A structural analysis of the effectiveness of buying firms' strategies to improve supplier performance

A structural analysis of the effectiveness of buying firms' strategies to improve supplier performance

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Article ID: iaor20031795
Country: United States
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
Start Page Number: 33
End Page Number: 55
Publication Date: Jan 2000
Journal: Decision Sciences
Authors: , ,
Keywords: supply chain, purchasing
Abstract:

Many manufacturing firms have increased the amount of component parts and services they outsource, while refocusing on their core capabilities. Outsourcing parts and services to independent, external suppliers means that suppliers' performance is increasingly critical to the long-term success of these buying firms. Buying firms are increasingly using disparate supplier development strategies to improve supplier performance including supplier assessment, providing incentives for improved performance, instigating competition among suppliers, and direct involvement of the buying firm's personnel with suppliers through activities such as training of suppliers' personnel. Using resource-based theory, internalization theory, and structural equation modeling, we examine the impact of these supplier development strategies on performance. We conclude that direct involvement activities, where the buying firm internalizes a significant amount of the supplier development effort, play a critical role in performance improvement.

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