The measurement of manufacturing virtuality

Webster, Margaret; Sugden, David; Tayles, Mike

doi:10.1108/01443570410542019

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“…Besides, IT infrastructure not only positively influences transparency, but also reduces corruption at the same time. In organizational perspective, IT personnel acts as important enabler of key IT products and services for smoothing the business operation flow (Webster et al, 2004). An appropriate technical solution is proposed by the IT personnel to solve business problems related to IT applications (Zhang et al, 2011).…”

Section: Itc Scmp and Tqmpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the role of TQM and supply chain practices for firm supply performance in the presence of information technology capabilities and supply chain technology adoption: A case of textile firms in Pakistan

Basheer¹,

Siam²,

Awn³

et al. 2019

10.5267/j.uscm

118

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The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between total quality management practices (TQMP), supply chain management practices (SCMP), information technology capabilities, supply chain technology adoption and firm supply performance. In addition, the study also tries to investigate the mediating role of information technology capabilities and supply chain technology adoption in the relationship between TQMP, SCMP, and firm supply performance. The study is carried out on a sample of textile firms of Pakistan. To achieve the research objective, Smart PLS-3 is used for the analysis of the data gathered from the textile firms of Pakistan. The results of the study show a great deal of agreement with the hypothesized results. The information technology capabilities, supply chain technology adoption both appear to play mediators between TQMP, SCMP, and firm supply performance. The results of the study will be useful for policymakers and researchers to understand the emerging role of technology in strategic management and operational management.

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Section: Itc Scmp and Tqmpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the role of TQM and supply chain practices for firm supply performance in the presence of information technology capabilities and supply chain technology adoption: A case of textile firms in Pakistan

Basheer¹,

Siam²,

Awn³

et al. 2019

10.5267/j.uscm

118

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“…For instance , Caridi et al (2010) define virtuality as the ability of a company to collaborate with a large set of suppliers and external partners, and propose a quantitative measure of virtuality taking into account suppliers and partners with which the focal company is working in the supply chain related processes. Other measures for supply chain virtuality have been previously proposed by Webster and Sugden (2004). Despite their relevance, these measures cannot be used directly to measure DC virtuality.…”

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Caridi

Pero

Sianesi

2017

BIJ

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 Purpose: Researchers maintain that the more activities of New Product Development (NPD) process are outsourced to partners, the higher the need for integration. This paper aims at studying: i. to what extent the amount of information shared with the partners during NPD projects (DC visibility) depends on the degree of outsourcing (DC virtuality), ii. what context variables (product features and business relationship features) influence this relationship.  Design/methodology/approach: This paper provides two sets of quantitative indexes to measure: the relevance of the activities outsourced during the NPD project (i.e. virtuality), in terms of the spread of the outsourced technological knowledge, and in terms of outsourced workload; and the amount of information that a focal company shares with product development partners (i.e. visibility). Seven NPD projects in different companies have been analyzed to investigate visibility, virtuality and the implications of contingencies.  Findings: The cross-case analysis shows that the amount of information shared with the partners during the NPD project varies with the relevance of outsourced activities. In particular, the higher the relevance, the higher the amount of information shared with the partner. Partner location and integration, trust, and ICT support have a role in determining the amount of information shared with each single partner.  Originality/value: This study adopts an original network perspective in that the whole set of partners involved in the NPD process is analyzed. New quantitative indexes of visibility and virtuality of NPD projects are proposed, along with original insights about the impact of context variables. The quantitative indexes provide also a useful managerial tool to evaluate whether a focal company has the possibility to build competitive advantages that exploit unique resources beyond the boundaries of the company.

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“…Numerous authors suggest that intellectual capital provides unique competitive advantage to the firm (Moran & Ghoshal, ; Nahapiet & Ghoshal, ; Webster et al ., ), and show different ways through which the three dimensions of intellectual capital affect company performance (Bontis, ; Bontis et al ., ; Youndt & Snell, ). However, the impact of intellectual capital on performance has never been over emphasized in the literature in terms of empirical research at individual level of analysis (Longo & Mura, ).…”

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Developing a tool for intellectual capital assessment: an individual‐level perspective

Mura

Longo

2012

Expert Systems

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This paper aims to develop a model for assessing and valuing the intellectual capital of an organization by gathering data from individual employees. Also, the paper empirically investigates the relationship between intellectual capital and a specific dimension of employees’ performance. Two surveys were conducted on employees of a leading company in the Italian food product market. The sample analysed comprises 1117 observations. A structural equation modelling (SEM) methodology was used to define the measurement model and to determine the relations between intellectual capital and employees’ performance. The model for intellectual capital assessment developed in this paper may integrate already existing intellectual capital frameworks. The three dimensions of intellectual capital identified mutually affect and have a positive effect on employees’ performance. Our findings contribute to the discussion in the promising research stream of intellectual capital management. As limitations, this study focuses on a single company, and it exclusively adopts individual‐level perceptual indicators. These elements make it difficult for any inter‐company comparison.

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The measurement of manufacturing virtuality

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Cited by 19 publications

References 27 publications

Exploring the role of TQM and supply chain practices for firm supply performance in the presence of information technology capabilities and supply chain technology adoption: A case of textile firms in Pakistan

Exploring the role of TQM and supply chain practices for firm supply performance in the presence of information technology capabilities and supply chain technology adoption: A case of textile firms in Pakistan

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Developing a tool for intellectual capital assessment: an individual‐level perspective

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