Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to check the contribution of Logistics Information Systems – LIS to supply chain optimization in the steel industry group of Bachir Rachid. This group that owns eight independent companies and numerous points of sale and warehouses, has to be connected by such advanced systems to ensure effectiveness and profitability.
 Methodology: A questionnaire was distributed among a group of employees, and the collected data was later analyzed by SPSS 25 and complemented by further structured and unstructured interviews. We have realized an analysis of variance to evaluate the impact of LIS on logistics activities, supply chain management, and integration as well as optimization. The test of Kruskal-Wallis H was chosen due to the non-linearity of the data.
 Results: This work proves that Logistics Information Systems contribute to the performance of logistics activities, supply chain integration, and supply chain optimization through the enhancement of the efficiency of supply chain management and by the reduction of supply chain costs.
 The theoretical contribution: The contribution made to the theory of logistics and supply chain management lies in confirming previous findings on the contribution of LIS to logistics and supply chain optimization in Algeria, and more specifically, in the steel industry.
Highlights
Chain management has witnessed the introduction of diverse technics to cope with the emerging trends in the business, which are all customer-centered
This work proves that Logistics Information Systems contribute to the performance of logistics activities, supply chain integration, and supply chain optimization through the enhancement of the efficiency of supply chain management and by the reduction of supply chain costs
The theoretical contribution: The contribution made to the theory of logistics and supply chain management lies in confirming previous findings on the contribution of Logistics Information Systems (LIS) to logistics and supply chain optimization in Algeria, and in the steel industry
Summary
Chain management has witnessed the introduction of diverse technics to cope with the emerging trends in the business, which are all customer-centered. The emergence of new technologies has affected industries and logistics operations worldwide; they help to remove barriers on the internal and external levels of companies. Logistics information systems LIS are used to enhance the logistics activity of the company or the entire supply chain management, but their use is a leverage of company performance, and its use helps minimize costs, enhance SC agility and transparency (al Naqbi, Yusoff, & Ismail, 2018). We formulate the problem of our study as: Does the use of logistics information systems contribute to achieving supply chain optimization? We will formulate some hypotheses that will guide our research work: H1: Logistics Information Systems enhance supply chain management practices. H2: Logistics Information Systems contribute to supply chain integration. H3: Logistics Information Systems contribute to SC optimization
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