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Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity

This study examined the Inter-Firm Relation (IFR) as one of the elements to enhance Sustainable Supply Network Structure (SSNS) management in Malaysian maritime industry supply network. IFR has been an interesting research area for academics and businesses practices due to its relevance in determ...

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Main Authors: Lokhman Hakim Osman,, Siti Norida Wahab,, Ahmad Raflis Che Omar,, Suraiya Ishak,, Azhar Ahmad,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15825/1/40129-127919-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.158252020-11-22T16:50:25Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15825/ Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity Lokhman Hakim Osman, Siti Norida Wahab, Ahmad Raflis Che Omar, Suraiya Ishak, Azhar Ahmad, This study examined the Inter-Firm Relation (IFR) as one of the elements to enhance Sustainable Supply Network Structure (SSNS) management in Malaysian maritime industry supply network. IFR has been an interesting research area for academics and businesses practices due to its relevance in determining the best practices and impacts to encourage SSNS. The Social Network Analysis (SNA) method was adopted to develop valid attribute for the measurement process and the embeddedness theory was used to evaluate IFR among the proposed attributes. These methods enable the researcher to transform relational data in the form of network matrix and produce reliable results for theoretical and industrial applications which have not been discovered in previous studies. A total of 37 managers in a maritime industry supply network were approached to participate in this study. Result revealed that IFR has different effects on the formation of SSNS. The finding provides useful insight in formulating the importance of IFR towards improving and understanding SSNS, particularly, in the Malaysian maritime industry. The contribution of this research extends to the literature and put forward solutions for the industry since previous studies are neglecting IFR, which is highlighted as a source of supply network complexity. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15825/1/40129-127919-1-PB.pdf Lokhman Hakim Osman, and Siti Norida Wahab, and Ahmad Raflis Che Omar, and Suraiya Ishak, and Azhar Ahmad, (2020) Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 16 (2). pp. 192-204. ISSN 2180-2491 http://ejournals.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/1273
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description This study examined the Inter-Firm Relation (IFR) as one of the elements to enhance Sustainable Supply Network Structure (SSNS) management in Malaysian maritime industry supply network. IFR has been an interesting research area for academics and businesses practices due to its relevance in determining the best practices and impacts to encourage SSNS. The Social Network Analysis (SNA) method was adopted to develop valid attribute for the measurement process and the embeddedness theory was used to evaluate IFR among the proposed attributes. These methods enable the researcher to transform relational data in the form of network matrix and produce reliable results for theoretical and industrial applications which have not been discovered in previous studies. A total of 37 managers in a maritime industry supply network were approached to participate in this study. Result revealed that IFR has different effects on the formation of SSNS. The finding provides useful insight in formulating the importance of IFR towards improving and understanding SSNS, particularly, in the Malaysian maritime industry. The contribution of this research extends to the literature and put forward solutions for the industry since previous studies are neglecting IFR, which is highlighted as a source of supply network complexity.
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author Lokhman Hakim Osman,
Siti Norida Wahab,
Ahmad Raflis Che Omar,
Suraiya Ishak,
Azhar Ahmad,
spellingShingle Lokhman Hakim Osman,
Siti Norida Wahab,
Ahmad Raflis Che Omar,
Suraiya Ishak,
Azhar Ahmad,
Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
author_facet Lokhman Hakim Osman,
Siti Norida Wahab,
Ahmad Raflis Che Omar,
Suraiya Ishak,
Azhar Ahmad,
author_sort Lokhman Hakim Osman,
title Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
title_short Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
title_full Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
title_fullStr Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
title_sort sustainable supply network structure: understanding impact of interfirms’ relations as drivers of supply network complexity
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15825/1/40129-127919-1-PB.pdf
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