A study on the difference of supply chain performance from the fitness between competitive priorities and supplier selection criteria

Abstract

Purpose

The paper's aim is to investigate the question of whether to expect better performances when manufacturing companies' capability fits (or matches) with the companies' supplier selection criteria (which can be linked with the supplier's own capability) is new in the supply chain management (SCM) research stream.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is based on an empirical research using survey and regression by SPSS program.

Findings

The companies whose own capability matches their supplier selection criteria can expect better SC performance from SCM practice than non‐matching companies.

Research limitations/implications

In the paper, only “price” capability factor was used. Future research will include other capability factors of quality, delivery, and flexibility.

Originality/value

In the stream of SCM literature, there are very few studies on the fit or match between capability and supplier selection criteria, and this is a merit of this paper.

Citation

Soo Park, J. and Shin Chang, D. (2010), "A study on the difference of supply chain performance from the fitness between competitive priorities and supplier selection criteria", Asian Journal on Quality, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 183-189. https://doi.org/10.1108/15982681011075989