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SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS INTEGRATION: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Author(s) -
Chen Haozhe,
Daugherty Patricia J.,
Landry Timothy D.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of business logistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2158-1592
pISSN - 0735-3766
DOI - 10.1002/j.2158-1592.2009.tb00110.x
Subject(s) - supply chain , process (computing) , business , industrial organization , transaction cost , supply chain management , service management , process management , demand chain , resource (disambiguation) , supply chain risk management , key (lock) , process integration , resource based view , marketing , computer science , competitive advantage , engineering , computer security , finance , process engineering , operating system , computer network
The current study was undertaken to further understanding of supply chain process integration. It is suggested that supply chain integration, the practice of realigning firms' operating structures, should be understood from an internal‐external perspective and a process view. Drawing upon four theories—Strategy‐Structure‐Performance framework, the resource based view of the firm, transaction cost economics, and social network analysis—and combining industry inputs, a theoretical framework of supply chain process integration is developed. It is argued that a firm's strategic priorities are key factors of supply chain process integration. Superior performance is likely to be achieved when necessary supply chain capabilities are developed through supply chain process integration.