Table A1

Measurement scales

Scale and itemLoadings
Data Capability 
Almost all of the products we sell accumulate data in our systems0.80
We can analyze the data accumulated from the products0.97
We offer productized data-driven services to our customers0.57
All our products are equipped with information and communication technology (e.g. sensors) for collecting datadeleted
Supply Chain Capability (SCC)
Adapted from Wu et al. (2006), Yu et al. (2018) 
 
Information Exchange (IE) 
Our company exchanges more information with its partners than our competitors do with their partners0.89
Information flows more freely between our company and its partners than between our competitors and their partners0.88
Our company benefits more from information exchange with its partners than our competitors do from exchanges with their partners0.91
Our information exchange with our partners is superior to the information exchange of our competitors and their partners0.85
Activity Integration (AI) 
Our company develops strategic plans in collaboration with its partners0.74
Our company collaborates on forecasting and planning with its partners0.91
Our company projects and plans future demand in collaboration with its partners0.88
Responsiveness 
Compared to our competitors, our supply chain responds more quickly and effectively to changing customer and supplier needs0.67
Compared to our competitors, our supply chain develops and markets new products more quickly and effectively0.88
In most markets, our supply chain competes effectively0.71
The relationship with our partners has increased our supply chain responsiveness to market changes through collaboration0.80
Coordination 
Our company conducts transaction follow-up activities more efficiently with our partners than do our competitors with their own partners0.79
Our company spends less time coordinating transactions with our partners than our competitors with their own partners0.53
Our company has reduced partnering costs more than our competitors0.56
Our company can perform the business at less cost than our competitorsdeleted
Operational Performance
Adapted from Ward and Duray (2000), Wong et al. (2011) 
 
Delivery performance 
Our delivery times are shorter than the industry average0.60
Our delivery punctuality is good or better than the industry average0.95
The reliability of our delivery is good or better than the industry average0.93
We have been able to reduce the time it takes to process the order more than the industry average0.52
Quality performance 
The quality of our products has been steady, and quality deviations are less common than the industry average0.84
Our products are reliable and match our customers' standards better than the industry average0.75
Production flexibility 
Our ability to change production volume is better than the industry average0.55
Our ability to customize products is better than the industry average0.72
Our ability to make rapid changes in product offering is better than the industry average0.95
Cost performancedeleted
Our production costs are below the industry averagedeleted
The cost of storing our products is lower than the industry averagedeleted
Overheads of our products are lower than the industry averagedeleted
The price competitiveness of our products is better than the industry averagedeleted
Competitor turbulence 
Competition in our industry is cutthroat0.83
Price competition is a hallmark of our industry0.83
One hears of a new competitive move almost every day0.61

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