Table A1

The initial set of items

ConstructItemsReference
Physical and financial balanceMy company has product restocking problemsde Borba et al. (2021) 
My company has an increase in operating costs
My company has difficulty measuring the returned volume
My company has a store forecast imbalance
My company has the risk of stockout
My company has misplaced products
My company has a problem with financial balance
Process efficiencyMy company has inefficiency in logistics operationsde Borba et al. (2021) 
My company has difficulty with receiving orders
My company has difficulty in managing the processing of order
My company has high return costs
My company has increased the order processing time
My company has increased warehouse costs
My company has increased the distribution costs
My company has distinct information systems between channels
My company has poor internal communication
My company has different product handling and storage processes among the different channels
OrganisationalMy company has no synchronisation between information technologies and organisational structuresde Borba et al. (2021) 
My company has a problem with inventory sharing between the channels
My company has a problem with data integration and analysis
My company has a problem with the reverse flow of the supply chain
My company has problems with resource (tangible and intangible) allocation between the channels
My company has difficulties in providing a consistent consumer experience
Employee-related operationalMy company has no personnel skilled in channel integration capabilitiesHajdas et al. (2022) 
My company has a low level of knowledge and information sharing between the departments
My company has a low level of organisational learning competencies
Employee-related strategicMy company has misaligned corporate motivationsHajdas et al. (2022) 
My company has different mindsets between departments concerning how to integrate the different channels
My company has a problem with the willingness to share information or knowledge between employees or across different departments within a company
Vision-relatedMy company has an inconsistent organisational strategyHajdas et al. (2022) 
My company has an ineffective communication strategy
My company is not considering channel integration in the overall strategy
My company has no measurement process for channel efficiency

Note(s): Own work based on de Borba et al. (2021), Hajdas et al. (2022) 

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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