Sales and Operations Planning:The effect of coordination mechanisms on supply chain performance

Goh, S.H. and Eldridge, S. (2019) Sales and Operations Planning:The effect of coordination mechanisms on supply chain performance. International Journal of Production Economics, 214. pp. 80-94. ISSN 0925-5273

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Abstract

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a means of facilitating cross-functional coordination, such as across the marketing-operations interface, but adopters of S&OP have not all benefited from S&OP to the same extent. This paper investigates the effect of S&OP on supply chain performance using the perspective of coordination and contingency theories. A structural equation model was developed in which six S&OP coordination mechanisms were hypothesized to contribute to improved supply chain performance. The model was tested using a global survey of 568 experienced S&OP practitioners. Our results indicate that Strategic Alignment and Information Acquisition/Processing are the mechanisms that most significantly enable superior S&OP outcomes. However, we find that a highly formalized S&OP Procedure inhibits supply chain performance. Furthermore, using a contingency theory perspective, increasing firm size and increasing experience in S&OP amplify the negative effect of a standardized S&OP Procedure upon supply chain performance. Our results suggest that organizational bricolage may be a coordinating mechanism of effective S&OP programs and that managers should empower ambidextrous S&OP teams to maintain balance using self-governing event-driven processes. This paper makes a novel contribution to the S&OP literature by providing evidence of a theoretical construct (organizational bricolage), which may trigger a re-evaluation of the efficacy of prescriptive S&OP procedures that have been advocated by some researchers and practitioners.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
International Journal of Production Economics
Additional Information:
This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Production Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Production Economics, 214, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.03.027
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? CONTINGENCYCOORDINATIONORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITYS&OPSTRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELINGSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTSURVEYSINFORMATION ACQUISITIONSMARKETING-OPERATIONS INTERFACESSALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNINGSUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCEHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTBUSINESS, ??
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133182
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Deposited On:
29 Apr 2019 16:16
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Yes
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Published
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02 Nov 2023 08:50