Items and loadings
| Item | Loading | Alpha | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply change partnership management | ||||
| Communication | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.81 | |
| We meet frequently with our partners | 0.85 | |||
| We have a formal and flexible communication system with our partners | 0.92 | |||
| We can discuss anything with our partners concerning our mutual benefit | 0.92 | |||
| We can always resolve conflicts through communication with our partners | 0.91 | |||
| Information management | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.73 | |
| We have an advanced information-exchanging system with our partners | 0.88 | |||
| We and our partners can exchange information easily and safely | 0.94 | |||
| We and our partners inform each other in advance of changing needs | 0.84 | |||
| We and our partners are likely to share proprietary information with each other if it can help the other party | 0.83 | |||
| We and our partners can keep the confidentiality of our mutual propriety information | 0.79 | |||
| Asset investment | 0.79 | 0.90 | 0.82 | |
| We have dedicated or reserved equipment to maintain the business relationship with our partners | 0.91 | |||
| We have purchased specialised equipment to maintain the business relationship with our partners | 0.90 | |||
| Human-specific assets | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.87 | |
| We and our partners personnel regularly visit each other’s facilities | 0.92 | |||
| We and our partners have built a cooperative team to maintain our relationship | 0.95 | |||
| Cooperation | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.89 | |
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to product design | 0.94 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to process design | 0.95 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to quality management | 0.94 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to forecasting and planning | 0.94 | |||
| Alignment | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.80 | |
| Our main partners are our strategically aligned partners | 0.80 | |||
| We allocate profit evenly with our aligned partners | 0.92 | |||
| We have exclusive strategic partnering alignment with our partners | 0.96 | |||
| Top management support | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.81 | |
| Top management considers the relationship between us and our partners to be important | 0.84 | |||
| Top management supports our collaboration with the resources we need | 0.90 | |||
| Top management regards SCM as a high-priority item | 0.95 | |||
| Shared vision | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.78 | |
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about our SCM goals | 0.89 | |||
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about the importance of supply chain collaboration | 0.87 | |||
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about our strategic goals | 0.88 | |||
| Item | Loading | Alpha | CR | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.81 | ||
| We meet frequently with our partners | 0.85 | |||
| We have a formal and flexible communication system with our partners | 0.92 | |||
| We can discuss anything with our partners concerning our mutual benefit | 0.92 | |||
| We can always resolve conflicts through communication with our partners | 0.91 | |||
| 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.73 | ||
| We have an advanced information-exchanging system with our partners | 0.88 | |||
| We and our partners can exchange information easily and safely | 0.94 | |||
| We and our partners inform each other in advance of changing needs | 0.84 | |||
| We and our partners are likely to share proprietary information with each other if it can help the other party | 0.83 | |||
| We and our partners can keep the confidentiality of our mutual propriety information | 0.79 | |||
| 0.79 | 0.90 | 0.82 | ||
| We have dedicated or reserved equipment to maintain the business relationship with our partners | 0.91 | |||
| We have purchased specialised equipment to maintain the business relationship with our partners | 0.90 | |||
| 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.87 | ||
| We and our partners personnel regularly visit each other’s facilities | 0.92 | |||
| We and our partners have built a cooperative team to maintain our relationship | 0.95 | |||
| 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.89 | ||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to product design | 0.94 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to process design | 0.95 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to quality management | 0.94 | |||
| We cooperate with our partners with respect to forecasting and planning | 0.94 | |||
| 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.80 | ||
| Our main partners are our strategically aligned partners | 0.80 | |||
| We allocate profit evenly with our aligned partners | 0.92 | |||
| We have exclusive strategic partnering alignment with our partners | 0.96 | |||
| 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.81 | ||
| Top management considers the relationship between us and our partners to be important | 0.84 | |||
| Top management supports our collaboration with the resources we need | 0.90 | |||
| Top management regards SCM as a high-priority item | 0.95 | |||
| 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.78 | ||
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about our SCM goals | 0.89 | |||
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about the importance of supply chain collaboration | 0.87 | |||
| We and our partners share mutual understanding about our strategic goals | 0.88 | |||
Source(s): Table by authors
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