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Supply chain relationship competences and their influence on operational performance
conference contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Mario FerrerMario Ferrer, A Scavarda, Anita MedhekarAnita Medhekar, Ricardo SantaRicardo SantaRoad freight firms are increasingly challenged by pressures to excel in their performance as they operate in globalised supply chains. Today’s complexities and changing business environments are also prompting freight business to develop key relationships competences. This requirement is often demanding given that many of these road freight firms do not often engage in long term oriented relationships which are characterised by the presence of competences such as trust, power and sharing. This study investigated the relationship between relational competences, the combination of resources through sharing and operational cost-effectiveness. The results suggest that developing competences in building trust, balancing power influence sharing competences in the trucking industry. Similarly, these competences were also found to impact on cost effectiveness throughout the supply chain.
Funding
Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)
History
Start Page
140End Page
149Number of Pages
10Start Date
2010-01-01eISSN
1940-1884ISSN
1940-1876ISBN-10
0980041899Location
Nashville, TN, USAPublisher
Intellectbase International ConsortiumPlace of Publication
Nashville, TN, USAPeer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
Academic Conference; American University (Saudi Arabia); Charles Darwin University; Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education; Not affiliated to a Research Institute;Era Eligible
- Yes