Relationship Stability and Supply Chain Performance for SMEs: From Internal, Supplier, and Customer Integration Perspectives

Tsu-Ming Yeh, Fan-Yun Pai and Liang-Chuan Wu
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Tsu-Ming Yeh: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Quemoy University, Kinmen 892, Taiwan
Fan-Yun Pai: Department of Business Administration, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua 500, Taiwan
Liang-Chuan Wu: Institute of Technology Management, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan

Mathematics, 2020, vol. 8, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between supply integration and relationship stability and the relationship between relationship stability and performance; furthermore, the moderation effect of environmental uncertainty on supply chain integration and relationship stability was analyzed. The subjects are typical small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries that focus on niche markets to compete with large-scale manufacturers. Questionnaires were distributed to manufacturers to collect empirical data; in total, 566 valid samples were gathered. The results indicate that supply chain integration has positive effects on relational stability and that relational stability has positive effects on supply chain performance. Relational stability is a mediator between supply chain integration and supply chain performance. The contingency effects of environmental uncertainty on the relationships between internal integration and relational stability were determined in this research. This research framework extended past research on supply chain management; part of the research explored the relationship between supply chain integration and different measures of supply chain performance, as well as whether uncertainty affects supply chain integration and supply chain performance.

Keywords: internal integration; supplier integration; customer integration; relationship stability; environmental uncertainty; small and medium-sized enterprise; supply chain performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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