Antecedents to Supplier Integration: A Multiple-Case Study in the Chinese Automotive Industry
Supplier integration has become an important concept for improving supply chain performance in networked industries such as automotive. The aim of this paper is to identify factors that facilitate and inhibit supplier integration in the context of the Chinese automotive industry. An inductive approach based on grounded theory was chosen as research methodology which comprised data collection through 30 case interviews with automotive companies in China. The results indicate that buyer-side leadership is an important antecedent for building motivation, trust and commitment among suppliers and for shaping their mindsets. This in turn facilitates strategic alignment and enables suppliers to build collaborative capabilities. Collaborative capabilities, finally, proved to be a key enabler for successful supplier integration.
supplier integration China automotive collaborative relationship
Martin Lockstrǒm Joachim Schadel Norma Harrison Roger Moser
Centre for Global Operations Management and Value Chain Integration China Europe International Busin Supply Chain Management Institute SMI India & EADS-SMI Endowed Chair for Sourcing and Supply Managem
国际会议
The Third International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management(第三届运营与供应链管理国际会议)
武汉
英文
386-399
2009-07-28（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）