Background: The recognised relationship between company performance and supply chain performance has prompted managers, practitioners and researchers alike to seek a better understanding of the performance of supply chains. To this end, many firms have adopted and implemented various supply chain practices and enhanced collaboration and more recently e-collaboration within supply chains. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate how firms can enhance their supply chain performance through supply chain practices and supply chain e-collaboration. Method: A quantitative design was adopted in which a survey questionnaire was administered to a sample of 500 senior managers representing some 350 firms. A non-probability sampling employing convenience and purposive methods was used. A confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling technique were undertaken to assess the psychometric properties of the measurement scale and to test hypotheses using the path modelling technique. Results: The key findings of this study were as follows: Supply chain practice was found to have a strong positive and significant relationship with supply chain e-collaboration, while supply chain e-collaboration has a strong positive and significant influence on strategic information sharing. Strategic information sharing has a positive and significant influence on supply chain competence and supply chain performance. Supply chain e-collaboration has a positive and significant influence on supply chain competence, while supply chain competence was found to have a negative and insignificant influence on supply chain performance. Conclusion: This study concludes that firms can use supply chain practices to enhance their supply chain e-collaboration and supply chain performance. The study also provides a useful framework for analysing the relationship between supply chain practices, supply chain e-collaboration, strategic information sharing, supply chain competence and supply chain performance.

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通过供应链实践提高供应链绩效

背景：公司绩效与供应链绩效之间公认的关系促使管理人员，从业人员和研究人员寻求对供应链绩效的更好理解。为此，许多公司已经采用并实施了各种供应链实践，并增强了供应链中的协作以及最近的电子协作。目标：这项研究的目的是调查企业如何通过供应链实践和供应链电子协作来提高其供应链绩效。方法：采用定量设计，对代表约350家公司的500名高级管理人员进行抽样调查问卷。使用了采用便利性和目的性方法的非概率采样。进行了验证性因素分析和结构方程建模技术，以评估量表的心理计量特性，并使用路径建模技术测试假设。结果：这项研究的主要发现如下：供应链实践与供应链电子协作有很强的积极和重要的关系，而供应链电子协作对战略信息共享有很强的积极和重要的影响。战略信息共享对供应链能力和供应链绩效具有积极而重要的影响。供应链电子协作对供应链能力具有积极和显着的影响，而供应链能力对供应链绩效则具有消极的影响。结论：本研究得出结论，企业可以使用供应链实践来增强其供应链电子协作和供应链绩效。该研究还为分析供应链实践，供应链电子协作，战略信息共享，供应链能力和供应链绩效之间的关系提供了有用的框架。