The impact of supply chain fit on business and innovation performance in Brazilian companies
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 20 August 2020
Issue publication date: 30 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper investigates the effect of the fit between supply and demand uncertainty (SDU) and supply chain responsiveness (SCR) (SC fit) on business and innovation performance in Brazilian companies.
Design/methodology/approach
The study presented an analysis carried out on an empirical study based on a sample of 150 manufacturing companies. Business and innovation performance of companies with different types of SC fit ( high–high and low–low fits) and misfit (positive and negative) are compared and discussed.
Findings
The results indicated that SC fit had a positive effect on both business and innovation performance. Further analyses suggested that companies with SC fit present similar business performance, independent of the level of SDU that characterizes the environment where they compete, while companies in environments with higher levels of uncertainty tend to present superior innovation performance. Companies with positive and negative misfit present similar performance.
Originality/value
An analysis of the literature showed that there is no consensus when it comes to the definitions and measurements of SC fit. The paper investigates the effects of SC fit on business and innovation performance, while previous empirical studies have mainly addressed its impact on financial performance. Moreover, this study compares the effects of two types of fit and two types of misfit and assesses SC fit in Brazilian manufacturing companies, analyzing the context of an under-researched reality.
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Acknowledgements
This work is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT –Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, within project UIDB/50014/2020. This research is sponsored by FEDER funds through the program COMPETE– Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade– and by national funds through FCT–Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia –, under the project UIDB/00285/2020.
Citation
Zimmermann, R., Ferreira, L.M.D.F., Moreira, A.C., Barros, A.C. and Correa, H.L. (2021), "The impact of supply chain fit on business and innovation performance in Brazilian companies", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 32 No. 1, pp. 141-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-01-2020-0040
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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