Abstract: The role of information systems has changed effectively in organizational performance, and today, information systems are creating value for organizations. This study aims to provide a conceptual model for measuring the transparency of inter-organizational information systems in the supply chain. The statistical population of this research includes all managers and staff of cosmetic cosmetics companies in Tehran while companies are engaged in different sectors and their number is 500. About 218 people were questioned through the calculation with the Cochran formula. A conceptual model for measuring the transparency of inter-organizational information systems in the supply chain was developed based on a review of the theoretical concepts. Researcher made questionnaire have been used to measure variables of the research model. The validity of the research tool was confirmed by experts and the reliability of the tool was reported 0.85 by Cronbach's alpha. According to T-statistics, transparency of resources, inter-organizational trust, and environmental assurance are positive and significant in measuring transparency of inter-organizational information systems at a level of 0.01 and they are above average.

Maryam Toofani, Alireza Hassanzadeh and Ali Rajabzadeh Ghatari, “Conceptual Model for Measuring Transparency of Inter-Organizational Information Systems in Supply Chain: Case Study of Cosmetic Industry” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 9(11), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091168

@article{Toofani2018,
title = {Conceptual Model for Measuring Transparency of Inter-Organizational Information Systems in Supply Chain: Case Study of Cosmetic Industry},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091168},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091168},
year = {2018},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {9},
number = {11},
author = {Maryam Toofani and Alireza Hassanzadeh and Ali Rajabzadeh Ghatari}
}