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h1: The use of less integrative eprocurement One thousand, twentyfive surveys
applications will were mailed to purchasing/supply
be more prevalent among the management professionals with a
sample firms than the use ofeprocurement cover letter explaining the
applications that objective of the research and a
facilitate integration across postage-paid return envelope.
departments and/or firms, H2: A significant Follow-up
relationship will postcards were sent to all potential
exist between firm sector and participants two weeks later in an
the use of integrative e-procurement attempt to increase the response
applications. rate.
How has sustainability been represented in How has sustainability been
supply chain represented in supply chain
research to date? research to date?
global supply chain strategy should target Based on classical works on supply
timeline improvements in product chain management, a
development and detailed eight part questionnaire, on
procurement to produce optimal effects in supplier and customer relationship
terms of cost and quality management, was designed.
The main purpose of this paper is to – The framework is described along
document the research on development of a with illustrated numerical examples
conceptual framework for the supply chain. in the manufacturing and
The aims of distribution enviroments.
the research were to develop an integrated
framework, and to provide a methodology
for planning of many components in the
supply chain such as
suppliers, materials, resources, warehouses,
activities and customers
1:the supply chain logistics capabilities The questionnaire designed for the
represent the 1995
concepts associated with the six integration World Class Logistics Research at
competencies as portrayed in the Bowersox, Michigan
Closs, and Stank (1999) framework? 2:re the State University is the basis for our
supply chain logistics competencies instrument
related to overall firm performance? 3:What (Global Logistics Research Team at
is the relative influence of the supply hain MSU,
logistics integration competencies on 1995). The measures were
individual elements of firm performance? developed from a
pilot survey completed by almost
3,700 respon
dents in North America, Europe, and
the
Pacific Rim. Subsequent refinements
through
in-depth interviews with 111 top
logistics firms
established a tool for assessing
logistical profi
ciency across a ra
H1a. Price is higher for HIGHINT than for Data from the International
LOWINT. Manufacturing Strategy Survey II
H1b. (Corollary to H1) Price for CUSTINT or (IMSS II) was used to test the
SUPINT is research model. The data collection
lower than HIGHINT but higher than was
LOWINT. H2a. Delivery is higher for HIGHINT conducted using a mail survey
than for LOWINT. administered in 23 countries. The
H2b. (Corollary to H2) Delivery for CUSTINT response
or SUPINT rate for the total sample was
is lower than HIGHINT but higher than approximately 20 per cent, for a
LOWINT, H3a. Customer service is higher for total of 703 responses, from which
HIGHINT than for 646 valid responses were used in the
LOWINT. analysis presented in this paper
H3b. (Corollary to H3) Customer service for
CUSTINT or
SUPINT is lower than HIGHINT but higher
than
LOWINT