Supply chain management diffusion among firms in the Republic of Ireland

Sweeney, Edward; Wagner, Claudia-Maria; Huber, Beate

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“…The cultural shift towards a more strategic focus requires that logistics and SCM be regarded as senior management concerns . This in turn requires the adoption of a pro-active approach to investing in supply chain capability in advance of the requirement and the adoption of appropriate supply chain performance measurement systems (Sweeney et al, 2008).…”

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Strategic adoption of logistics and supply chain management

Sweeney

Grant

Mangan

2018

IJOPM

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This paper develops a thorough understanding of the adoption of logistics and supply chain management in practice, particularly at a strategic level, through an investigation of a four perspectives taxonomy of the relationship between logistics and supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a comprehensive literature review three specific research questions are proposed. The empirical work addresses these questions and comprised three phases: focused interviews, a questionnaire survey and focus groups. Findings: The findings provide a usage profile of the four perspectives and indicate a divergence between the understanding and adoption of logistics and SCM principles and concepts at a strategic level in firms. The findings also identify critical success factors and inhibitors to success in addressing this divergence. Research limitations/implications: The insights generated using the authors' methodologically pluralist research design could be built upon to include case studies, grounded theory and action research. Replicating the research in other geographical areas could facilitate international comparisons. Practical implications: The findings allow practitioners to compare their perspectives on the relationship between logistics and supply chain management with those of their peers. The critical success factors and inhibitors to success provide a rational basis for realising the strategic potential of logistics and supply chain management in practice. Originality/value: New insights are generated into practitioner perspectives vis-à-vis logistics versus supply chain management. A fresh understanding of those factors which drive and hinder the adoption of strategic SCM is also developed and presented.

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Strategic adoption of logistics and supply chain management

Sweeney

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Mangan

2018

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“…Since 2007 there has been a serious contraction in the size of the economy, with crises in the banking and property sectors -as well as high levels of government, corporate and personal debt -contributing to one of the deepest recessionary periods ever seen in any modern economy (ESRI, 2012). This is reflected in more recent headlines in The Economist with a somewhat different tenor such as: 'The emerald shines no longer: Irish eyes are not smiling' (Economist, 2010); 'The many stages of grief' (Economist, 2011); and, 'The muck of the Irish' (Economist, 2012 A number of other issues combine to make logistics and SCM particularly important in an Irish context (see for example : Forfas, 1995;Sweeney et al, 2008). The country's relatively peripheral location, and the fact that it is an island, results in transportation costs for companies based in Ireland being higher than those in more favourable locations.…”

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“…A number of other issues combine to make logistics and SCM particularly important in an Irish context (Forfas, 1995;Sweeney et al, 2008). The country's relatively peripheral location, and the fact that it is an island, results in transportation costs for companies based in Ireland being higher than those in more favourable locations.…”

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The implementation of supply chain management theory in practice: an empirical investigation

Sweeney

Grant

Mangan

2015

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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Based on a review of extant theory, the authors posit a new definitional construct for SCM-the Four Fundamentals-and investigated four research questions (RQs) that emerged from the theoretical review. The empirical work comprised three main phases: focussed interviews, focus groups and a questionnaire survey. Each phase used the authors' definitional construct as its basis. While the context of the paper's empirical work is Ireland, the insights and results are generalisable to other geographical contexts. Findings: The data collected during the various stages of the empirical research supported the essence of the definitional construct and allowed it to be further developed and refined. In addition, the findings suggest that, while levels of SCM understanding are generally quite high, there is room for improvement in relation to how this understanding is translated into practice. Research limitations/implications: Expansion of the research design to incorporate case studies, grounded theory and action research has the potential to generate new SCM theory that builds on the Four Fundamentals construct, thus facilitating a deeper and richer understanding of SCM phenomena. The use of longitudinal studies would enable a barometer of progress over time to be developed. Practical implications: The authors' definitional construct supports improvement in the cohesion of SCM practices, thereby promoting the effective implementation of supply chain strategies. A number of critical success factors (CSFs) and/or barriers to implementation of SCM theory in practice are identified, as are a number of practical measures that could be implemented at policy/supply chain/firm level to improve the level of effective SCM adoption. 2 Originality/value: The authors' robust definitional construct supports a more cohesive approach to the development of a unified theory of SCM. In addition to a profile of SCM understanding and adoption by firms in Ireland, the related critical success factors and/or inhibitors to success, as well as possible interventions, are identified.

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Greasing the wheels of international commerce: how services facilitate firms’ international sourcing

Debaere

Görg

Raff

2013

Canadian J of Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract: We use unique plant-level data to study the link between the local availability of services and the decision of manufacturing firms to source materials from abroad. To guide our empirical analysis we develop a monopolistic-competition model of the materials sourcing decisions of heterogeneous firms. The model generates predictions about how the intensity of international sourcing of materials depends on a firm's productivity and the availability of local services. These predictions are supported by the data. We find evidence that more productive manufacturing firms tend to have a higher ratio of imported materials to sales. In addition, we find evidence that services grease the wheels of international commerce: A greater availability of services across regions, industries and time increases a firm's foreign sourcing of materials relative to sales. Interestingly, this positive impact of local service availability on imports especially applies to stand-alone firms that, unlike multinationals, are less likely to rely on imported or internally provided services. Terms of use: Documents in

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Supply chain management diffusion among firms in the Republic of Ireland

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Strategic adoption of logistics and supply chain management

Strategic adoption of logistics and supply chain management

The implementation of supply chain management theory in practice: an empirical investigation

Greasing the wheels of international commerce: how services facilitate firms’ international sourcing

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