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Full Length Research Paper
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The effects
of inter-firm power and supply partner assessment on supply
chain integration
Fan-Yun Pai1* and Tsu-Ming
Yeh2
1Department
of Business Administration, National Changhua University of
Education, Taiwan.
2Department
of Industrial Engineering and Technology Management, Da-Yeh
University, Taiwan.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
fypai@cc.ncue.edu.tw.
Tel: +886-4-7232105 #7415.
Accepted 31 May, 2010 |
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Abstract |
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With rapid changes in technology and globalization of markets,
it has become very difficult for firms to “go it alone”.
World-class companies, therefore, seek to enhance competitive
performance by effectively linking them with the external
operations of supply chain members. Several factors are critical
to effective integration. Supplier’s power is one of the major
factors influencing supply chain integration. Supplier’s
characteristics determined its power. Inter-firm power affects
buyers and suppliers' decision and subsequently the performance
of the buyer. The relationships among supplier's assessment,
power, cooperative attitude and supply
chain integration are hypothesized and investigated based on
empirical data collected from companies in semiconductor
component manufacturing supply chain. The results demonstrate
that both power structure and suppliers’ characteristic
influence supply chain integration. Managerial insights are
provided accordingly for companies to achieve better supply
chain integration in nowadays highly competitive environments.
Key words:
Supply chain integration, power, supplier assessment,
cooperation. |
