Supply chain hierarchical position and firms’ information quality

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a scalable conceptual framework for governance of supply chain (SC) information flows by re-contextualizing the organizational concept of information governance as an SC concept. Design/methodology/approach This study leverages the strategy-structure-process-performance (SSPP) theory base to explain how effective SC information governance relates to improved internal SC performance. Via an in-depth literature review followed by conceptual theory building, the key features of organizational-level information governance are cast into a theoretical framework. Findings This study presents the theoretical framework that explains how SC information governance should contribute to improved internal SC performance. The proposed framework provides a theoretical basis for future research on SC information governance and would become a useful first step to extend the concept of SC information governance at the SC level. Practical implications SC managers should be aware that information governance mechanisms, rather than the management of basic, information flow-directed processes, to yield the best performance outcomes. Because of the numerous touch points information has in complex SCs, managing the quality of SC information through broader, higher-level governance standards is more important than maximizing connectivity and information flows, and information governance structures/policies across organizations should be designed accordingly. Originality/value This study theoretically links SC information governance and internal SC performance via information quality. It also advances the understanding of SC information flow by challenging the implicit but flawed assumption that uniformity of information quality within the supply chain to create the best outcomes.

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THE EFFECTS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A CASE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

CenRaPS Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.46291/cenraps.v2i1.10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 58-75

Author(s):

SYED ATIF ALI WARSI ◽

DR. MUHAMMAD ASIM ◽

SALMAN MANZOOR

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Information Quality ◽

Management Practices ◽

Manufacturing Sector ◽

Manufacturing Firms ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Manufacturing Firm ◽

Chain Management

The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between supply chain management practices (SCMP) on technological innovation in the manufacturing sector organizations of Pakistan. The supply chain management practices (SCMP) include in this study are strategic supplier partnership, information sharing, information quality, postponement and internal lean practices while technological innovation being the dependent variable. The target population for this study has been selected as the manufacturing sector in Pakistan. The study has collected 200 responses from the supply chain professionals of manufacturing firms of Karachi, Pakistan. For analysis of data, partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) named Smart PLS version 3.2.8 has been used. The finding of the study showed that supply chain management practices have a positive impact on technological innovation. The postponement has the highest impact and positive relation with technological innovation, then strategic supplier partnership was found to a positive and significant impact on technological innovation, while information quality has lower impact and positive relationship with technological innovation. The study suggests that manufacturing firms should implement proper supply chain management practices for making their product and process innovations. The paper will provide insights to the manufacturing firm how these supply chain management practices help in technological innovation.

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The structural impact of supply chain management teams

Management Research Review ◽

10.1108/mrr-04-2018-0163 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 290-310

Author(s):

Xun Li ◽

Clyde W. Holsapple ◽

Thomas J. Goldsby

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Organizational Structure ◽

Business Environment ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Global Business ◽

Chain Management ◽

Content Type ◽

Supply Chain Agility ◽

Hierarchical Position

Purpose In today’s constantly evolving global business environment, multidivisional firms (MDFs) require an organizational structure for supply chain management (SCM) that facilitates the development of supply chain agility. This research aims to investigate what structural elements of an MDF’s SCM team contribute to supply chain agility. Design/methodology/approach A two-sample field study was conducted. Four MDFs with top-performing supply chains (Sample 1) were first studied to identify agility-supporting structural elements. Then, quantitative data from 35 MDFs with contrasting levels of supply chain agility (Sample 2) were collected to test the theoretical propositions advanced from Sample 1 findings. Findings The results reveal four structural elements that exert a positive impact on an MDF’s supply chain agility: hierarchical position of the divisional top supply chain executive, scope of divisional supply chain operations, hierarchical position of the top supply chain executive at the headquarters and scope of SCM coordination by the headquarters. Originality/value First, this study provides a comparatively comprehensive understanding of the SCM organization structure in MDFs. Second, this study is one of the first to provide empirically supported theoretical insights about the linkage between an MDF’s organizational structure for SCM and supply chain agility.

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Supplier Internal Control Quality and the Duration of Customer-Supplier Relationships

The Accounting Review ◽

10.2308/accr-51889 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 93 (3) ◽

pp. 59-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Andrew M. Bauer ◽

Darren Henderson ◽

Daniel P. Lynch

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Internal Control ◽

Information Quality ◽

Reverse Causality ◽

Supplier Relationships ◽

Relationship Termination ◽

Control Quality ◽

Operational Quality ◽

And Performance ◽

Matching Techniques

ABSTRACT Internal controls influence information quality, thus affecting the ability of supply chain partners, who rely on collaborative systems of information sharing, to reliably contract. Using SOX-related internal control assessments as a proxy for internal control quality and U.S. GAAP-mandated major customer disclosures, we find that supplier internal control quality influences supply chain relationship duration. Specifically, our evidence demonstrates that: (1) poor internal control quality increases the likelihood of subsequent customer-supplier relationship termination; (2) timely control weakness remediation attenuates termination likelihood; and (3) weaknesses affecting customer contracting drive the effect of internal control quality on relationship termination. Our results control for supplier operational quality and performance, and are robust to propensity score matching techniques, controls for reverse causality, and alternative proxies for relationship termination and internal control quality. Overall, our findings are consistent with customers viewing strong supplier controls as important, albeit overlooked, contracting elements with significant implications for supply chain relationships.

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Managing supplier flexibility performance as a relational exchange investment in make-to-stock versus make-to-order production environments

Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing ◽

10.1108/jbim-05-2019-0200 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Divesh Ojha ◽

Jeff Shockley ◽

Pamela P. Rogers ◽

Danielle Cooper ◽

Pankaj C. Patel

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Information Quality ◽

Supply Chain Integration ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Relational Exchange ◽

Relative Importance ◽

Content Type ◽

Make To Order ◽

Production Environments ◽

Make To Stock

Purpose This paper aims to develop and test a model of buyer–supplier relational investment that links supply chain integration (SCI) to supplier flexibility performance (SFLEX) advantages in different manufacturing environments. Relational stability (RS) and information quality (IQL) are viewed as key indicators of intermediating commitment investments in supplier relationships to help support supplier accommodations for special requests for order flexibility. The model is applied to investigate the relative importance of manufacturer relational investments with suppliers in both make-to-stock (MTS) and make-to-order (MTO) production environments. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 206 US manufacturing firms was used to test the proposed research model using structural equation modeling and multiple-group analysis techniques. Findings Social exchange investments in relationship stability and information quality are found to fully mediate the positive performance relationship between supply chain integration and supplier flexibility performance for manufacturers. However, the relative importance of each form of investment in enhancing supplier flexibility performance varies based on the buyer’s (manufacturer’s) order fulfillment environment (make-to-stock versus make-to-order). Originality/value The proposed model may assist manufacturers make more informed relational exchange investments and supply chain configuration decisions that most conducive to enhancing supplier flexibility performance for different production environments.

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