Supply chain variability,organizational structure,and performance: The moderating effect of demand unpredictability |
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Authors: | Richard Germain Cindy Claycomb Cornelia Dröge |
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Institution: | 1. 154 College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States;2. Wichita State University, United States;3. Michigan State University, United States |
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Abstract: | Supply chain process variability is the level of inconsistency, or volatility, in the flow of goods into, through, and out of a firm. The research investigates the links among organizational structure (formalization and integration), supply chain process variability, and performance as moderated by environmental uncertainty. We found that in a predictable demand environment, only formal control affects supply chain process variability, leading to improved financial results; but in an unpredictable demand environment, only cross-functional integration affects supply chain process variability, leading to improved financial performance. We also examined whether supply chain process variability is a complete or partial mediator of the relationship between organizational structure and performance, and found that: (1) in a predictable demand environment, supply chain process variability completely mediates the relationship between formal control and performance and (2) in an unpredictable demand environment, supply chain process variability partially mediates the relationship between integration and performance. Supply chain process variability has an inverse relationship with financial performance, regardless of the demand environment; and organizational structure provides managers with the mechanisms to mitigate this variability's detrimental impact on financial performance. |
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Keywords: | Supply chain Performance Demand |
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