Showing papers in "Supply Chain Management in 2005"
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature relating to the integration and implementation of supply chain management practices from a strategic viewpoint is presented, focusing on three perspectives: supply chain integration, strategy and planning.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to the integration and implementation of supply chain management practices from a strategic viewpoint.Design/methodology/approach – The literature is examined from three perspectives. First, supply chain integration covers issues relating to integration of core processes across organizational boundaries through improved communication, partnerships, alliances and cooperation. Second, strategy and planning examines supply chain management as a strategic matter for trading partners, along with factors relating to the amount of planning required. Third, implementation issues concern factors critical for successful implementation, as well as issues specific to inter and intra‐organizational aspects of supply chain initiatives are contained in this sub‐groupFindings – An important emergent theme from the literature is the importance of taking a holistic view, and the systemic nature of interactions between the participants. At ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the relationship between the level of trust and several relevant constructs drawn from transaction cost analysis (such as asset specificity, behavioral uncertainty, and partner's opportunism) and social exchange theory (informational sharing).
Abstract: Purpose – The primary purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between the level of trust and several relevant constructs drawn from transaction cost analysis (such as asset specificity, behavioral uncertainty, and partner's opportunism) and social exchange theory (informational sharing).Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive questionnaire based on various theories on trust and commitment was mailed in 2001 to supply chain practitioners in the Midwest region. A total of 171 valid returns were received out of 1,800 mailings (9.5 percent). A path analysis was used to estimate parameters or relationship between relevant constructs and trust, and trust with the level of commitment.Findings – A firm's trust in their supply chain partner is highly associated with both parties’ specific asset investments and social exchange theory. Information sharing has a primary impact on reducing (improving a partner's uncertainty behavior which, in turn, would improve the level of trust. Finally, the lev...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the relationship between a supplier and firm's level of environmental management activity and the structure of the customer-supplier manufacturing relationship and present a conceptual framework and looks at the literature in order to investigate this relationship.
Abstract: Purpose – To investigate the relationship between a supplier and firm's level of environmental management activity and the structure of the customer‐supplier manufacturing relationship.Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents a conceptual framework and looks at the literature in order to investigate this relationship. Three main concepts (supply relationship, lean manufacturing, and environmental management practices) and their relationship to one another are described and the discussion concludes with major hypotheses for further research in this area.Findings – A major literature review reveals that efforts to improve or influence a supplier's environmental management practice raises critical issues of transaction costs and efficacy of approach for the buyer. The review allowed development of a model for approaching issues of supplier environmental performance through lean supply.Originality/value – The environmental performance of suppliers to the supply function can prove to be a costly endea...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate supplier and customer integration strategies by comparing US and East Asian companies and find out how these strategies actually differ and affect performance of the companies, and investigate the connections between suppliers and customers integration and improved operations performance.
Abstract: Purpose – Though there is a wide acceptance of the strategic importance of integrating operations with suppliers and customers in the supply chain, many questions remain unanswered about how best to characterize supply chain strategies. Is it more important to link with suppliers, customers, or both? Similarly, little is known about the connections between supplier and customer integration and improved operations performance. This article seeks to investigate supplier and customer integration strategies by comparing US and East Asian companies. It is of paramount interest to find out how these strategies actually differ and affect performance of the companies.Design/methodology/approach – This was carried out in three phases. In the first phase, a number of operations‐management related journals were skimmed to select about 30 research articles related to supply chain concepts and practices. In the second phase, investigation efforts narrowed down to supply chain management research conducted in East Asia...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the problems encountered in trying to integrate supply chains in the UK construction industry and set these problems in the context of the extensive literature on supply chain management and partnering.
Abstract: Purpose – To empirically investigate the problems encountered in trying to integrate supply chains in the UK construction industry and to set these problems in the context of the extensive literature on supply chain management and partnering.Design/methodology/approach – A brief review of current supply chain issues in the construction industry is provided. Three case studies of leading construction clients were carried out and these included public and private organisations from different sectors of the economy, public transport, information and communications technology and vehicle manufacturing. A large number of interviews were conducted with the various clients, their main contractors and key subcontractors and suppliers.Findings – The findings reveal that the large number of supply chain partners and the significant level of fragmentation limit the levels of integration that are achievable. The interplay of environmental and procurement related factors renders the realisation of truly integrated sup...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors place the research on radio frequency identification (RFID) usage in supply chains within a specific business and market context; in this case, the grocery industry.
Abstract: Purpose – To place the research on radio frequency identification (RFID) usage in supply chains within a specific business and market context; in this case, the grocery industry.Design/methodology/approach – This paper considers RFID research within the context of the grocery industry and outlines the market drivers that affect the way the grocery industry approaches RFID and also specific areas of research on RFID that should be undertaken to better provide the grocery industry with managerial insights into this technology's application.Findings – Examining market drivers that are leading to RFID implementation in the grocery industry, this paper provides a theoretical framework for future applied research on RFID implementation. Specifically, it develops a research framework that includes research using modeling techniques, RFID implementation and the impact of RFID on daily operational issues.Research limitations/implications – This paper focuses on the market drivers for RFID implementation. While it ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of supply chain management (SCM) capabilities on business performance was empirically tested to determine to what degree customer-oriented SCM issues influence competitive position and organizational performance.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this article is to empirically test the impact of supply‐chain management (SCM) capabilities on business performance so as to determine to what degree customer‐oriented SCM issues influence competitive position and organizational performance.Design/methodology/approach – A rigorous methodology is employed to generate a reliable and valid measurement instrument. Responses from 474 manufacturing managers are then utilized to test a causal model using LISREL®.Findings – The results indicate significant positive relationships exist among three types of SCM capabilities (outside‐in, inside‐out, and spanning) and business performance (perceived customer value, customer loyalty, market performance, and financial performance).Practical implications – The article demonstrates that strategically developing SCM capabilities such as efficient inbound and outbound transportation, warehousing, and inventory control, production support, packaging, purchasing, order processing, and information di...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the introduction of e-procurement systems and their contribution to the management of indirect goods supply chain and what factors are critical to their implementation are only emerging.
Abstract: Purpose – Electronic support of internal supply chains for direct or production goods has been a major element during the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that has taken place since the late 1980s. However, supply chains to indirect material suppliers were not usually included due to low transaction volumes, low product values and low strategic importance of these goods. Dedicated information systems for streamlining indirect goods supply chains have emerged since the late 1990s and subsequently have faced a broad diffusion in practice. The concept of these e‐procurement solutions has also been described broadly in the literature. However, studies on how companies use these e‐procurement solutions and what factors are critical to their implementation are only emerging. This research aims to explore the introduction of e‐procurement systems and their contribution to the management of indirect goods supply chain.Design/methodology/approach – Chooses a two‐part qualitative approac...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors delineate typologies that capture the relationship between closed-loop supply chains and value-added business models, and suggest a research agenda for the transition to sustainable business.
Abstract: Purpose – To delineate typologies that capture the relationship between closed‐loop supply chains and value‐added business models, and thereby to suggest a research agenda for the transition to sustainable business.Design/methodology/approach – Develops four new theoretical categories or typologies of closed‐loop systems and applies them to the context of the automotive industry. Conceptual, rather than empirical.Findings – That hybrid closed‐loop systems can be combined with innovative non‐linear value configurations to enable the transition to more sustainable production and consumption.Research limitations/implications – Identifies research agenda to explore how novel business models can integrate with various closed‐loop systems. Theoretical, but grounded in research into the automotive industry.Practical implications – That closed‐loop systems are best implemented outside traditional linear value added structures.Originality/value – Places closed‐loop systems at the heart of the (redesigned) business...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of supplier development practices with different levels of implementation complexity on the firm's purchasing performance was analyzed, and three supplier development constructs were defined: basic supplier development, moderate supplier development and advanced supplier development.
Abstract: Purpose – Supply chain management is an increasingly important organizational concern, and proper management of supplier relationships constitutes one essential element of supply chain success. However, there is little empirical research that has tested the effect of supplier development on performance. The main objective is to analyze the effect of supplier development practices with different levels of implementation complexity on the firm's purchasing performance.Design/methodology/approach – Three supplier development constructs were defined: basic supplier development, moderate supplier development, and advanced supplier development. Three structural models were hypothesized and tested using structural equation modeling through field research on a sample of 306 manufacturing companies in Spain.Findings – Identified important interrelationships among the various supplier development practices, basic, moderate, and advanced. Also indicated that the implementation of supplier development practices signi...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a method for integrating controls of social and environmental performance in a supply chain controlling framework, which is illustrated with case studies on Nestle's food supply chains and highlighted why quality controls along the whole food supply chain are an import precondition for controlling sustainability.
Abstract: Purpose – For the food industry, the depletion of arable land and a growing world population demand controlling the sustainability of agricultural inputs to the industry. Controlling the sustainability of these supplies means controlling the economic, social, and environmental performance of the supply chain. In practice, little is known about how companies can efficiently extend their existing supply chain controls to cover these aspects. This paper tries to address this particular gap.Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose a method for integrating controls of social and environmental performance in a supply chain controlling framework. This method is illustrated with case studies on Nestle's food supply chains.Findings – The case studies highlight why quality controls along the whole food supply chain are an import precondition for controlling sustainability.Originality/value – This study is useful for the food industry in the control of sustainability of agricultural inputs to the industry.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore SCM practices and identify practical and theoretical gaps in toy supply chains, and conclude that there are three main SCM practice for toy retailers in terms of ordering behaviours (one-off, JIT, and mixed model).
Abstract: Purpose – Innovative products usually experience highly unpredictable and variable demand. This is especially valid for the volatile and seasonal toy industry, which produces high obsolete inventory, lost sales and markdown. In such a volatile industry, what supply chain management (SCM) practices are applicable and effective? This study seeks to explore SCM practices, and identify practical and theoretical gaps in toy supply chains.Design/methodology/approach – This article includes a longitudinal and in‐depth case study during the past year in an international toy manufacturer, which includes qualitative semi‐structured interviews and questionnaire with 11 main European toy retailers.Findings – The study concludes that there are three main SCM practices for toy retailers in terms of ordering behaviours (one‐off, JIT, and mixed model), and one dominated SCM practice for toy manufacturers (traditional mass‐production or push‐models). These low‐responsive practices in the toy supply chain are not caused on...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors deal with issues such as the size of a purchasing group, the types of benefits aimed for, and the real beneficiaries of purchasing groups, based on the literature, as well as on interviews with Canadian and US health care managers.
Abstract: Purpose – The article deals with issues such as the size of a purchasing group, the types of benefits aimed for, and the real beneficiaries of purchasing groups.Design/methodology/approach – The observations are based on the literature, as well as on interviews, mostly with Canadian and US health‐care managers.Findings – Although often associated with the public sector, purchasing groups are also an alternative considered more and more by managers of the private sector. A purchasing group increases volume consolidation, making it possible to have only one negotiation, in order to increase the purchasing group members' power vis‐a‐vis that of its suppliers. However, a purchasing group also constitutes an additional link in the supply chain and its objectives could go contrary to those of some of its members. This is why organisations considering joining a purchasing group should analyse this option strategically, in order to assess correctly the potential long‐term benefits.Originality/value – This article...
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual framework for the supply chain is proposed based on the unitary structuring technique where bills of materials, bills of warehouses, project networks and operations routings, in both manufacturing and distribution networks, are combined into a single structure.
Abstract: Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to document the research on development of a conceptual framework for the supply chain. The aims of the research were to develop an integrated framework, and to provide a methodology for planning of many components in the supply chain such as suppliers, materials, resources, warehouses, activities and customers. The proposed framework is based on the unitary structuring technique where bills of materials, bills of warehouses, project networks and operations routings, in both manufacturing and distribution networks, are combined into a single structure.Design/methodology/approach – The framework is described along with illustrated numerical examples in the manufacturing and distribution environments.Findings – The numerical testing has shown that each network in the supply chain provides an integrated approach to planning and execution of many components, and is capable of providing visibility, flexibility and maintainability for further improvement in the supply...
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of value network advocacy is introduced to address the limitations of traditional information systems for supply chain management (SCM), and the implications of this term are explored.
Abstract: Purpose – To introduce a broader concept for supply‐chain management (SCM), the notion of value network advocacy.Design/methodology/approach – The historical roots and the traditional terms used to describe SCM are explored to show how their meanings have led to specific types of information systems to support SCM. The limitations of these systems are demonstrated with case studies. Then the concept of value network advocacy is introduced to address these limitations, and implications of this term are explored.Findings – The term SCM has its historical roots in the control of fulfillment activities that support the linear physical flow of goods from suppliers to manufacturers to distributors to retailers. Consequently many information systems (IS) applications that support the supply chain have a similar focus. These systems often separate supply from demand management and focus on linear information flows. Often they are implemented without reengineering business processes. A broader concept, value netwo...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the linkage between organization performance criteria and the dimensions of agility, e-supply-chain drivers and knowledge management, and develop a framework for measuring the relative importance of a particular dimension based on the application of theoretical concepts from the information systems and management science literature to the digital, knowledge economy.
Abstract: Purpose – To investigate the linkage between organization performance criteria and the dimensions of agility, e‐supply‐chain drivers and knowledge management.Design/methodology/approach – The analytic network process is applied as the research methodology in the context of executive decisions that include qualitative and quantitative attributes. The decision model is presented, along with a case study with an e‐supply chain of a global telecommunications company.Findings – The study develops a framework for measuring the relative importance of a particular dimension based on the application of theoretical concepts from the information systems and management science literature to the digital, knowledge economy. Since contextual factors play a critical role in the design of effective knowledge‐management (KM) systems, technical and process solutions need to be customized to fit the organization performance criteria, dimensions of agility and supply chain drivers.Research limitations/implications – The model...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide five ways of simplifying the supply chain process, which will lead to more consistent quality, lower operation costs, and inherently greater responsiveness; and this will most certainly yield more satisfied customers.
Abstract: Purpose – To provide five ways of simplifying the supply chain.Design/methodology/approach – Uses the Complexity Reduction Framework to break down supply chain complexity into its component parts.Findings – Reveals that ongoing globalisation brings increased complexity to virtually every aspect of the business world, and supply chains are the latest to be affected; thus adaptability has never been more crucial. Many company failures can be traced back to an inability to adapt rapidly to changing market expectations; overly complex supply chains are not adaptable. It is best to take some of the complexity out of the supply chain.Originality/value – By simplifying the supply chain process overall performance will usually be enhanced, leading to more consistent quality, lower operation costs, and inherently greater responsiveness; and this will most certainly yield more satisfied customers.
TL;DR: In this paper, a general information sharing model in supply chains is presented and three major factors in the model are compared and analyzed based on the general model, 12 representative models are selected from the literature and their relationship and distinctions are compared.
Abstract: Purpose – Information sharing is an important component of cooperation in supply chain management. However, it has long been debated whether there is value in information sharing, how large the value is, if any, and what factors affect it. The purpose of the paper lies in investigating these three issues by comparing and analyzing 12 information models in supply chains.Design/methodology/approach – To achieve the above purpose, the paper first presents a general information‐sharing model in supply chains and characterizes three major factors in the model (objective, supply chain partnership constraint, information sharing constraint). Based on the general model, 12 representative models are selected from the literature and their relationship and distinctions are compared and analyzed.Findings – By insights from comparative analysis of these representative models, the paper concludes that information sharing in supply chains is valuable. However, the value and affecting factors are dependent on analytical ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of supply chain implementation issues on firm value and concluded that great care should be taken with the implementation of new SCM solutions, which can result in a disruption of a firm's supply chain, causing losses for the firm and a decline in firm value.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of supply chain implementation issues on firm value.Design/methodology/approach – Using case study methodology, this paper outlines the cases of Hershey and Nike and the impact of supply chain implementation issues on these firms’ value.Findings – Difficulties in the implementation of supply chain management software designed to maximize firm value, can result in a disruption of a firm's supply chain, causing losses for the firm and a decline in firm value; thereby creating much disappointment for the firm's shareholders. Hence, great care should be taken with the implementation of new SCM solutions.Research limitations/implications – Future research may be directed at extending this work by examining the changes in the market values of a wide sample of client and provider firms following the implementation of new supply chain solutions.Practical implications – When modifying a standard supply chain template to suit a customer's requirements,...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a better understanding of supply chain management in the financial services industry by examining information flow in improving efficiencies (i.e., material, information, capital, etc.) via intelligent matching.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of supply chain management in the financial services industry by examining information flow in improving efficiencies (i.e. material, information, capital, etc.) via intelligent matching.Design/methodology/approach – The objective was to address the issues specific to financial services organizations in intelligent matching, examining organizational, technological and application aspects. In order to address these issues, we have utilized an exploratory research methodology, based on a literature review and some initial case studies.Findings – Drivers for intelligent matching solutions have been suggested in this research to include the ability to link financial matching activities to other supply chain activities. Further integration of business processes, both within and between enterprises, will require both human and computational intelligence to approach efficiencies in automation.Research limitations/implications – Supply chain...
TL;DR: In this paper, the benefits, bridges, and barriers associated with supply chain collaboration were analyzed in the Turkish dyeing and finishing industry and the insights obtained from the collaborative model in this textile supply chain provided a good understanding of the benefits.
Abstract: Purpose – To gain an understanding of the benefits, bridges, and barriers associated with supply chain collaboration.Design/methodology/approach – Insights from extensive field research of a successful collaboration example in the Turkish dyeing and finishing industry.Findings – The competition among firms is increasingly shifting from company vs company to supply chain vs supply chain. The insights obtained from the collaborative model in this textile supply chain provide a good understanding of the benefits, bridges, and barriers associated with supply chain collaboration. Benefits can be grouped as customer‐oriented benefits, productivity benefits, and innovation related benefits. Factors supporting collaboration are observed as trust, common goals for cooperation, and existence of cooperation mechanisms, while barriers are related to three factors: lack of trust, risk‐benefit evaluation, and lack of common goals for cooperation.Research limitations/implications – Findings are based on interviews and q...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the strategic significance of information to effective supply chain decisions in small garment manufacturing firms and found that the slow and inefficient reaction of small garment manufacturers to competitive pressures is associated with inaccurate and untimely information sharing among trading partners.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges that small firms in the UK clothing manufacturing sector encounter. It has been suggested that small manufacturers' main problems are based on an inadequate information‐sharing structure. This research will explore the strategic significance of information to effective supply chain decisions in small garment‐manufacturing firms.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is designed to employ Porter's five forces to explain the key factors influencing competition in the UK garment manufacturing industry and the relationship of information technology as a facilitator of shared information. In‐depth interviews and observations are conducted in a multiple case approach.Findings – Empirical evidence shows that the slow and inefficient reaction of small garment manufacturers to competitive pressures is associated with inaccurate and untimely information sharing among trading partners.Research limitations/implications – The methodological approach jus...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantitatively assess wood pallet suppliers' reaction to online reverse auctions and its impact on their business policies and practices, including retaliatory pricing practices, less cooperative relationships, and sourcing work back to the original supplier.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively assess wood pallet suppliers' reaction to online reverse auctions and its impact on their business policies and practices.Design/methodology/approach – Survey method was used to determine how pallet suppliers react to online reverse auctions.Findings – Determines that pallet suppliers do not realize the benefits claimed by online reverse auction service providers. Identifies new sources of costs which accrue to buyers and are not accounted for in so‐called “total cost” request for quotes including: retaliatory pricing practices, less cooperative relationships, and sourcing work back to the original supplier. The qualitative benefits identified for suppliers by third‐party online reverse auction service providers are overstated or false.Research limitations/implications – The present work can be extended to other commodity categories to identify similarities and differences in how suppliers react to online reverse auctions, understand the domain of s...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how variations in the structure of the decision-making process (i.e., manufacturer dominated, supplier dominated, or balanced) affect the performance of each partner in strategic collaborative relationship.
Abstract: Purpose – IThe purpose of this paper is to focus on manufacturers and suppliers who engage in strategic relationships for quality improvement and new product development. Depending on the balance of bargaining power in the relationship, each partner's resource commitment to the activities such as quality improvement and new product development may vary. This has implications for both manufacturer and supplier profitability. Therefore the paper aims to investigate how variations in the structure of the decision‐making process (i.e. manufacturer dominated, supplier dominated, or balanced) affect the performance of each partner in strategic collaborative relationship.Design/methodology/approach – In order to answer the research question, the paper uses real data from a telecommunications company to develop a simulation model and conduct a what‐if analysis.Findings – The analysis shows that sharing the decision‐making process has indeed a significant impact on the collaboration performance: an optimal outcome...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the perceived impact of outsourcing on customer service management, given the activities of key factors manifesting successful outsourcing in a survey on 124 companies in Malaysia.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived impact of outsourcing on customer service management.Design/methodology/approach – The examination was conducted via a survey on 124 companies in Malaysia. Using the framework from Elmuti, factors manifesting customer service management were regressed on the key factors manifesting successful outsourcing. Hence a model was contrived. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to estimate the model.Findings – The model was able to provide predictive implications on customer service management, given the activities of key factors manifesting successful outsourcing. In other words to improve customer service management, companies could control their outsourcing activities.Originality/value – This paper offers an approach to measure the effects of multiple independent variables on multiple dependent variables. Using SEM, multivariate analyses were mathematically represented in a single equation. In this equation, companies could holistically co...
TL;DR: In this article, the relative importance of various drivers of information-technology-related performance, and compare these drivers in the context of using established and emerging technologies, is discussed. But, the authors find that such improvement is more a function of the process by which strategy is formulated, and organizational capability than of the technolo...
Abstract: Purpose – Seeks to test the relative importance of various drivers of information‐technology‐related performance, and compare these drivers in the context of using established and emerging technologies. Established technologies include those generally promoted as the European Article Numbering (EAN) system (electronic data interchange (EDI), barcoding, etc.), while the emerging ones are based on the use of the internet.Design/methodology/approach – A survey was designed based on previous research and a series of case studies conducted within the membership of EAN Australia. The method of analysis employed was structural equation modelling based on data collected from 553 members of the EAN organisation in Australia.Findings – Use of technology enabling business‐to‐business (B2B) e‐commerce was found to provide a potential source of performance improvement, but such improvement is shown to be more a function of the process by which strategy is formulated, and organisational capability, than of the technolo...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the factors affecting continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships in Taiwanese motor industry and developed a research framework that integrates the three perspectives of resource dependence, risk perception, and relationship marketing to identify the factors that affect the continuity of a cooperative electronic relationship.
Abstract: Purpose – To explore the factors affecting continuity of cooperative electronic supply chain relationships in Taiwanese motor industry.Design/methodology/approach – This study has developed a research framework that integrates the three perspectives of resource dependence, risk perception, and relationship marketing to identify the factors affecting the continuity of a cooperative electronic supply chain. After constructing a structural equation model, empirical testing on 851 raw material and spare parts suppliers for the Taiwanese motor industry was conducted.Findings – All path coefficients in the proposed model were statistically significant, and were as hypothesized. Resource dependence, trust, and relationship commitment are positively related to the continuity of the cooperative electronic relationship. Risk perception is negatively related to the continuity of the cooperative electronic relationship.Research limitations/implications – This paper has theoretically developed an extensive set of inte...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the main barrier to entry in the music sector has been the ownership and protection of artistic content in the supply chain, and they focus on a review of the concepts relating to "barriers to entry" since entry into the music industry is central to the explanation of the incumbents' strategic responses.
Abstract: Purpose – Music can be copied and distributed almost without cost via the internet, while payment and distribution technologies are reducing the transaction costs of its commercial exchange. In the case of MP3 the cost of swapping music files is negligible, for both the supplier uploading the file and the receiver who is downloading the music. In light of these developments, this paper seeks to put forward the proposition that the main barrier to entry in the music sector has been the ownership and protection of artistic content in the supply chain.Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on a review of the concepts relating to “barriers to entry”, since entry into the music industry is central to the explanation of the incumbents’ strategic responses. The pre‐ and post‐web supply chains are also assessed from a “barrier to entry” perspective.Findings – This paper argues that the internet is destabilising the supply chain for music by challenging the pre‐web role and domination of the music industr...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how creative industries can adopt supply chain management (SCM) approaches to achieve business excellence and found that integrating SC planning with business planning, persistent commitment of the top management and making use of cross-functional teams for implementation are some of the key determinants of SCM.
Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to examine how creative industries can adopt supply chain management (SCM) approaches to achieve business excellence.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on case research of supply chain (SC) integration in a jewellery‐manufacturing organisation.Findings – Organisations in the creative industries such as jewellery can achieve superior performance through systematic supply chain planning and implementation. Integrating SC planning with business planning, persistent commitment of the top management and making use of cross‐functional teams for implementation are some of the key determinants of SCM.Research limitations/implications – The paper presents a basis for understanding the scope for adopting SCM approaches in creative industries. Future research may be directed to identify and evaluate the parameters of successful adoption of SCM approaches in other creative industries. The research has the generic limitation of generalisability. However, it provides an insight i...
TL;DR: The benefits of collaborative commerce are plain for all to see yet very little of it is being practices in retail food chains at present, due primarily to incompatible organisational cultures and a competitive market environment that drives large corporations towards transactional relationships based on price competition.
Abstract: Purpose – To demonstrate that collaborative commerce is not restricted to trade in branded products between large, multi‐national organisations.Design/methodology/approach – Insights from extensive field research in Viet Nam.Findings – The benefits from collaborative commerce are plain for all to see yet very little of it is being practices in retail food chains at present, due primarily to incompatible organisational cultures and a competitive market environment that drives large corporations towards transactional relationships based on price competition. The insights from the Vietnamese vegetable supply chain demonstrate the simplicity of the principles of collaborative commerce and the ease with which they are adopted when the culture is conducive to collaboration and a partnership approach to trading relationships.Research limitations/implications – Findings are based on research conducted in and around Ho Chi Minh city and on a narrow product range, but anecdotal evidence suggests the principles appl...