Perception of the criticality of various categories of information shared across the FMCG supply chain
| Information categories | Manufacturers | Logistics service providers | Retailers | ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | St. dev. | Mean | St. dev. | Mean | St. dev. | F-statistics | |
| Master data | 3.22 | 1.23 | 3.00 | 1.26 | 2.18 | 1.24 | 4.75* |
| Sales data and forecasts | 3.17 | 1.18 | 3.00 | 1.32 | 2.65 | 1.32 | 1.24 |
| Invoices | 3.41 | 1.14 | 3.26 | 1.24 | 2.82 | 1.59 | 1.49 |
| Discounts and promotional plans | 3.08 | 1.35 | 3.06 | 1.59 | 3.18 | 1.59 | 0.04 |
| Inventory | 2.45 | 1.17 | 2.87 | 1.36 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 1.77 |
| Production plans | 2.50 | 1.23 | 2.55 | 1.36 | 2.18 | 1.13 | 0.54 |
| Delivery tracking | 2.11 | 1.10 | 2.58 | 1.39 | 2.29 | 1.61 | 1.45 |
| Transport rates and logistics costs | 2.52 | 1.14 | 3.48 | 1.52 | 1.94 | 1.09 | 9.90* |
| Manufacturers | Logistics service providers | Retailers | ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | St. dev. | Mean | St. dev. | Mean | St. dev. | ||
| 3.22 | 1.23 | 3.00 | 1.26 | 2.18 | 1.24 | 4.75* | |
| 3.17 | 1.18 | 3.00 | 1.32 | 2.65 | 1.32 | 1.24 | |
| 3.41 | 1.14 | 3.26 | 1.24 | 2.82 | 1.59 | 1.49 | |
| 3.08 | 1.35 | 3.06 | 1.59 | 3.18 | 1.59 | 0.04 | |
| 2.45 | 1.17 | 2.87 | 1.36 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 1.77 | |
| 2.50 | 1.23 | 2.55 | 1.36 | 2.18 | 1.13 | 0.54 | |
| 2.11 | 1.10 | 2.58 | 1.39 | 2.29 | 1.61 | 1.45 | |
| 2.52 | 1.14 | 3.48 | 1.52 | 1.94 | 1.09 | 9.90* | |
Note:
*p < 0.05
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