Antecedents to supplier integration in the automotive industry: A multiple‐case study of foreign subsidiaries in China

Lockström, Martin; Schadel, Joachim; Harrison, Norma; Moser, Roger; Malhotra, Manoj

doi:10.1016/j.jom.2009.11.004

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“…To test the proposed hypotheses, we identified the automotive manufacturing companies in (Lockstroem et al 2010). Its implication in the development of automotive supply chain management could be profound.…”

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“…China has demonstrated a landmark transformation over the last two decades (Lockstroem et al 2010). Its implication in the development of automotive supply chain management could be profound.…”

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“…Diverse product ranges receive a wide spectrum of domestic market responses. Some can be categorised as the stable markets, others dynamic ones, subject to the stage of product life cycle and / or consumer market segmentation (Lockstroem et al 2010). Evidently, MU has become one of the key variables that influence the supply chain strategy and operational performances.…”

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From Supply Chain Integration to Operational Performance: The Moderating Effect of Market Uncertainty

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2017

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This research examines the moderating effect of market uncertainty on the causal effects from supply chain integration to operational performance of a typical supply chain. Based on an extensive and critical literature review, two exploratory conceptual hypotheses have been developed for the non-linear relationship between the supply chain integration and operational performance of the original equipment manufacturer; and how may that relationship be moderated by a specific construct of market uncertainty. Empirical survey instrument has been designed and applied to gather the data from a wide spectrum of automotive industry in China. Confirmative factor analysis and threshold regression analysis were used as the primary research methodology to test the hypotheses. We find strong support to the hypotheses from the empirical evidence, which leads to the finding that the relationship between the supply chain integration and operational performance is 'non-linear', and the 'non-linearity' can be significantly moderated by the market uncertainty as one of the key environmental factors for the supply chain. This study extends the current literature by contributing for the first time the discussion of an analytical model that represents the causal effects from supply chain integration to its operational performance with respect to the market uncertainty as a moderating factor.Key words: Automotive industry; market uncertainty; operational performance; supply chain integration; supply chain management. IntroductionResearchers have long articulated the necessity of a close integration between manufacturers and their suppliers and customers in attempt to deliver the supply chain's optimum performance (Tavakoli et al. 2012; Flynn et al. 2010;Turkulainen and Ketokivi 2012;Zhao et al. 2013;Huang et al. 2014;Prajogo et al. 2015). The degree of interactions between the participating member of the supply chain and the appropriate inter-relationship postures have 2 become the widely acknowledged key enablers for supply chain success (Tyagi, et al., 2015).Supply chain integration and its processes that help to develop high level collaboration and partnership with supplier and buyer have been regarded as the undisputable factors for supply chain success (Droge et al. 2012;Wilden et al. 2013;). However, with the increased supply chain complexity and sprawling global diversity over the last decade, there has been a call to rethink the universal necessity as well as the theoretical validity of supply chain integration (SCI) under the renewed business environment in respect to its highly acclaimed contribution to the supply chain's competitive performance (Lambert and Cooper 2000;Asian et al. 2009;Liu and Cruz 2012;Huang et al. 2014;D. I. Prajogo et al. 2015;Sharifkhani et al. 2016; Somarin et al. 2017(a)).We argue that it is far from being certain that the level of the SCI integration will always be positively correlated with the optimum performance (Graham et al. 2005;Wook Kim 2006; Kim 2009). However, evidently, many p...

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“…Nowadays, these challenges are blended with sustainability awareness among the stakeholders (bigger organizations and end-customers) which makes bigger organizations to be concerned about their supplier management practices. In the automotive industry, first-tier suppliers play an important role in design and manufacturing of components rather than just producing predesigned products (Lockstroem et al, 2010). Therefore, selecting the most sustainable suppliers that can produce sustainable components is of great importance.…”

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Sustainable supplier performance scoring using audition check-list based fuzzy inference system: A case application in automotive spare part industry

Ghadimi

Dargi

Heavey

2017

Computers & Industrial Engineering

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With the global awareness of sustainability issues, sustainable development is being increasingly recognized by governments and industries. In addressing these issues, organizations worldwide have taken initiatives in adopting sustainability practices in their supply chain transferring it to sustainable supply chain management. In order to establish a responsible sustainable supply chain management, an effective way would be to make sure that the potential suppliers for procuring required components are precisely assessed and evaluated based on sustainable criteria. Therefore, this paper proposes a practical decision making approach to evaluate and select the most sustainable suppliers for an automotive spare part manufacturer licensed under a France-based automotive organization. Firstly, a requirement gathering approach, the audition check-list approach, is designed to facilitate the process of data gathering for supplier evaluation based on three pillars of sustainability. Next, the gathered data are processed using a proposed fuzzy inference system to remove impreciseness and vagueness in the gathered sustainability related data. The strength of this model falls into its applicability in data gathering phase which helps decision makers in manufacturing company to perform a fast audition of a typical supplier. Secondly, the final sustainable ranking of suppliers using the proposed fuzzy inference system provide a precise and less uncertain sustainability performance scoring which makes the developed approach a reliable system for making sustainable sourcing decisions. Comparison and sensitivity analysis are performed to evaluate the proficiency of the developed approach. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications together with conclusions of the study are presented.

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“…( McCutcheon and Meredith, 1993;Meredith, 1993;Lockstrom et al, 2010;Rowley, 2002;Voss, 2003;Yin, 2003). Given this, we now introduce the research context and discuss our multiple case studies and the analysis in more detail.…”

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The establishment of industrial branding through dyadic logistics partnership success (LPS): The case of the Malaysian automotive and logistics industry

Rahman¹,

Melewar²,

Sharif³

2014

Industrial Marketing Management

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Logistics partnerships across dyadic and triadic relationship networks have been the basis of extensive research in the extant literature. It is well understood that competitive advantage within logistics and distribution and within supply chains are driven by value-adding aspects of not only the core competencies of each tier in the network, but also via tangential supporting factors. It is also well understood that there is a strong relationship between logistics and distribution and marketing functions, particularly in product-based organisations. In addition to deepening our understanding of how successful partnerships throughout the source-make-deliver continuum can be optimised this research also seeks to identify how a supporting element in terms of industrial branding and marketing can lead to relational sustainability. Hence this paper outlines the relationship between logistics partnership success (LPS) factors and the inherent link to industrial branding establishment and business sustainability within the Malaysian automotive industry (specifically, car manufacturers). Adopting a multiple case study approach, findings suggest there is a strong association between logistics service performance (LSP) provided by the third party logistics provider (TPLP) and the development and support of a mutual brand image for both the TPLP and the car manufacturer. We contribute to the extant literature on logistics partnership and industrial branding through linking LSP with the creation and maintenance of an industrial branding strategy for both parties in the context of the Malaysian automotive industry.

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Antecedents to supplier integration in the automotive industry: A multiple‐case study of foreign subsidiaries in China

Cited by 147 publications

References 76 publications

From Supply Chain Integration to Operational Performance: The Moderating Effect of Market Uncertainty

From Supply Chain Integration to Operational Performance: The Moderating Effect of Market Uncertainty

Sustainable supplier performance scoring using audition check-list based fuzzy inference system: A case application in automotive spare part industry

The establishment of industrial branding through dyadic logistics partnership success (LPS): The case of the Malaysian automotive and logistics industry

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