Determinants of the Level of Information Sharing and Information Quality in Supply Chain Management in Vlore, Albania

The development of information technologies has made possible that all the parts of a supply chain can communicate with each other. Information sharing and information quality are two important factors that directly affect in supply chain performance. The aim of this paper is to study the main factors that influence the level of information sharing and the level of information quality in the supply chain. The target population of this study is comprised of business units operating in Vlora, Albania. Data were gathered from 183 business units. The descriptive analysis and logistic regression analysis are used to analyze the data. The results of the logistic regression models for information sharing indicated that the SCM-IT inhibitors and local expansion of business units negatively influence the level of information sharing in supply chain, whereas the level of information quality was positively related to inter-organizational relationships and information sharing in the supply chain, and negatively related to SCM-IT inhibitors and business local expansion. The findings of this study can help the top managers and IT specialists to improve the overall performance of their company and their supply chain (s).