Purchasing Competence and Its Relationship with Manufacturing Performance
构建了采购能力这一有效概念，并通过实证研究发现采购能力对制造成本、质量、交付、新产品引入和定制化绩效有积极影响，采购整合与制造绩效各维度相关。
SUMMARY This article develops purchasing competence as a valid construct and explores its relationship with different manufacturing priorities. An empirical study is conducted among purchasing professionals in manufacturing firms. The results of the research indicate that purchasing competence can be operationalized, developed, and estimated in a firm. Further, purchasing competence is found to have a positive impact on manufacturing cost, quality, and delivery, as well as new product introduction and customization performance. Purchasing integration, a component of purchasing competence, is found to relate to all dimensions of manufacturing performance.