The effect of supplier development on outsourcing performance: the mediating roles of opportunism and flexibility

Li, Shuting; Kang, Mingu; Haney, Mark H.

doi:10.1080/09537287.2017.1309711

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“…Lean manufacturing system is one of the operational strategies used to tackle the current market challenges by improving supplier production and compliance capabilities (Li et al, 2017). Lean manufacturing system is built on the Toyota Production System, and it is suggested as a manufacturing strategy to make the American auto industry more competitive (Womack et al, 1990;Liker, 2004).…”

Section: Recent Trends In the Fashion And Garment Industrymentioning

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Lean meeting buyer's expectations, enhanced supplier productivity and compliance capabilities in garment industry

Hoque

Hasle

Maalouf

2020

IJPPM

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PurposeInvestigate the potential of using “lean” in garment supplier factories to enhance productivity and compliance capability, so as to fulfill a buyer's expectation of lower price, shorter lead time, and higher occupational health and safety (OHS) standards.Design/methodology/approachBy means of an intervention, lean tools integrated with OHS elements were introduced in four Bangladeshi key garment suppliers of a Danish buyer. By employing a qualitative approach, both quantitative and qualitative techniques were used to collect data on productivity, OHS, and buyer–supplier efforts.FindingsThis study demonstrates that lean tools, integrated with OHS elements, can be used to improve the productivity and compliance capabilities of supplier firms, which meet a buyers' changing demands for lower prices, shorter lead times, and higher compliance standards. This study suggests that the improvement of productivity and OHS in supplier firms through lean implementation could be a better choice for buyers than switching to new suppliers with uncertainties in productivity and delivery, as well as OHS compliance problems.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study suggest that garment suppliers can benefit from implementing lean, thereby improving their capacity to meet buyers' expectations. Therefore, both suppliers and buyers have a mutual interest in the application of lean in suppliers' production facilities.Originality/valueBy considering both buyer and supplier perspectives, this research is a unique attempt to investigate the possibilities of lean implementation at the shop-floor level to meet the market challenges in the context of a developing country.

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Section: Recent Trends In the Fashion And Garment Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Lean meeting buyer's expectations, enhanced supplier productivity and compliance capabilities in garment industry

Hoque

Hasle

Maalouf

2020

IJPPM

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“…As noted earlier, SRM has become increasingly important due to growing levels of outsourcing occurring within global supply chains (Bag, 2018;Tseng, 2014;Girma & Görg, 2004). This is because as the business environment continues to grow increasingly competitive, firms are realizing the need to outsource non-core products or activities, while allocating most of their resources and capabilities to their core competencies (Bag, 2018;Li et al, 2017;Westphal and Sohal, 2013;Lankford and Parsa, 1999).…”

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Supplier relationship management and firm performance in developing economies: A moderated mediation analysis of flexibility capability and ownership structure

Amoako‐Gyampah

Boakye

Adaku

et al. 2019

International Journal of Production Economics

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Collaborative practices between firms and their suppliers are becoming increasing important in the light of short product life cycles, intense global competition, the need for sustainability, and the ever-increasing demands of customers. Although supplier relationship management (SRM) and its purported benefits have been widely studied in the literature, most of the studies have focused on examining its direct relationship with firm performance. Interestingly, there is scare research on the applicability and effectiveness of such relationships in less developed countries. Thus, we use data collected from firms in Ghana, a less developed country, and apply rigorous, robust, and consistent analytical procedures to examine moderated-mediation relationships between SRM, operational flexibility, ownership structure, and firm performance (FP). We demonstrate that operational flexibility capability mediates the supplier relationship management-firm performance link. Additionally, our moderated mediated analyses show that SRM's influence on firm performance is stronger for locally-owned firms (domestic) than foreign owned firms, indicating that domestic firms stand to gain more from investments in SRM than firms with foreign ownership. This finding is particularly interesting and vital given that locally owned firms might not have the needed resources to invest in SRM practices and thus, the need for these firms to comprehend the benefits and advantages of SRM.

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“…Manufacturers are becoming increasingly aware that, to gain a competitive advantage in the current economic conditions and retain a place in the globalizing market, they need to focus on their core activities and outsource their logistics (Asian and Nie, 2014;Perçin, 2009). 3PL providers, as a fast-growing business, can lead to several positive results, such as reduced costs, improved performance and increased flexibility through their lean operations, and delivering agile and accurate services (Kumar, 2008, Aguezzoul, 2014, Li et al, 2017, 2018Lu, Asian, Erteke and Sevinç, 2018). 3PL helps organizations focus on their core activities, create competitive advantages and supports other interdependent operations (Li et al, 2012).…”

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On the importance of service performance and customer satisfaction in third-party logistics selection

Arisian

Pool

Nazarpour

et al. 2019

BIJ

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Purpose Developing strategic relationships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers has long been one of the key challenges in automotive supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach for evaluation and indexing 3PL providers using the Kano model. Design/methodology/approach The statistical population used in this research comprises managers from the Iranian automotive industry. The Kano evaluation approach is used to analyze the data collected and to classify the criteria used in selection of the preferred 3PL providers. Findings The results suggest that the proposed framework, based on the Kano classification, can be a powerful tool for the automotive industry in evaluating 3PL providers. Moreover, the analyses indicate that 3PL providers need to improve their service offering in aspects that are to be found in the Kano model’s requirements, namely, must-be, one-dimensional and attractive. Originality/value This study contributes to the supply chain management literature by being the first to classify selection indices of 3PL providers in the automotive industry using the Kano model.

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The effect of supplier development on outsourcing performance: the mediating roles of opportunism and flexibility

Cited by 33 publications

References 67 publications

Lean meeting buyer's expectations, enhanced supplier productivity and compliance capabilities in garment industry

Lean meeting buyer's expectations, enhanced supplier productivity and compliance capabilities in garment industry

Supplier relationship management and firm performance in developing economies: A moderated mediation analysis of flexibility capability and ownership structure

On the importance of service performance and customer satisfaction in third-party logistics selection

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