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Strategic Buyer–Supplier Relationships, Information Technology and External Logistics Integration
Author(s) -
Paulraj Antony,
Chen Injazz J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.2007.00027.x
Subject(s) - business , industrial organization , information technology , supply chain , globalization , supply chain management , information flow , supplier relationship management , marketing , process management , knowledge management , computer science , economics , linguistics , philosophy , market economy , operating system
SUMMARY The advent of vertical disintegration coupled with the globalization of markets has brought about increased attention to how firms coordinate flow of materials and information across their supply chain partners. The current research explores the impact of strategic buyer–supplier relationships and information technology on a firm's external logistics integration and agility performance using data collected from over 200 firms. The proposed structural equation model reveals that strategic buyer–supplier relationships and information technology engender external logistics integration, which in turn, affects agility performance of firms. Furthermore, information technology moderates the link between buyer–supplier relationships and logistics integration. Implications for future research and practice are also discussed.