Antecedents of Supply Chain Visibility in Retail Supply Chains: A Resource-based Theory Perspective

Authors

Mark Barratt, Marquette UniversityFollow
Adegoke Oke, Arizona State University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

17 p.

Publication Date

11-2007

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Journal of Operations Management

Source ISSN

0272-6963

Abstract

Although visibility has become a popular buzzword in the supply chain literature it remains an ill-defined and poorly understood concept. It is assumed that if companies across supply chains have visibility of demand, inventory levels, processes, etc., that organizational performance improves. This research explores the antecedents of high levels of supply chain visibility from a resource-based theory perspective across five different external supply chain linkages. We find that the level of visibility across these linkages differs considerably based on various contributing factors which are both technology and non-technology based. Using resource-based theory, we identify those factors that can give a sustainable competitive advantage to a supply chain linkage through a “distinctive” or high level of visibility.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 25, No. 6 (November 2007): 1217-1233. DOI. © 2007 Wiley. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Barratt, Mark and Oke, Adegoke, "Antecedents of Supply Chain Visibility in Retail Supply Chains: A Resource-based Theory Perspective" (2007). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 253.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/253