Date of Conferral
2023
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Management
Advisor
Betsy Macht
Abstract
Some automotive manufacturing supply chain leaders lack strategies that are needed to implement information technology (IT) systems. Business leaders are concerned with implementing IT systems to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage. Grounded in the resource-based view theory (RBV), the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore information system strategies used by leaders in the automotive manufacturing supply chain to achieve competitive advantage. Participants were five leaders of an automotive manufacturing supply chain organization who implemented IT systems. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and a review of organization project documents. Through thematic analysis, five themes were identified: building supplier partnerships, implementation of technology systems, implementing innovative practices, and information sharing. A key recommendation is for business leaders to determine their organizations’ financial and human capacity to implement new technology systems. Implications for positive social change include the potential to provide employment opportunities within organizations that help to strengthen communities.
Recommended Citation
Willis, Amber, "Strategies to Increase Competitive Advantage in the Automotive Manufacturing Supply Chain" (2023). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 14799.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/14799
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Business Commons, Databases and Information Systems Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons
