Supply Chain Management: Practices, Concerns, and Performance Issues
基于美国高级供应链管理人员的调查，研究了供应链管理的当前实践和关注点，并通过相关性和回归分析发现，所有重要的供应链管理实践都对绩效有积极影响。
SUMMARY The advent of information technology and intense global competition has enticed many world‐class manufacturers and service providers into adopting an integrated strategic approach to supply chain management. Although many supply chain management efforts have failed to achieve the desired results, it has become a significant strategic tool for firms striving to achieve competitive success. Using a survey of senior supply and materials management professionals in the United States, this study investigates the contemporary practices and concerns of supply chain management. This study also relates the practices and concerns to firms' performance by means of bivariate correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. A general conclusion is that all of the significant supply chain management practices positively impact performance.