Lean manufacturing and firms’ financial performance: the role of strategic supplier partnership and information sharing
Benchmarking: An International Journal
ISSN: 1463-5771
Article publication date: 5 July 2022
Issue publication date: 1 December 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of strategic supplier partnership and moderating role of information sharing (IS), in the relationship between lean manufacturing and firms’ financial performance (FP).
Design/methodology/approach
Utilizing the contingency approach, this study develops a research model to validate the proposition that a proper integration of supply chain (SC) practices enhances the financial performance of the firm. The study uses data from one hundred and fifty-seven manufacturing firms. The results are generated on structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS software.
Findings
The study finds that strategic supplier partnership partially mediates the relationship between lean manufacturing and FP, whereas, empirically, it could not demonstrate that IS significantly moderates the relationship between lean manufacturing and FP.
Practical implications
The paper theoretically develops logic for and empirically shows that strategic supplier partnership is an appropriate practice for mediating the impact of lean manufacturing on FP.
Originality/value
This strategic supply chain integration contributes to theory and demonstrates that SC practices’ correct synchronization and orchestration may realize superior FP. In addition, this research provides a sustainable strategic SC model that creates value and provides a competitive advantage for firms in the long term.
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Acknowledgements
In this paper, the author analyzes data collected for the author's doctoral thesis. As in the doctoral thesis, the data were used to test the model proposed in this paper, which is totally different from the one tested in the dissertation.
Citation
Islami, X. (2023), "Lean manufacturing and firms’ financial performance: the role of strategic supplier partnership and information sharing", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 30 No. 9, pp. 2809-2831. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-02-2022-0084
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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