Decentralization of information and supply chain self-organization: the resulting effect on network performance in the transitive service triads

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Artur Świerczek
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Purpose This study considers transitive service triads, which consist of three dyads formed by three actors: supplier, logistics service provider and customer, who remain directly linked by one or more of the upstream and downstream flows of products, information and finances. This paper aims to explore the link between information governance, decentralized information technologies and supply chain self-organization, and their resulting impact on network performance in the transitive service triads. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon the tenets of the theory of complex adaptive systems and supply chain practice view, this paper involves an empirical investigation that uses survey data gathered from transitive service triads in the European countries. The study uses partial least squares structural equation modeling to estimate the formative-reflective hierarchical component model and test the research hypotheses. Findings Information governance defines how supply chain information flows are controlled, accessed and used by a focal organization and its business partners. As empirically evidenced in this study, it can be depicted as a latent construct consisting of three distinct dimensions of information custody, information ownership and right to data access. Likewise, the study also indicates that supply chain self-organization, as a second-order construct, consists of three interactive self-organization actions undertaken by specific firms participating in the triadic arrangement. Supply chain self-organization is thus produced by firms that are reciprocally interrelated and interacting, having effects on one another. Furthermore, the study also highlights that information governance creates an environment for applying decentralized information technologies, which then positively affects supply chain self-organization. Finally, the research also empirically operationalizes the construct of network performance within the transitive service triads. Research limitations/implications Although the results provide several major contributions to theory and implications for practitioners, the study still demonstrates some methodological constraints. Specifically, although the study uses a relatively large research sample of 350 transitive service triads, it still focuses only on a selected group of industries and is limited to investigating solely a particular type of service triads. Originality/value Given the increasing interest in investigating triads, this study examines how information governance and decentralized information technologies support supply chain self-organization to yield network performance in transitive service triads.
信息分散与供应链自组织:传递服务三元组对网络性能的影响
本研究考虑了传递性服务三元组,它由供应商、物流服务提供商和客户这三个参与者组成的三个二元组组成,他们通过产品、信息和财务的上下游流动中的一个或多个直接联系在一起。本文旨在探讨信息治理、分散信息技术和供应链自组织之间的联系,以及它们对传递服务三元组中网络性能的影响。设计/方法/途径基于复杂适应系统理论和供应链实践观点的原则,本文涉及了一项实证调查,该调查使用了从欧洲国家的传递服务三元组收集的调查数据。本研究采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型对形成-反射层次成分模型进行估计,并对研究假设进行检验。信息治理定义了供应链信息流如何被重点组织及其业务伙伴控制、访问和使用。本研究的实证研究表明,信息所有权可以被描述为由信息保管、信息所有权和数据访问权三个不同维度组成的潜在结构。同样,研究还表明,供应链自组织作为一个二阶结构,由参与三元安排的特定企业所采取的三个相互作用的自组织行动组成。因此,供应链自组织是由相互关联、相互作用、相互影响的企业产生的。此外,该研究还强调,信息治理为应用分散的信息技术创造了环境,从而对供应链自组织产生积极影响。最后,本研究还在可传递服务三元组中对网络性能的建构进行了实证操作。研究的局限性/启示尽管研究结果为实践者提供了几个主要的理论和启示,但研究仍然显示了一些方法上的限制。具体来说,尽管该研究使用了350个可传递服务三元组的相对较大的研究样本,但它仍然只关注于选定的一组行业,并且仅限于调查特定类型的服务三元组。原创性/价值鉴于人们对三元组合的兴趣日益浓厚,本研究探讨了信息治理和分散的信息技术如何支持供应链自组织,从而在传递服务三元组合中产生网络性能。
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