THE INTERACTION OF INTERNAL AND DOWNSTREAM INTEGRATION AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH PERFORMANCE
研究了企业内部整合与下游整合如何共同影响物流绩效和财务绩效，发现内部整合越高，下游整合对物流绩效的促进作用越强，且物流绩效直接预测财务绩效。
The authors study how internal and downstream integration and their interaction affect logistical and financial performance within the firm. The results indicate that internal and downstream integration and their interaction affect logistical performance — that is, the higher the internal integration, the stronger the relationship of downstream integration with logistical performance. The results also suggest that logistical performance directly predicts financial performance. The results suggest that superior performance derives from the firm simultaneously integrating functions, decision-making, and processes both within the firm and across the supply chain.