Development and validation of a measurement instrument for studying supply chain management practices
研究开发并验证了包含六个维度的供应链管理实践测量工具，基于196家组织的数据，用结构方程模型检验量表，帮助评估整体供应链绩效。
Abstract It is widely argued that competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance. This research conceptualizes, develops, and validates six dimensions of SCM practices (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, information sharing, information quality, internal lean practices, and postponement). Data for the study were collected from 196 organizations and the measurement scales were tested and validated using structural equation modeling. It is hoped that this study will provide a parsimonious measurement instrument to assess the performance of the overall supply chain.