Purpose: Against the backdrop of the transaction costs and theoretical strands of thought in authors of the strategic logistics management (SLM), operational performance (OP), and the internet of things (IoT), the purpose of this study is to verify if the IoT performs a mediating effect on the relationship between SLM and OP. Originality/value: The bibliometric study indicated that studies on the IoT aimed at the business area are still scarce. Therefore, there is a prospect of expansion of the knowledge frontier of the administration field. This article seeks to show whether the IoT has a mediating influence on the relationship between SLM and OP, in addition to highlighting the most significant variables of each construct. This study can help business managers and researchers to identify the benefits of adopting IoT. Design/method/approach: For that, a quantitative research was carried out. The research collected data through a semi-structured questionnaire with a sample of 76 companies. Data were treated by descriptive statistics and multivariate statistics with the modeling technique in structural equations. Before the application of the modeling technique in structural equations, data were submitted to tests of convergent and discriminant validity. Findings: The IoT plays a mediating but partial role in the relationship between SLM and OP. Implementing the IoT provides better efficiency by enabling proactive decisions, interconnecting resources, automating, streamlining, remotely controlling, generating customer information, and eliminating errors.
A tecnologia da informação desempenha um importante papel nas atividades logísticas para obtenção de serviços de alta qualidade, baixo custo e fonte de diferenciação competitiva. Em decorrência disso, este estudo objetivou examinar o papel da tecnologia da informação aplicada à logística (TIL), em contexto de gestão estratégica da logística (GEL), como uma ferramenta facilitadora de desempenho operacional logístico (DOL). Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa exploratória qualitativa junto a uma amostra de 13 de empresas prestadoras de serviços logísticos (PSL) localizadas na região de Foz do Iguaçu, PR. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade junto a gestores logísticos, cujos dados coletados, as falas dos entrevistados, foram tratados pela análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram que a tecnologia de informação aplicada à logística foi uma importante ferramenta tecnológica, que em interação com a gestão estratégica da logística, propulsionaram às prestadoras de serviços logísticos gerenciar o ciclo de pedido, remover atividades que não agregam valor, agilizar entregas e, por conseguinte, atender às metas de desempenhos logísticos.
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