... 29 07 2026 09 08 2026 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Big data analytics capability Competitive advantage Capability maturity Dynamic capabilities Resource-based view Palestine Big data refers to datasets...

... the combination of GenAI and complementary organizational resources, and, through the VRIO framework, assesses the resource bundles that underpin each capability and the conditions under which they may support sustained competitive advantage in increasingly volatile operational environments. Design/methodology...

...Aluisius Hery Pratono Purpose This article aims to examine the impact of multiple suppliers on competitive advantage by exploiting digital capabilities. Design/methodology/approach The author propose a structural equation model with the adopted measure from the literature. Hence, the study...

...Jayachandra Bairi; B. Murali Manohar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors in gaining user customer satisfaction in IT outsourced services and find how it helps in the competitive advantage and customer retention for the service provider. Improving...

.... Findings Data suggest that most firms have not merged information system (IS) integration with the right complementary organizational resources. The findings also support the notion that competitive advantage does not arise from replicable resources, but from complex, firm‐specific and intangible...

...Elkafi Hassini; Elkafi Hassini Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce a special issue that looks at how enterprises could build competitive advantage through supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides an overview of competitiveness within a supply chain...

... that there are four areas in which domestic ERP vendors perceive themselves as having a competitive advantage over foreign vendors. The four areas are: the ability to meet special requirements, the ability to support the flexibility and speed of domestic small and medium‐sized firms, the benefits of direct...

...Peter E.D. Love; Ahmad Ghoneim; Zahir Irani Many companies are increasing their expenditure on information technology and information systems (IT/IS) to obtain or even sustain a competitive advantage in their respective marketplaces. Many managers, however, are often left with the quandary of how...

...A.B. Ngowi The primary purpose of forming an alliance in the construction industry is to pool together the resources of the participating partners in order to form a team that has a competitive advantage. Each partner in an alliance has its own competence and market share that do not necessarily...

... Competitive advantage Small to medium sized enterprises Contemporary studies and application cases suggest that it is possible to sustain and leverage the competitiveness of companies by exploiting new opportunities offered by strategic information systems (SIS) (Burn and Martinsons, 1997; Ho, 1992...

... of logistics to achieve competitive advantage through information systems. Offers an interpretation of its results by using the logistics information and communication systems model and provides a conceptual representation of the role of information‐based logistics management as a competitive tool. Concludes...

... trading partners and including more trade cycle messages. Proposes a six‐stage maturity model representing these stages in EDI developments. In the literature, EDI is exampled as an IS/IT application that can be used to gain competitive advantage. There are examples of early EDI systems (and EDI‐like...

..., and provide the winners. Only highly skilled people will be able to add value. In order to achieve this, radical changes are required. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Competitive advantage Flexibility Learning organizations Skilled workers Training Value Continuous improvement programmes...

... logistics operations in order to deliver competitive advantage. Shows how some of these themes have been developed and utilized to provide an in‐cab computing system which delivers competitive advantage to Exel Logistics. Concludes by showing how the four themes will support future trends in logistics. ©...

... to concentrate on the global issues. Similarly, many organizations operate with “strategic business units” which have a degree of autonomy, subject to them meeting their key targets. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Competitive advantage Effectiveness Implementation Information management Information...

... and making the co‐ordination of EDI data time consuming. Anticipated savings in administration costs are rarely achieved. EDI may not provide competitive advantage but it may prevent competitive disadvantage. The UN/EDIFACT standard[ 3 ] defines EDI as “The electronic transfer from computer to computer...

...Hal Mather Argues that yesterday′s ways of gaining competitive advantage no longer work and that tomorrow′s opportunity lies in profitability delighting customers – giving them something more than they expect while making money at the same time. Availability when desired, fast response to market...

... underway to develop the framework further. Discusses details of reductions in throughput time and stock holding. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Competitive advantage Manufacturing Models Performance measurement Time management United Kingdom Value analysis Note: This paper was first...

... to achieving this success. The authors discuss the key success factors and highlight some of the common problems experienced by firms during the planning and implementation of AMT. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Advanced manufacturing technologies Corporate culture Competitive advantage Implementation...

... characteristics of the leading logistics organizations of tomorrow. Suggests that leading firms use logistical competence strategically to realize competitive advantage. Sophisticated solutions are required and information has come to play a vital role in this regard. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Competitive...