Development and validation of a measurement instrument for studying supply chain management practices

2005/03/13 by Suhong Li, Suhasini Subba Rao, S. Subba Rao +4 · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · #ERP Systems Implementation and Impact #Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management #Quality and Supply Management

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jom.2005.01.002

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Abstract

Abstract It is widely argued that competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance. This research conceptualizes, develops, and validates six dimensions of SCM practices (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, information sharing, information quality, internal lean practices, and postponement). Data for the study were collected from 196 organizations and the measurement scales were tested and validated using structural equation modeling. It is hoped that this study will provide a parsimonious measurement instrument to assess the performance of the overall supply chain.

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