A Study on the SCM Strategy and Business Performance factors in Korean Enterprises focused on Partnership

우리나라 SCM 구축기업의 전략과 사업성과 결정요인에 관한 연구 -파트너십을 중심으로-

This paper examined the supply chain management partnerships factors and business performance in Korean industry. As SCM got evolved, the importance of partnership and relationship among the SC members are increased. we should consider the following critical factors such as lead-time reduction, embedness, trust. The purpose of this study is to focus on partnership factors and flexibility to clarify with the Partnering experience which of the SCM factors contribute to business performance for the SCM firms. Based on the analysis of seventy cases, the following results were found. First, SCM operational factors of supply chain management have a positively significant influence on flexibility of supply chain management. Second, partnerships experience factors of supply chain management have a positively significant influence on flexibility of supply chain management. This study suggests that partnerships are main factors for the business performance. Especially, our empirical evidence shows that partnership experience can improve the influence on SCM operational factors and business performance.