Antecedents of supply chain visibility in retail supply chains: A resource-based theory perspective

Although visibility has become a popular buzzword in the supply chain literature it remains an ill-defined and poorly understood concept. It is assumed that if companies across supply chains have visibility of demand, inventory levels, processes, etc., that organizational performance improves. This...

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Published in:Journal of operations management 2007-11, Vol.25 (6), p.1217-1233
Main Authors: Barratt, Mark, Oke, Adegoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Competitive advantage
Resource management
Resource-based theory
Studies
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Visibility
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Summary:Although visibility has become a popular buzzword in the supply chain literature it remains an ill-defined and poorly understood concept. It is assumed that if companies across supply chains have visibility of demand, inventory levels, processes, etc., that organizational performance improves. This research explores the antecedents of high levels of supply chain visibility from a resource-based theory perspective across five different external supply chain linkages. We find that the level of visibility across these linkages differs considerably based on various contributing factors which are both technology and non-technology based. Using resource-based theory, we identify those factors that can give a sustainable competitive advantage to a supply chain linkage through a “distinctive” or high level of visibility.
ISSN:0272-6963
1873-1317
DOI:10.1016/j.jom.2007.01.003