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TY - JOUR
T1 - Determining how internal and external process connectivity affect supply chain agility
T2 - a life-cycle theory perspective
AU - Roscoe, Samuel
AU - Eckstein, Dominik
AU - Blome, Constantin
AU - Goellner, Matthias
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - This paper examines how organizations connect internal and external processes to enable an agile response to continuous change. Drawing on life cycle theory, a hypothetical model is developed regarding the independent and combinative effects of internal and external process connectivity on supply chain agility and the moderating effect of product and supply complexity. The model is tested using hierarchical regression analysis based on survey data from 143 managers at German manufacturing firms. Our findings suggest that internal and external process connectivity have a positive effect on supply chain agility independently and collectively, with complexity having a moderating effect in particular instances. The findings build on prior research regarding the process-related enablers of supply chain agility; research that has yet to clearly differentiate between internal and external processes or uses the terms interchangeably. The theoretical contribution of the paper rests on its extension of life cycle theory to the supply chain.
AB - This paper examines how organizations connect internal and external processes to enable an agile response to continuous change. Drawing on life cycle theory, a hypothetical model is developed regarding the independent and combinative effects of internal and external process connectivity on supply chain agility and the moderating effect of product and supply complexity. The model is tested using hierarchical regression analysis based on survey data from 143 managers at German manufacturing firms. Our findings suggest that internal and external process connectivity have a positive effect on supply chain agility independently and collectively, with complexity having a moderating effect in particular instances. The findings build on prior research regarding the process-related enablers of supply chain agility; research that has yet to clearly differentiate between internal and external processes or uses the terms interchangeably. The theoretical contribution of the paper rests on its extension of life cycle theory to the supply chain.
KW - life cycle theory
KW - process connectivity
KW - product complexity
KW - Supply chain agility
KW - supply complexity
U2 - 10.1080/09537287.2019.1629704
DO - 10.1080/09537287.2019.1629704
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85067697634
VL - 31
SP - 78
EP - 91
JO - Production Planning and Control
JF - Production Planning and Control
SN - 0953-7287
IS - 1
ER -