Supply‐chain collaboration and success in technology implementation

Abstract

Competitive success is increasingly linked to implementing change in a coordinated manner within the organization and in the extended value network that embeds the organization. In particular, for manufacturers the successful implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) can be linked to collaborative buyer-supplier relationships. Derives a model from the literature to link these aspects. Tests empirically major propositions from this model using data from 83 firms positioned at the top of the Turkish automotive industry supply chain. Establishes that companies with higher levels of AMT implementation collaborate more with their parts suppliers and companies are more successful in achieving their AMT implementation objectives if increased AMT implementation is coupled with more collaborative supplier relationships. Both AMT implementation levels and buyersupplier collaboration are shown to have significantly increased over a five-year period. While AMT implementation levels of individual firms appear to have diverged, levels of buyersupplier collaboration appear to have converged during the five years.

Advanced manufacturing technology adoption in developing countries

“…The population for the study was the Malaysian manufacturing sectors that had acquired AMT within the past five years, which was the length of time suggested by Burgess and Gules (1997) and Frohlich (1999). The population frame was the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers ( FMM ) Directory of 2003.…”

“…Items in the construct were largely grounded in practical information sought from practising managers during the fieldwork. The measurement includes: time taken to fully implement the technology and to gain benefits from it, the amount of downtime caused Burgess et al (1997), Dyer (1997), Fynes and Voss (2002) and Stump and Sriram (1997) Knowledge acquired Kotabe et al (2003), Moller et al (2003) and Sako (1992) by the technology, time taken to tackle any technical problem, and also the capability of the technology in fulfilling the implementation objective and improving manufacturing process and performance.…”

“…and Maloni (2005), Burcher et al (1999),Fynes and Voss (2002),Guimaraes et al (2002),McCutcheon and Stuart (2000),Sako (1992),Stump and Sriram (1997) andSwink and Nair (2006) Business understanding Burcher et al (1999), Guimaraes et al (2002) and Joshi and Lauer (1998) Involvement Burcher et al (1999), Dyer (1997) and Guimaraes et al (2002) Commitment Benton and Maloni (2005), Burcher et al (1999),Burgess et al (1997),Dyer (1997),Fynes and Voss (2002),Guimaraes et al (2002),Sako (1992) andSwink and Nair (2006) Communication Burcher et al (1999),Burgess et al (1997),Carr and Pearson (1999),Fynes and Voss (2002),Guimaraes et al (2002) and Sako (1992) Information sharingBurcher et al (1999),…”

A Literature Review on the Linkage between Supply Chain Challenges and Key Success Factors for Small and Medium Size Enterprises

“…The success of implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies in a supply chain is dependent upon team working (collaboration), top management involvement, cooperative relationships with customers and suppliers (Burgess et al, 1997).…”

Collaborative Supply Chain Management: The Hybrid Knowledge-Based Development Approach of Suppliers-Customers Perspective

“…The CSCM framework comprehensively covers all activities that relate to the internal and external chains, which are believed to be a pre-requisite in developing CSCM. In developing CSCM, the emphasised should be on internal chain factors such as human development, technology enhancement, process improvement, functional integration, value and culture establishment, and top management commitment (Burgess et al, 1997;Akintoye et al, 2000;Mentzer et al, 2000;Temkin, 2002), and external chain factors such as relationship improvement, sharing environment development and communication enhancement (Ellinger, 2000;Baliga, 2001;Stank et al, 2001;Yu et al, 2001;Cokins, 2002). And lastly, the CSCM framework is different to previous researches relates to the additional techniques that are embedded either in the model or during development processes.…”