... modelling and verified by the DFM case study. Findings The study finds that the 3R capabilities of the supply chain have a positive effect on establishing an automotive agile supply chain ecosystem. Establishing the automotive agile supply chain ecosystem has promoted corporate financial performance...

...Emilio Ruzo-Sanmartín; Alaa Abdelaziz Abousamra; Carmen Otero-Neira; Göran Svensson Purpose This research examines how to enhance financial performance (FP) through the interplay between information technology and their suppliers in the supply chain. On this, the research objective is to assess...

...Fahimeh R. Chomachaei; Davood Golmohammadi Purpose The authors investigate the impact of the stringency of environmental policy on the financial performance of European automobile manufacturers. This paper contributes to the debate about the impact of environmental policy on a firm's competitive...

...Emilio Ruzo-Sanmartín; Alaa Abdelaziz Abousamra; Carmen Otero-Neira; Göran Svensson Purpose To examine the role of supply chain integration (SCI – i.e. supplier integration, customer integration and internal integration) between integrated information technology (IIT) and financial performance (FP...

... revealed that SMEs' BCA significantly influences the financial performance of the firms, followed by MAP. Furthermore, model determinants were input to an ANN modeling. The ANN results showed that TMS is the most critical predictor of SMEs' BCA, followed by ORD, COP, external support, and regulations...

... outsourcing and financial performance. Design/methodology/approach The study relied on a questionnaire as the primary data collection instrument and further employed partial least squares structural equation modelling technique to test all formulated hypotheses. Findings The results demonstrate...

...Augustine A. Lado; Antony Paulraj; Injazz J. Chen Purpose This paper aims to investigate the extent to which a firm's customer focus drives several interlinked facets of supply chain management and their relationships to customer service and financial performance. Design/methodology/approach...

.... © MCB UP Limited 2003 Financial performance Cash Performance measurement Inventory ...

... with organizational designs that are more decentralized, integrated, and formalized and with better performance in terms of less finished goods inventory and higher overall financial performance. The analysis controls for firm size, production technology, and tenure of the senior logistics executive and shows...