Scale reliability analysis
| Items | Loading | |
|---|---|---|
| Group Culture (GC) (Cronbach's α = 0.789) | ||
| GC1 | Getting supervisors' efforts on teamwork encouragement | 0.610 |
| GC2 | Having supervisors' encouragement on opinions and ideas exchange | 0.665 |
| GC3 | Having supervisors' support for group meetings and employees' discussion/communication | 0.547 |
| Development Culture (DC) (Cronbach's α = 0.821) | ||
| DC1 | Pursuing long-term programs for manufacturing capabilities | 0.572 |
| DC2 | Projecting for potential of new technological adoptions and manufacturing practices | 0.733 |
| DC3 | Keeping the industry-wide leading position on new technological adoptions | 0.552 |
| DC4 | Thinking of the next generation of manufacturing technologies | 0.698 |
| Internal collaboration (IC) (Cronbach's α = 0.817) | ||
| IC1 | Conducting joint operational meetings from functional department level | 0.499 |
| IC2 | Achieving common Goal congruence from functional department level | 0.608 |
| IC3 | Understanding mutual responsibilities from functional department level | 0.623 |
| IC4 | Sharing operational information from functional department level | 0.674 |
| IC5 | Joint planning from functional department level for projecting and resolving operational problems | 0.653 |
| External collaboration (EC) (Cronbach's α = 0.801) | ||
| SC1 | Sharing operational information (procurement, inventory, forecasting etc.) with major suppliers | 0.551 |
| SC2 | Sharing operational information with major suppliers through information technologies | 0.563 |
| SC3 | Joint planning with major suppliers to maintain a rapid-response ordering process | 0.509 |
| CC1 | Sharing operational information (procurement, inventory, forecasting …) with major customers | 0.575 |
| CC2 | Sharing operational information with major customers through information technologies | 0.533 |
| CC3 | Joint planning with major customers on product assortment | 0.623 |
| Differentiation-based competitive advantage (Diff CA) (Cronbach's α = 0.883) | ||
| DS1 | Better on-time delivery than competitors | 0.708 |
| DS2 | More reliable delivery than competitors | 0.726 |
| DS3 | Shorter order fulfilment lead time than competitors | 0.580 |
| PF1 | Quicker response to changes in delivery requirements than competitors | 0.696 |
| PF2 | Better product customisation than competitors | 0.629 |
| PF3 | More product variability than competitors | 0.552 |
| PF4 | Quicker changing of production volumes than competitors | 0.772 |
| Items | Loading | |
|---|---|---|
| GC1 | Getting supervisors' efforts on teamwork encouragement | 0.610 |
| GC2 | Having supervisors' encouragement on opinions and ideas exchange | 0.665 |
| GC3 | Having supervisors' support for group meetings and employees' discussion/communication | 0.547 |
| DC1 | Pursuing long-term programs for manufacturing capabilities | 0.572 |
| DC2 | Projecting for potential of new technological adoptions and manufacturing practices | 0.733 |
| DC3 | Keeping the industry-wide leading position on new technological adoptions | 0.552 |
| DC4 | Thinking of the next generation of manufacturing technologies | 0.698 |
| IC1 | Conducting joint operational meetings from functional department level | 0.499 |
| IC2 | Achieving common Goal congruence from functional department level | 0.608 |
| IC3 | Understanding mutual responsibilities from functional department level | 0.623 |
| IC4 | Sharing operational information from functional department level | 0.674 |
| IC5 | Joint planning from functional department level for projecting and resolving operational problems | 0.653 |
| SC1 | Sharing operational information (procurement, inventory, forecasting etc.) with major suppliers | 0.551 |
| SC2 | Sharing operational information with major suppliers through information technologies | 0.563 |
| SC3 | Joint planning with major suppliers to maintain a rapid-response ordering process | 0.509 |
| CC1 | Sharing operational information (procurement, inventory, forecasting …) with major customers | 0.575 |
| CC2 | Sharing operational information with major customers through information technologies | 0.533 |
| CC3 | Joint planning with major customers on product assortment | 0.623 |
| DS1 | Better on-time delivery than competitors | 0.708 |
| DS2 | More reliable delivery than competitors | 0.726 |
| DS3 | Shorter order fulfilment lead time than competitors | 0.580 |
| PF1 | Quicker response to changes in delivery requirements than competitors | 0.696 |
| PF2 | Better product customisation than competitors | 0.629 |
| PF3 | More product variability than competitors | 0.552 |
| PF4 | Quicker changing of production volumes than competitors | 0.772 |
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