TITLE:
Integrating the SRM and Lean Paradigms: The Constructs and Measurements
AUTHORS:
Omar M. Bwaliez, Ismail Abushaikha
KEYWORDS:
Supplier Relationship Management, Lean, Firm Performance, Supply Chain, Just-in-Time, Manufacturing Firms, Jordan
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.9 No.7,
September
30,
2019
ABSTRACT: Through integrating the supplier relationship
management (SRM) and lean paradigms, this paper develops the concept of lean
supplier relationship management (LSRM) and examines its relationship with firm
performance (FP). The LSRM practices are identified and mapped into: supply
flexibility, just-in-time delivery, information integration, and supplier
partnership. The developed hypotheses are tested using a sample of 162
Jordanian manufacturing firms. Results show that LSRM practices are positively
and significantly correlated with each other, and they have a positive and significant relationship with
FP. This study contributes to literature by synthesizing SRM and lean
constructs, and providing empirical evidence of the relationship between LSRM
and FP. The study also contributes to literature through developing an
assessment tool for determining the level of adoption of the LSRM practices.
Moreover, the study provides a sense of where Jordanian manufacturing firms are
today on their journey in the field of LSRM, and provides practical
implications for manufacturing firms involved in SRM initiatives.