Determinants and Consequences of Supply Chain Process Integration (SCPI) Capabilities: The Moderating Role of Information Technology Competence

• Main Authors: Chwun-De Chen, 陳純德
• Other Authors: 范錚強, 范懿文
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63714379697030517957

博士 === 國立中央大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 95 === As introduced in the 1980s, the concept of SCM continues to become increasingly market-oriented, shifting the primary driver of the value chain from supply to demand. As such, recent recommendations encourage researchers to focus investigations on the supply chain process integration capabilities (SCPI capabilities) that integrate a focal firm with its network of suppliers and business customers to create value for it. Despite the critical role in SCM, theoretical and empirical researches pertaining to the antecedents and consequences of a focal firm’s SCPI capabilities have been limited and piecemeal. Therefore, by drawing on concepts from the interrelated literature streams, the objectives of this study are to examine the antecedents and consequences of a focal firm’s SCPI capabilities, and the moderating effect of information technology (IT) competence on the relationship between relation-specific intangible investments and a focal firm’s SCPI capabilities. The sampling frame used for this study was the industrial firms from “the 2006 Taiwan Top 1,000” issued by Common Wealth Magazine, the leading business magazine in Taiwan. Our research findings show that (1) intangible relation-specific investments (business process and domain knowledge) are significantly associated with market-oriented culture; (2) business process specific investment positively influences a focal firm’s SCPI capabilities but domain knowledge specific investment has no significant influence on a focal firm’s SCPI capabilities; (3) SCPI capabilities positively influence a focal firm’s SCM performance, both operational and strategic benefits; (4) IT competence significantly moderates the relationship between business process specific investment and SCPI capabilities. However, IT competence has no moderating effect on the relationship between domain knowledge specific investment and SCPI capabilities. Implications for practitioners and researchers and suggestions for future research are also addressed in this study.