The Effects of Logistics Information Capabilities on the Supply Chain Performance in China

Logistics information capabilities, including logistics information technology and information sharing, play an important role in improving supply chain performance, and world-classic firms have excellent logistics information capabilities. However, few studies have reported how the logistics information capabilities effect on supply chain performance, and very little is known about related research in China for it just has a beginning. This study, based on a survey of "the Top 1000 : the largest Chinese industrial enterprises 2005 in China", used Structure Equation Modeling to examine the relationship among logistics information capabilities, distribution capabilities, flexibility capabilities, and supply chain performance, including supply chain service quality and financial performance. Results showed that although the logistics information capabilities didn't impact on the supply chain performance directly, they had the influence on supply chain service quality and financial performance through impacting on distribution capabilities and flexibility capabilities.