... hypotheses with ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models. Findings The results show that complementarity-based configurations, specifically buyer automation combined with supplier smartness and buyer smartness combined with supplier automation, significantly enhance buyer resilience...

... only Through examining the two constructs of inter-organizational complementarity and inter-organizational compatibility in supply chains, the purpose of this paper is to develop a taxonomy of focal firms’ inter-organizational fit (IOF) configurations with their suppliers and customers...

... should be implemented as an integrated control system. Firms seeking to benefit from the implementation of lean manufacturing should understand the complementarity among the management control mechanisms, as the performance effects of lean management control mechanisms when applied together...

...Andrea Furlan; Andrea Vinelli; Giorgia Dal Pont Purpose The paper aims to test and validate the complementarity effects on operational performance of two of the main lean manufacturing bundles, just‐in‐time (JIT) and total quality management (TQM). The paper also explores the role played...