Abstract While firms increasingly adopt lean inventory practices, there is limited evidence that leanness leads to improved firm performance. This study reexamines this relationship in an attempt overcome some shortcomings of previous research. To end, a theory‐based measure leanness, which takes into account industry‐specific management characteristics, proposed. The analysis large panel data set U.S. manufacturing companies reveals the significance and shape inventory–performance varies...

Abstract Environmental management (EM) issues have received substantial attention in operations management. While the link between EM practices and firm performance has been well studied, little is known about competitive drivers of a firm's activities. In this research, Schumpeterian economics perspective adopted to investigate interactions among leader challenger firms domain EM, with particular focus on operational Using econometric methods, empirical analysis panel data from broad...

Abstract This paper adds to the empirical inventory management literature by examining moderating effects of environmental dynamism on relationship between leanness and financial performance. While implications practices have been extensively studied in literature, it is clear that lean strategies may not same payoff for all firms industries. Grounded theory, this study explores how firm characteristics dynamism—measured terms innovative intensity, demand uncertainty competitive...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the current state implementation lean production practices in China as compared USA. Moreover, an institutional‐theoretic framework developed that explores interplay among economic, socio‐cultural and regulative forces may shape adoption process China. Design/methodology/approach draws its conclusions from analysis survey data samples Chinese US manufacturing executives. Lean measured via a instrument, are analyzed regression analysis. Findings...

Abstract Stakeholders increasingly put pressure on firms to ensure their suppliers' adherence corporate social responsibility principles and standards. A firm's supplier monitoring activities (SMA) are, thus, central achieving supply chain transparency. In an effort help build a business case for SMA, this research explores the effect of SMA disclosures consumers' attitude toward firm purchase intention. so doing, we also examine how consumer intention vary as function disclosure...

Abstract Numerous studies have examined the relationship between inventory management and financial performance. However, focus of such empirical work has primarily been on how a firm's own characteristics affect its Our objective is to extend this body literature beyond firm‐level. We draw theory resource‐based theories hypothesize about effect supplier leanness focal performance firm interact outcomes. test our hypotheses using large panel dataset supplier‐focal relationships obtained from...

Abstract Appointing individuals drawn from suppliers and customers to a firm's board of directors is an increasingly popular practice that can enhance the interorganizational relationship generate relational rents. Yet, such members may act in best interest their primary employer rather than shareholders firm whose they serve on, thus creating potential agency conflicts. Drawing on view theory, we explore tension between rent generation costs consider how design governance mechanisms...

The effects of inventory management on firm performance have been well documented. Most previous research, however, has focused the total inventories and ignored potentially differential raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods inventories. This research investigates various types performance. empirical analyses data from U.S. manufacturing industries reveal that magnitude inventory–performance relationship varies by type across industries. Specifically, materials a greater impact than...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to: first, provide a systematic review the drivers retail on-shelf availability (OSA) that have been scrutinized in literature; second, identify areas where further scrutiny needed; and third, critically reflect on current conceptualizations OSA suggest alternative perspectives may help guide future investigations. Design/methodology/approach A approach adopted wherein nine leading journals logistics, supply chain management, operations retailing are...

Abstract In their pursuit of greater performance, firms invariably compete with rivals for customer demand or scarce resources in factor markets. Firms' competitive behavior—the series actions taken to create maintain advantage—thus, is a key predictor profitability and has received much attention the strategic management literature. The central tenet this article that supply networks relationships among these fundamentally shape nature interfirm competition and, ultimately, firm...

Stakeholders expect focal firms to improve their environmental performance. While may be able accumulate the expertise needed achieve this goal internally, doing so require significant time and resource commitments. Alternatively, buyer can leverage suppliers’ existing gain access such when they purchase products services from these suppliers. The purpose of study was develop test theory regarding under what conditions influences a buying firms’ procurement spend with We ground our in...

Egg white is of great interest for many culinary and industrial applications. used coating, gluing, thickening so on in pasta, desserts, etc. There thus a from the point view to better know this raw material, very large amounts dessert production example, obtain egg fractions with different functional properties. Various prepared by selected procedures were analyzed differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The products resulting given fractionation procedure can be described thermal...

Originally adopted by the automotive manufacturers, lean management practices have since been applied to many other manufacturing industries. This study reviews different theoretical perspectives on leanness‐performance relationship in context of motor carriage industry. Drawing both logistics and organizational slack literatures, we develop hypotheses addressing link between asset leanness financial performance. These are empirically tested using a comprehensive panel data set 1,172...

Purpose Content analysis is a methodology that has been used in many academic disciplines as means to extract quantitative measures from textual information. The purpose of this paper document the use content supply chain literature. authors also discuss opportunities for future research. Design/methodology/approach conduct literature review 13 leading journals assess state analysis-based and identify Additionally, provide general schema illustration analysis. Findings findings suggest...

The turbulent ionosphere causes phase shifts to incoming radio waves on a broad range of temporal and spatial scales. When an interferometer is not sufficiently calibrated for the direction-dependent ionospheric effects, time-varying can cause signal decorrelate. ionosphere's influence over various spatiotemporal scales introduces baseline-dependent effect interferometric array. We study impact decorrelation high-redshift observations with Low Frequency Array (LOFAR). Datasets corruptions...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to adopt and contribute the further development relational view by examining drivers retailer-supplier collaboration its effect on performance both retailer supplier. Design/methodology/approach draws conclusions from a structural analysis dyadic survey data collected consumer packaged goods suppliers retailers in Brazil. In addition, objective measures (retailer in-stock performance) are included set. Findings results indicate that supplier's customer...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to build and test theory regarding how rivalry in environmental management (EM) affects a focal firm’s image financial performance. Design/methodology/approach tested with an original panel data set 2,776 focal-rival dyad pairs. Measures signals are developed from content analysis corporate sustainability reports. Environmental performance drawn the Newsweek US 500 Green Rankings database. Financial COMPUSTAT. Findings main findings that firm have...