TY - JOUR AU - Garcia-Alcaraz, J.L. AU - Maldonado-Macias, A.A. AU - Alor-Hernandez, G. AU - Sanchez-Ramirez, C. TI - The impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on agility, operating, and economical performance of supply chain JO - Advances in Production Engineering & Management PY - 2017 VL - 12 IS - 1 SP - 29 EP - 40 DO - https://doi.org/10.14743/apem2017.1.237 UR - http://apem-journal.org/Archives/2017/Abstract-APEM12-1_029-040.html SN - 1854-6250 AB - Information and communication technologies (ICT) are widely used in supply chain (SC) due to their effects on both economic performance and operational agility. This paper proposes a structural equation model integrating 17 items into four latent variables: ICT, SC agility, operating performance, and economic performance. Data analysed in the model were gathered through a questionnaire administered to 306 managers of Mexican maquiladoras. Likewise, we used statistical software WarpPLS 5®, which is based on partial least squares algorithms, to assess the six hypotheses established in the model. Such hypotheses were validated with a 95 % confidence level, and values were standardized to avoid problems regarding the measurement scale. Findings demonstrate that ICT have a positive direct impact on the other three analysed latent variables, which together account for 63 % of the variability of SC economic performance. Similarly, we found that ICT can explain up to 40 % of the variability of SC agility. KW - Supply chain KW - Information and communication technologies (ICT) KW - Supply chain agility KW - Supply chain KW - flexibility KW - Economic performance ER -