The Impact of Supply Chain Integration on Performance: Evidence from the UK Food Sector

Kumar, Vikas; Chibuzo, Esinaulo Nwakama; Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo; Kumari, Archana; Rocha-Lona, Luis; Lopez-Torres, Gabriela Citlalli

Abstract

© 2017 The Authors Supply chain Integration has emerged as a major field of interest over the years that involve the strategic alignment of functions and processes within an organization. However, there have been major debates regarding the true design of the kinds of integration that would lead to performance of supply chains. This study develops a conceptual framework from the literature and defines four constructs of integration (customer, supplier, internal, and information integration) to see how this would lead to improved supply chain performance (such as production flexibility, inventory turns, order fulfillment rate, total logistics costs, and operational performance).

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 4, 2017
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 5, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 5, 2017
• Journal: Procedia Manufacturing
• Print ISSN: 2351-9789
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 814-821
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.183
• Keywords: supply chain integration, supply chain performance, UK food sector, information sharing
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/882173
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.183
• Contract Date: Jul 5, 2017