The collaboration index: a measure for supply chain collaboration

Abstract

PurposeThis paper proposes an instrument to measure the extent of collaboration in a supply chain consisting of two members, suppliers and retailers.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed model for collaboration incorporates collaborative practices in information sharing, decision synchronisation and incentive alignment. A collaboration index is introduced to measure the level of collaborative practices. A survey of companies in New Zealand was conducted to obtain data to test and evaluate the collaboration index.FindingsThe survey results confirmed the reliability and validity of the proposed collaboration index measure for measuring collaboration. The findings also showed that the collaboration index was positively associated with operational performance.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research could consider larger sample sizes and cover other industry types.Practical implicationsSupply chain participants will be able to measure the extent of their collaboration and seek improvement in their performance.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature by introducing a new index for measuring the extent of supply chain collaboration. This measure can be used by any participant (member) in a supply chain to identify the level of collaboration and seek improvement.

Examining sustainability performance in the supply chain: The case of the Greek dairy sector

“…The one sample T-test allows us to use the average sustainability performance scores of the whole dairy chain as a comparison basis for discovering the specific areas where a chain member performs significantly better or worse than the average for the chain. It is a widely used methodology in the SCP field and it has been used in past studies for comparing SCP between groups (Simatupang & Sridharan 2005;Ramdas & Spekman 2000). Table 4 here" Table 4 exhibits the key differences in relation to breeders' performance.…”

Supply Chain Collaboration (SCC) - A Pilot Study of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Danang

“…As a result, there have been many studies about the SCC, such as Togar and Ramaswami (2005); Kumar and Nath (2014); Simatpung (2006) who formed collaboration indexs, factors have significant impact on SCC of Hartmann (2009) and studies mentioned about the consequence of SCC on the performance of enterprises written by Betts and Tadisina (2009). These papers were almost conducted in developed countries, with enormous multinational enterprises and large, sustainable supply chains.…”

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Analysis of the interplay between knowledge and performance management in industrial clusters

“…Thus, strategic alignment and collaboration become paramount so that all players can benefit together (Angerhofer & Angelides, 2006). Collaboration in the supply chain is a multi-dimensional aspect that can be viewed in terms of information sharing, goal congruence, decision synchronization, incentive alignment, resource sharing, collaborative communication and joint knowledge creation (Simatupang & Sridharan, 2005;Cao et al, 2010;Wiengarten et al, 2010).…”