A study on the impact of digital tobacco logistics on tobacco supply chain performance: taking the tobacco industry in Guangxi as an example
Industrial Management & Data Systems
ISSN: 0263-5577
Article publication date: 31 August 2021
Issue publication date: 10 June 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This paper, with the tobacco industry as the background, establishes an indicator system for tobacco supply chain performance evaluation using the FAHP method.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on the relevant data of tobacco enterprises in Guangxi, the paper calculates the performance values of tobacco companies in various cities of Guangxi, and through the analysis of each indicator and the performance values of each city, the authors find that the improvement ability has a major impact on tobacco supply chain performance. Then, the paper establishes a system dynamics model to further demonstrate the impact of information digitalization on the performance of the tobacco supply chain in Guangxi, thus providing theoretical support for building digital tobacco logistics in Guangxi.
Findings
The findings of the study show that the performance of the tobacco supply chains in various cities of Guangxi is generally at the level of “Pass–Good,” which can barely meet the requirements of tobacco supply chain operation, but there is still plenty of room for improvement.
Originality/value
The authors show that digital and IT-based empowerment can maximize the performance of Guangxi's tobacco logistics performance.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Project of Technology Innovation in China National Tobacco Corporation (Guangxi) (Grant No. 2020-04) and the Project of Longgang Innovation Research Institute of Shenzhen University (Grant No. SZJR006).
Citation
Shen, X., Zhang, Y., Tang, Y., Qin, Y., Liu, N. and Yi, Z. (2022), "A study on the impact of digital tobacco logistics on tobacco supply chain performance: taking the tobacco industry in Guangxi as an example", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 122 No. 6, pp. 1416-1452. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-05-2021-0270
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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