Investigating the Strategies for Supply Chain Agility and Competitiveness

IF 0.8 Q4 BUSINESS, FINANCE Asian Journal of Business and Accounting Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI:10.22452/AJBA.VOL12NO1.10

S. Perera, C. Soosay, Sukhbir Sandhu

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Manuscript type: Research paper Research aims: This study explores the strategies that enable firms to establish supply chain agility and competitiveness in Australian manufacturing firms. Design/Methodology/Approach: Using a case study approach, interviews are conducted with eight Australian manufacturing firms. Underpinned by the dynamic capability perspective, data are then thematically analysed to derive the findings. Research findings: Agility strategies are based on collaborative efforts, requiring information sharing among firms in the supply chain and diversifying core competencies in a strategic manner to remain competitive. Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study shows how dynamic capabilities foster competitive advantage. It identifies both the strategic and operational agility which enable firms to respond to market changes and to remain competitive. Practitioner/Policy implication: The manufacturing industry in Australia is undergoing a transition where Australian manufacturers need to transform and be more agile by leveraging their competencies and supply chains collectively. Research limitation/implications: The results are based on a crosssectional study of firms identified from the Australian manufacturing industry. Keywords: Agility, Australian Manufacturing, Operations, Strategy, Supply Chains JEL Classification: I3, M14

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供应链敏捷性与竞争力策略研究

手稿类型：研究论文研究目的：本研究探讨了使企业能够在澳大利亚制造企业中建立供应链灵活性和竞争力的策略。设计/方法/方法：采用案例研究方法，对八家澳大利亚制造公司进行了访谈。在动态能力视角的支撑下，对数据进行主题分析，得出研究结果。研究结果：敏捷战略建立在协作的基础上，要求供应链中的企业之间共享信息，并以战略方式使核心竞争力多样化，以保持竞争力。理论贡献/独创性：这项研究展示了动态能力如何培养竞争优势。它确定了战略和运营灵活性，使企业能够应对市场变化并保持竞争力。从业者/政策含义：澳大利亚的制造业正在经历一个转型，澳大利亚制造商需要通过集体利用其能力和供应链进行转型并变得更加敏捷。研究局限性/影响：研究结果基于对澳大利亚制造业企业的横断面研究。关键词：敏捷性，澳大利亚制造业，运营，战略，供应链JEL分类：I3，M14

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Asian Journal of Business and Accounting BUSINESS, FINANCE-

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期刊介绍： An academic journal that aims to advance knowledge in the business and accounting disciplines, to narrow the gap between theory and practice, and to set direction for policy initiatives in Asia. Welcome to the Asian Journal of Business and Accounting (AJBA). AJBA is an international refereed journal, published biannually (30th June and 30th December) by the Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Malaysia. AJBA aims to publish scholarly business researches that are relevant to Malaysia and the Asian region. It intends to highlight the practical implications in promoting better business decision making process and the formulation of public policy in Asia. This journal publishes theoretical, conceptual, and empirical papers within the broad areas of business and accounting in Asia. The AJBA covers a broad spectrum of the business and accounting disciplines. A suggestive (though not necessarily comprehensive) list of areas that would be included in this journal are: general management, strategic management, human resource management, organizational behaviour, labour and industrial relations, international business management, business communication, entrepreneurship, leadership, management science, operations management, production management, supply chain management, marketing management, brand management, consumer behaviour, information management, e-marketing, e-commerce, quality management, retailing, service marketing, hospitality management, hotel and tourism management, asset pricing, capital and money markets, corporate finance, derivatives markets, finance and banking, financial economics, etc.