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A Structural Equation Modeling of Information Management, Integration,

Logistics Efficiency and Competitive Advantage

Chanchai Meathawiroon, Sawat Wanarat & Tipparat Laohavichien

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(2/df = 2.674, NFI = 0.900, IFI = 0.935,
TLI = 0.924, RFI = 0.884, CFI = 0.935 RMSEA = 0.065)

; Email: i.chanchai@hotmail.com
; Email: fbussww@ku.ac.th

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Abstract
The aims of this study were to explore the factors influencing logistics efficiency and study the
relationship between logistics efficiency and competitive advantage. Structural equation to analysis, the
sample size was 400 businesses in Bangkok. The statistics used in this study was inferential specifically of
structural equation modeling (SEM).
The result of this study indicated that the model fit into the empirical data (2/df = 2.674 NFI =
0.900 IFI = 0.935 TLI = 0.924 RFI = 0.884 CFI = 0.935 RMSEA = 0.065). The internal and external
integration had positively influencing on logistics efficiency. Information management also had indirect
effect on logistics efficiency. And logistics efficiency had positively influencing on competitive advantage.
The research outputs suggest that firms should increase the level of internal and external
integrations for the higher performance, which would increase logistics efficiency and competitive
advantage.
Key Word: Logistics, Information Management, Integration, Competitive Advantage

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(Supplier) (Customer) (Cooper, Lambert & Pagh, 1997)

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(Lambert, Stock & Ellram, 1998)

1.

2.

3.

Patricia J.D., Haozhe Chen, Daniel D.M. & Scott J.G. (2009)
(Information Management, IM) (Internal Integration, II)
2
Ruekert & Walker (1987)



Kent & Mentzer (2003)
Clemons & Row (1992)
(External Integration,
EI) Alexandre M.Rodrigues, Theodore P.Stank and Daniel F.Lynch (2004)

Pagell (2004) Gimenez &
Ventura (2003)

(Logistics Efficiency, LE)

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Bobbitt (2004)
(Competitive Advantage, CA) Mentzer & Konrad (1991)

1 (H1) (Information Management)

(Internal Integration)
2 (H2) (Information Management)
(External Integration)
3 (H3) (Internal Integration)
(External Integration)
4 (H4) (Internal Integration)
(Logistics Efficiency)
5 (H5) (External Integration)
(Logistics Efficiency)
6 (H6) (Logistics Efficiency)
(Competitive Advantage)

H1

Internal

H4

Integration

H6
Information
Management

H3

Logistics

Competitive

Efficiency

Advantage

External
H2

H5

Integration

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2) 8
3) 7
4) 7
5) 5
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30
(Cronbachs Coefficient alpha)
0.7 (Nunnally,
1978) 0.854 0.946

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0.720
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0.829
- e-mail
0.678
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0.827
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0.779
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0.788
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0.830
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0.725
- e-mail
0.715

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0.739

-
0.736
-
0.715
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0.818
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0.837
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0.861
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0.826
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0.705

- 0.733

-
0.856

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0.881

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0.856

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0.776

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0.821
0.898
0.874
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0.874

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0.890
0.864
0.861
0.595

- (2/df) 3 ( , 2547) 2/df 2.647,
Normmed Fit Index (NFI) 0.90 (Schumacker and Lomax, 1996)
NFI 0.900, Incremental Fit Index (IFI) 0.90 (Medsker et.al., 1994)
IFI 0.935, Tucker Lewis Index (TLI) 0.90 (Hoyle, 1995)
TLI 0.924, Relative Fit Index (RFI) 0.80 (Massimo Manzin1 et.al. 2012)
RFI 0.884, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) 0.90 (Massimo
Manzin1 et.al. 2012) CFI 0.935 Root Mean Squared Error of
Approximation (RMSEA) 0.05 0.08 (Steiger, 2007) RMSEA 0.065

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2 (Direct Effect: DE) (Indirect Effect: IE)
(Total Effect: TE)

DE
IE
TE
Information Management Internal Integration
0.889**
0.889**
Information Management External Integration
0.575*
0.575*
Information Management Logistics Efficiency
0.676*
0.676*
Information Management Competitive Advantage
0.574*
0.574*
Internal Integration External Integration
0.647**
0.647**
Internal Integration Logistics Efficiency
0.380**
0.307*
0.688**
Internal Integration Competitive Advantage
0.584*
0.584*
External Integration Logistics Efficiency
0.475**
0.475**
External Integration Competitive Advantage
0.404*
0.404*
Logistics Efficiency Competitive Advantage
0.849**
0.849**
2 (Information Management: IM)
(Internal Integration: II) (0.889) (External Integration: EI) (0.137)
(0.575) (Logistics Efficiency: LE) (0.676)
(Competitive Advantage: CA) (0.574)
(0.647) (0.380)
(0.307) (0.584)
(0.475) (0.404)
(0.849)
0.889**

Internal

0.380**

Integration

0.849**
Information
Management

0.647**

Logistics

Competitive

Efficiency

Advantage

External
0.475**

Integration

2
( /df = 2.674 NFI = 0.900 IFI = 0.935 TLI = 0.924 RFI = 0.884 CFI = 0.935 RMSEA = 0.065)
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0.889 p-value 0.01) 1
( 0.137 p-value > 0.05) 2
( 0.647
p-value 0.01) 3
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( 0.475 p-value 0.01)
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( 0.849 p-value 0.01) 6

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Alexandre M. Rodrigues, Theodore
P. Stank and Daniel F. Lynch (2004)

2.
Cristina Gimenez (2006)

Theodore Theodore P.
Stank, Scott B. Keller and Patricia J. Daugherty (2001)

3.
Antony Paulraj and Injazz J. Chen (2007)

4.
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