Abstract
Supply chain management is a systematic and integrative approach to
managing the operations and relationships among different parties in supply
chains. Supplier development plays an important role on successful
implementation of supply chain management. Supplier development is defined
as any effort of a firm to increase the performance and capabilities of the
supplier and meet the firm's short or long term supply needs. If firms can reduce
the number of suppliers and increase the efficiency of those, they can improve
your performance. Supplier development strategies involve efforts to improve
suppliers’ processes and performance, supplier evaluation to determine the best
suppliers. The supplier development efforts were collected two groups of
practices: basic supplier development and advanced supplier development. The
basic supplier development efforts require the most limited firm involvement
and minimum investment of the firm’s resources. The advanced supplier
development efforts require a greater use of firm resources than basic supplier
development and involvement with suppliers. Basic supplier development
involves sharing of performance information (quality, cost delivery) by the
supplier and having quality procedure for suppliers. Advanced supplier
development involve training for suppliers, sharing of accounting information
by the supplier and sharing of cost and quality information by the supplier.
Supplier development efforts have got big advantages to the firms. These efforts
can decrease the cost, improve the quality, decrease the production periods, and
compete with the other firms. On the other hand, supplier development is
connected in both the customer’s and supplier’s organization, leading to joint
team structures. Firms faced with problems of deficient supplier performance
can perform supplier development efforts such as supplier evaluation supplier
recognition and supplier training, in order to upgrade the performance.
Determining the effect of supplier development program on firms’
purchasing performance was the purpose of this study. To assess these
relationships, it was conducted a questionnaire survey on medium and big sized
firms and three hypotheses were tested with Structural Equation Model (SEM).
In this study, purchasing performance involve factors which are percentage of
on time deliveries, percentage of orders delivered completely, developing new
product and percentage of orders meeting quality requirements. Structural
Equation Model (SEM) is the best popular statistical technique to test the
relationships proposed in a model. It has been performed different disciplines
for empirical that require quantitative analysis. It has better functions then
other techniques including multiple regression, path analysis and factor
analysis. These techniques have unique functions. Although statistical technique
as multiple regression, path analysis and factor analysis are provided testing
single relationship between dependent and independent variables, Structural
Equation Model (SEM) can examine a series of dependence simultaneously
helps to address complicated managerial and behavioral issues. The structural
equation model consists of measurement model and structural model.
Measurement model defines relations between the observed and unobserved
variables. Structural model defines relations among the unobserved variables.
In this study first, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was performed and
variables were determined. Later, Structural Equation Model was performed to
measurement model with AMOS and fit indices were calculated. It was found
that measurement model has bad fit. For this reason, modifications were
performed and we provide good fit. Later, structural model was formed.
Structural Equation Model was performed structural model with AMOS, too.
These results of the analysis showed that there was a significant relationship
between basic and advanced supplier development. In addition it was found that
there was a significant relationship between both basic and advanced supplier
development and purchasing performance. On the other hand, findings show
that basic supplier development has more effect than advanced supplier
development on purchasing performance. Finally, results were compared with
other studies and limits of study were explained.
Abstract
Tedarik zinciri yönetimi, tedarik zincirindeki farklı taraflar arasındaki ilişki ve faaliyetleri yöneten sistematik ve bütünleştirici bir yaklaşımdır. Tedarik zinciri yönetiminin başarılı bir şekilde uygulanmasında ise tedarikçi geliştirme önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Tedarikçi geliştirme temel tedarikçi geliştirme ve ileri tedarikçi geliştirme olmak üzere iki farklı açıdan ele alınabilmektedir. Temel tedarikçi geliştirme firma kaynaklarına minimum yatırım yapmayı ve en sınırlı seviyede firma katılımını gerektiren tedarikçi geliştirme şeklidir. İleri tedarikçi geliştirme ise çok daha yüksek düzeyde kaynak kullanımını ve firma katılımını gerektiren uygulanması çok daha karmaşık olan tedarikçi geliştirme programıdır. Tedarikçi geliştirme rakiplerle olan maliyetleri azaltma, kaliteyi artırma, üretim sürelerini kısaltma ve hızlı değişen teknoloji gibi rekabet ortamında firmalara büyük avantaj sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmada, tedarikçi geliştirme programlarının firmaların satın alma performansına etkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Bu nedenle orta ve büyük ölçekli firmalara yönelik anket çalışması yapılarak yapısal eşitlik modeli aracılığıyla 3 ayrı hipotez test edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda temel tedarikçi geliştirme ile ileri tedarikçi geliştirme arasında aynı zamanda her ikisi ile satın alma performansı arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Details
| Other ID | JA85TB29TN |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2009 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2009 Volume: 11 Issue: 1 |