, lakhs, and ovr on cror.th rsult showd that, annual sals volum has a significant association with company xprinc with customrs. Impact of Numbr of mploys on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Numbr mploys of 25 mploys or lss mploys mploys mploys mor than 100 mploys Mdiu m High Total P valu Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn numbr of mploys and company xprinc with customrs. According to this, numbr of mploys is classifid in to 25 mploys or lss, mploys, mploys, mploys, and mor than 100 mploys. Th rsult showd that, numbr of mploys has a significant association with company xprinc with customrs. 6

7 Impact of Using EDI (customr or supplir) on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Using EDI(customr supplir) or Mdiu m High Total P valu ys No Donot know Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn using EDI and company xprinc with customrs. According to this, using EDI is classifid in to ys and no. Th rsult showd that, using EDI has a significant association with company xprinc with customrs. Impact of Frquncy of using EDI or IT on EDI-Company xprinc with supplirs Frquncy of using EDI or IT low mdiu m High Total P valu Routinly Daily Wkly on xcption basis an Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn frquncy of using EDI and IT and company xprinc with supplirs. According to this, frquncy of using EDI or IT is classifid in to routinly, daily, wkly, and on an xcption basis. Th rsult showd that, frquncy of using EDI or IT has a significant association with EDI links btwn customrs and supplirs. 7

8 Impact of EDI Exprinc on Company xprinc with supplirs EDI xprinc low mdiu m High Total P valu 1-5 yars yars mor than 10 yars Chi squar tst was applid to find th association that xists btwn EDI xprinc and EDI-company xprinc with supplirs. According to this, EDI xprinc is classifid in to 1-5 yars, 6-10 yars, and mor than 10 yars. Th rsults showd that, EDI xprinc hav a significant association with EDI-company xprinc with supplirs. Conclusion Basd on th rsult obtaind from his study, w conclud that IT is affcting th supply chain managmnt. Basd on company dmographics, influnc of IT on supply chain managmnt diffrs. Company dmographic factors lik functional rsponsibility, yars of attachmnt institution, industry xprinc, company catgory, annual sals volum, numbr of mploys, company using EDI, frquncy of using EDI, EDI xprinc ar affcting th EDI implmntation factors lik EDI links with customrs and supplirs, priority for rdsigning IT, priority for simplifying xisting procss-bfor EDI implmntation, us of EDI with customrs, EDI with supplirs, EDI businss impact, EDI-company xprinc with customrs, and EDI company xprinc with supplirs. Rfrncs 1. Pnros, E. (1959). Th Thory of th Growth of th Firm. Oxford, Uk: Oxford Univrsity prss. 2. Wis,R.,& Morrison,D. (2000). Byond Th Exchang: Th Futur of B2B. Harvard Businss Rviw, 72(6) Drtouzos, M. (1997). What will b? San Francisco, USA: HarprEdg. 4. Fuglsth, A-M., & Gronhaug, K. (1994). Information systms as a scondary stratgic Rsourc: th cas of Bank Crdit Evalutions. Journal of information Managmnt, Shapiro,C.,& Vatian, H. (1999). Information Ruls. A stratgic Guid to th Ntwork 6. Portr, M.,&Millar, V. (1985).How information givs you comptitiv advantag, Harvard Businss Rviw, 85(4), Kaipia R. and Hartiala H. (2006) information-sharing in supply chains:fiv proposals on how to procd, Journal of Logistics Managmnt, Vol.17, No.3, pp