F. Salvador et al., Supply chain interactions and time-related performances - An operations management perspective, INT J OP PR, 21(4), 2001, pp. 461-475
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Management
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Many studies claim that when an organization interacts with suppliers and w
ith customers across the supply chain, the organization would achieve impro
ved time performances. This claim, however, has undergone limited theoretic
al development, as well as subsequent systematic empirical testing As a res
ult, we still have incomplete understanding of the "why" (i.e. the rational
e and the "how" (i.e. the mechanisms by which) of such interaction's impact
on time performances. This study addresses these issues through both model
development and empirical analyses of 164 plants. Our analyses suggest two
findings. First, when an organization interacts with suppliers and with cu
stomers on quality management issues, the organization would improve its ti
me performances indirectly as a result of complete mediation by internal pr
actices for: quality management; low management; inter-unit coordination an
d vertical coordination. On the other hand, when an organization interacts
with suppliers and with customers on materials flow management issues, the
impact on time-related performances can either be completely or partially m
ediated by internal practices.