Strategic Buyer–Supplier Relationships, Information Technology and External Logistics Integration
基于200多家企业的数据，研究发现战略买方-供应商关系和信息技术能促进外部物流整合，进而提升企业敏捷绩效，且信息技术调节了关系与整合之间的关联。
SUMMARY The advent of vertical disintegration coupled with the globalization of markets has brought about increased attention to how firms coordinate flow of materials and information across their supply chain partners. The current research explores the impact of strategic buyer–supplier relationships and information technology on a firm's external logistics integration and agility performance using data collected from over 200 firms. The proposed structural equation model reveals that strategic buyer–supplier relationships and information technology engender external logistics integration, which in turn, affects agility performance of firms. Furthermore, information technology moderates the link between buyer–supplier relationships and logistics integration. Implications for future research and practice are also discussed.