Modeling the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Mobile Supply Chain Management in the Food Distribution Industry

Mobile supply chain management (mSCM) can be considered as a solution to reduce costs and increase competitive advantage. Thus, this study aims to identify the key factors affecting the adoption of mSCM systems and explore their importance in the food distribution industry. For this purpose, a survey has been conducted among 90 companies active in the food field, and the required data was collected through a questionnaire distributed among experts and managers of these companies. Data analysis was carried out via structural equation modeling. Constructs of the research model are obtained from the combination of TOE theory (technology, organization, and environment) and interorganizational relationships theory (IOR), which are prioritized from the users' point of view as IOR factors, environmental factors, organizational factors, and technological factors. Besides, research findings show that in the IOR dimension, as the key factor in the adoption of mSCM, "information sharing" is far more substantial