...Zuge Yu; Jing Tang; Yeming Gong; Ajay Kumar; Xianhao Xu Purpose This study aims to investigate how big data analytics ( BDA ) capability contributes to competitive advantage in supply chain management by examining the distinct and integrated roles of technical and social subsystems from a socio...

... competitive advantage is higher in supply chains that are based on long-term relationships (Fynes et al., 2008), e.g. by reducing uncertainty and transaction costs which leads to higher performance and development of trust (Goldbach et al., 2003 ; Gold et al., 2010a). Companies...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supplier relationship management Supplier relations Buyer‐seller relationships Competitive advantage Cross‐functional processes Supplier relationship management is the business process that provides the structure for how relationships with suppliers...

... are determinants of competitive advantage and organizational performance of the focal organization. Design/methodology/approach The research design for this paper includes a combination of literature review, exploratory interviews with scholars and practitioners, and a survey of 156 practitioners in three...

... can enjoy a degree of success as a result of comparative advantage in certain areas but that sustainable competitive advantage cannot occur by chance – identifying the potential for co‐innovation is an important first step in the right direction. Research limitations/implications The value chain...

... competitive advantage. It also contributes a concise instrument that may be used by academics interested in the areas of supply‐chain management processes and firm performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Supply‐chain management Business performance Channel relationships...

... Supply chain management Management accounting Competitive advantage There are several reasons as to why a buying firm should consider developing long‐term relationships with suppliers, the chief motive being that by cooperating over time, an increased ratio between value and price can...

...Robert E. Spekman; John W. Kamauff, Jr; Niklas Myhr States that we have witnessed, over the last several years, a profound change in understanding the dynamics of competitive advantage. Managers now acknowledge that a firm’s success is tied, in part, to the strength of its weakest supply chain...