On the effectiveness of supplier development programs: the role of supply-side moderators
On the effectiveness of supplier development programs: the role of supply-side moderators
Given the managerial/financial commitments needed for supplier development programs, buying firms need to be selective of the suppliers they engage for development. This paper examines the moderating role of five supply-side factors (i.e. supplier size, supply share, product complexity, buyer-supplier integration, and the supplier's management systems) in the relationship between supplier development and supplier performance, through a structural model, which is developed theoretically, and tested empirically using survey data of 142 firms. The results indicate that when supplier development is in the form of buyer direct involvement, its impact on supplier performance is significantly moderated by supplier size, product complexity, buyer-supplier integration, and the supplier's management systems. Meanwhile, the impact of supplier development, in the form of assessment/certification, is moderated by buyer-supplier integration. The outcomes of this paper fill the gaps in the existing knowledge of supplier development, and show the sensitivity of supplier development programs to some newly introduced supply-side factors.
Management system, Product complexity, Supplier development, Supplier integration, Supplier performance, Supplier size, Supply share
Saghiri, Soroosh
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Wilding, Richard
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May 2021
Saghiri, Soroosh
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Wilding, Richard
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Saghiri, Soroosh and Wilding, Richard
(2021)
On the effectiveness of supplier development programs: the role of supply-side moderators.
Technovation, 103, [102234].
(doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102234).
Abstract
Given the managerial/financial commitments needed for supplier development programs, buying firms need to be selective of the suppliers they engage for development. This paper examines the moderating role of five supply-side factors (i.e. supplier size, supply share, product complexity, buyer-supplier integration, and the supplier's management systems) in the relationship between supplier development and supplier performance, through a structural model, which is developed theoretically, and tested empirically using survey data of 142 firms. The results indicate that when supplier development is in the form of buyer direct involvement, its impact on supplier performance is significantly moderated by supplier size, product complexity, buyer-supplier integration, and the supplier's management systems. Meanwhile, the impact of supplier development, in the form of assessment/certification, is moderated by buyer-supplier integration. The outcomes of this paper fill the gaps in the existing knowledge of supplier development, and show the sensitivity of supplier development programs to some newly introduced supply-side factors.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 February 2021
Published date: May 2021
Keywords:
Management system, Product complexity, Supplier development, Supplier integration, Supplier performance, Supplier size, Supply share
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/472791
ISSN: 0166-4972
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