E-supply chain operational and behavioural perspectives: an empirical study of Malaysian SMEs

Hafeez, Khalid; Keoy, Kay Hooi; Zairi, Mohamed; Hanneman, Robert; Koh, S.C. Lenny

doi:10.1080/00207540903175079

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“…The control of vast resources favours large manufacturing firms to compete effectively in the supply chain. However, this implies that the complexities of supply chain operations are especially challenging for SMEs (Hafeez et al 2010). For SMEs, competing in the supply chain is an innovative act that requires them to possess processes that are unique and inimitable by the better resourced large firms.…”

Section: Recognising Entrepreneurial Scm Competencementioning

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Entrepreneurial SCM competence and performance of manufacturing SMEs

Hsu

Tan

Laosirihongthong

et al. 2011

International Journal of Production Research

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This study reviewed the literature and interviewed managers to discover the dimensions of a new construct called the entrepreneurial supply chain management competence of small and medium-sized enterprises. We measured entrepreneurial SCM competence in terms of five first-order constructs: innovation orientation, proactiveness orientation, risk-taking characteristics, relational capital, and coordination capability. We further proposed that this competence affects SMEs' performance directly and indirectly via the firm's SCM strategies. A set of survey data collected from automotive OEM suppliers in five ASEAN countries was used to test the research model. Results show that the five constructs are important dimensions of entrepreneurial SCM competence, and that they affect performance indirectly. Our findings provide valuable insights about the enablers of an SME's SCM practices and their effects on firm performance.

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Section: Recognising Entrepreneurial Scm Competencementioning

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Entrepreneurial SCM competence and performance of manufacturing SMEs

Hsu

Tan

Laosirihongthong

et al. 2011

International Journal of Production Research

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“…We anticipate that one of the major impact of this increased knowledge sharing would result in enhancing entrepreneurs' personal knowledge and competencies (Hafeez and Essmail, 2007), the organisational and functional core competences (Hafeez et al, & 2010, and the marketing competences of their business ventures leading to financial and non-financial sustainability. On the other hand, the enhanced knowledge can facilitate entrepreneurs to make decision for developing strategic partnership (Salamat, et al, 2018) and knowledge networks to grow their business or attain operational efficiencies .…”

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Knowledge sharing by entrepreneurs in a virtual community of practice (VCoP)

Hafeez

Alghatas²,

Foroudi

et al. 2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how entrepreneurs engage in a virtual community of practice (VCoP) to share knowledge. Intensity of engagement is taken as a proxy to measure the strength of knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach The archival data spanning over a three-year period from “Start-up-Nation©” (a VCoP purposefully setup for entrepreneurs) are used for analysis. A set of indices are introduced to measure participants’ intensity of engagement in terms of message length, message frequency and reciprocity in the knowledge sharing process. Content analysis is employed to test a sample of “highly engaged”, “moderately engaged”, “low engaged” and “not engaged” discussion topics as part of the online discourse. Findings The authors find that entrepreneurs normally use short (fewer than 100 words) or medium (fewer than 250 words) message size to contribute to the discussions. In addition, the authors find that senior members and discussion moderators play important roles in igniting the “reciprocity” behaviour in stimulating the interest of the community with the topic discussion. The authors also find that highly engaged topics usually lead to further discussion threads. Originality/value This is the first study of its kind to explore how entrepreneurs engage in a VCoP to share their knowledge and experiences. The set of measurement indices tested here provide a tool for the owner, designer and moderator of the VCoP to measure the utility of their website in terms of its members’ participation. In addition, the set of textual and subjective interventions identified here enables the moderator (administrator) of a VCoP to design effective interventions to facilitate online discourse and augments the knowledge sharing process amongst its community members.

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“…Hafeez et al 2010;Schniederjans and Cao 2009). Some authors have also introduced e-commerce into supply chain modelling.…”

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Supply chain equilibrium among companies with offline and online selling channels

Han

Jie

et al. 2015

International Journal of Production Research

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This study proposes a supply chain system model containing Nash game companies that compete in a common market. Each company adopts a vertical integration strategy and runs offline and online selling channels. To maximise profits, the companies determine optimal production quantities and prices. Using theory of finite-dimensional variational inequality, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the equilibrium pattern and develop a converged algorithm. Numerically, we compute the equilibrium production quantities and prices, and subsequently generate three findings through sensitivity analyses. By changing the transportation cost, we demonstrate that the offline price is conditionally higher than the online price with different transportation and processing costs. All equilibrium prices and profits decrease when substitution intensity is increased, and thus companies should differentiate their products. Altering consumer preference for online purchasing shows that consumer preference significantly influences the production quantities and profits. Online selling is not positively affected by consumer preference for online purchasing but is affected by the complex relationship between consumer preference and its variable cost.

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E-supply chain operational and behavioural perspectives: an empirical study of Malaysian SMEs

Cited by 36 publications

References 74 publications

Entrepreneurial SCM competence and performance of manufacturing SMEs

Entrepreneurial SCM competence and performance of manufacturing SMEs

Knowledge sharing by entrepreneurs in a virtual community of practice (VCoP)

Supply chain equilibrium among companies with offline and online selling channels

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