Creating Lean Suppliers: Diffusing Lean Production through the Supply Chain

MacDuffie, John Paul; Helper, Susan

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“…Thus, many studies (Provan, 1993;MacDuffie and Helper, 1997;Dyer and Singh 1998;Nooteboom, 1999;Dyer, 2000;Dyer and Nobeoka, 2000;Andersson et al 2002;Uzzi and Lancaster, 2003;Vickery et al, 2003;Droge et al 2004;Gulati and Sytch, 2007) have stressed mainly the bright side of "collaborative relationships", "high involvement practices", "quasi-partnerships" or "embedded ties".…”

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Types of embedded ties in buyer-supplier relationships and their combined effects on innovation performance

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Journal of Business &Amp; Industrial Marketing

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Purpose of the Paper -This research analyzes the impact of three types of embedded ties, namely, specialized complementary resources, idiosyncratic investments, and knowledge sharing, on the innovation capacity of the firms. We also study the particularities of the Machine-Tool industry. Theoretical background -Our evaluation of the embedded buyer-supplier ties is based on the potential sources of relational rents proposed by Dyer and Sing (1998). We also draw on Uzzi and Lancaster (2003), Noordhoff et al. (2011), among others, to discuss the positive and negative aspects of embedded ties. Design/Methodology/Approach -Using data from a survey of 202 European machine-tool firms acting as buyers and sellers, we propose and evaluate a Structural Equation model. Findings -Only knowledge-sharing routines exert a significant positive effect on product innovation performance. Neither an increase in the idiosyncratic investments nor in complementary resources and capabilities enhance innovation performance. Also, knowledgesharing routines mediate in the effect from idiosyncratic investments on innovation performance. Research Limitations. -The machine tool industry has unique characteristics that make this generalization difficult. Also, there is considerable difficulty associated with testing more deeply the interrelations among these embedded ties in the long run. It is plausible to understand that these interrelations operate within a gradual process. Originality/Value/Contribution of Paper -This research contributes to a better understanding of the role of embedded ties on innovativeness. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previous international empirical research analyzing the mediation effects among specialized complementary resources, idiosyncratic investments and knowledge sharing, and their effects on the innovation capacity of firms.Keywords -Embedded ties, buyer-supplier relationship, Innovation performance, machinetool industry. JEL CODES M11 1.-INTRODUCTIONDuring the last two decades, the literature on buyer-supplier relationships has drawn attention to the growing importance of collaborative relationships. In their review of the literature between and 2005, Terpend et al. (2008 note that during that time-span, there has been a process of moving away from short-term contracting with numerous suppliers (i.e., arm's 3 length relationships), to greater commitment by means of longer-term relationships with fewer suppliers, and in the form of embedded ties (Uzzi and Lancaster, 2003). Embeddedness theory has its conceptual roots in sociology (Polanyi, 1957;Granovetter, 1985). According to Granovetter (1985), economic exchanges, rather than being entirely 'rational', are influenced by pre-existing social ties. In fact, he argued that "most behavior is closely embedded in networks of interpersonal relations" (Granovetter, 1985, p. 504) In the literature of buyersupplier ties, many researchers present embedded ties as the opposite of arm's-length ties.The later reflect the conventional view of interfirm ties...

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“…Arkader (2001) também trabalha com fornecimento enxuto, apresentando as perspectivas atuais dos fornecedores na indústria automobilística brasileira. Macduffie & Helper (1997) mostram exemplos práticos da difusão de princípios enxutos na cadeia de suprimentos de uma grande empresa automobilística. Gulyani (2001) é outro autor que focaliza seu estudo na indústria automobilística, neste caso, da Índia.…”

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“…Another variable that often comes up is the sector (MacDuffie & Helper, 1997;Bruce, Daly & Towers, 2004;Bayraktar, Jothishankar, Tatoglu & Wu, 2007;Oliver & Delbridge, 2002;Roth et al, 2008;Martinez Jurado & Moyano Fuentes, 2011). There are also references to the fact that integration is associated with the size of the company (Underhill, 2001;Roth et al, 2008;Zhao et al, 2011).…”

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Supply chain integration scales validation and benchmark values

Marín-García

Alfalla-Luque

Medina‐López

2013

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Abstract:Purpose: The clarification of the constructs of the supply chain integration (clients, suppliers, external and internal), the creation of a measurement instrument based on a list of items taken from earlier papers, the validation of these scales and a preliminary benchmark to interpret the scales by percentiles based on a set of control variables (size of the plant, country, sector and degree of vertical integration).Design/methodology/approach: Our empirical analysis is based on the HPM project database (2005-2007 timeframe). The international sample is made up of 266 plants across ten countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden and the USA. In each country. We analized the descriptive statistics, internal consistency testing to purify the items (inter-item correlations, Cronbach's alpha, squared multiple correlation, corrected item-total correlation), exploratory factor analysis, and finally, a confirmatory factor analysis to check the convergent and discriminant validity of the scales. The analyses will be done with the SPSS and EQS programme using the maximum likelihood parameter estimation method. Findings:The four proposed scales show excellent psychometric properties.Research limitations/implications: with a clearer and more concise designation of the supply chain integration measurement scales more reliable and accurate data could be taken to analyse the relations between these constructs with other variables of interest to the academic l fields.-423-Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management -http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/jiem.517Practical implications: providing scales that are valid as a diagnostic tool for best practices, as well as providing a benchmark with which to compare the score for each individual plant against a collection of industrial companies from the machinery, electronics and transportation sectors.Originality/value: supply chain integration may be a major factor in explaining the performance of companies. The results are nevertheless inconclusive, the vast range of results obtained are due, amongst other things, to the fact that there is no exactness to the group of scales used, noone has yet published an analysis of the measurement models nor clear benchmarks as to the variety of the scales used.

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Creating Lean Suppliers: Diffusing Lean Production through the Supply Chain

Cited by 272 publications

References 8 publications

Types of embedded ties in buyer-supplier relationships and their combined effects on innovation performance

Types of embedded ties in buyer-supplier relationships and their combined effects on innovation performance

Manufatura Enxuta: uma revisão que classifica e analisa os trabalhos apontando perspectivas de pesquisas futuras

Supply chain integration scales validation and benchmark values

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