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Development and validation of a measurement instrument for studying supply chain management practices
Author(s) -
Li Suhong,
Rao S. Subba,
RaguNathan T.S.,
RaguNathan Bhanu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/j.jom.2005.01.002
Subject(s) - postponement , general partnership , supply chain , supply chain management , performance measurement , business , structural equation modeling , process management , quality (philosophy) , competitive advantage , competition (biology) , knowledge management , computer science , marketing , ecology , philosophy , finance , epistemology , machine learning , biology
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.