Purpose

This paper aims to examine the relationship between supply integration and firm performance by first, investigating the mediating effects of manufacturing flexibility and mass customization; and second, exploring the moderating role of innovation orientation on the link between internal capabilities and performance.

Design/methodology/approach

Resource orchestration and contingency theories are used to address the mediating and moderating effects. A cross-sectional data set on 242 Swedish manufacturers is used to test for the hypotheses using structural equation modeling.

Findings

The findings provide support for the mediating roles of manufacturing flexibility and mass customization in the relationship between supply integration and firm performance. However, the results point to contrasting contingent effects of innovation orientation. While innovation orientation positively moderates the association between mass customization and firm performance, it shows a negative impact on the link between flexibility and performance.

Research limitations/implications

The study contributes to the literature on the integrative activities with upstream supply chain actors. Specifically, the authors highlight how specific capability configurations comprising of supply integration, manufacturing flexibility and mass customization lead to firm performance. Moreover, the authors provide insights on the contingency role of innovation, especially if firms consider flexibility or customization capabilities.

Originality/value

While the individual impacts of flexibility and customization on performance have been addressed previously, there is a paucity of research on how these two capabilities are integrated with supply integration. Moreover, there is little known regarding the role of innovation orientation on these integrated relationships.

中文翻译：

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利用供应整合、大规模定制和制造柔性能力以及创新导向的偶然性

目的

本文旨在通过首先调查制造灵活性和大规模定制的中介效应来检验供应整合与企业绩效之间的关系；其次，探索创新导向对内部能力与绩效之间联系的调节作用。

设计/方法/途径

资源编排和权变理论用于解决中介和调节效应。242 家瑞典制造商的横截面数据集用于使用结构方程模型检验假设。

发现

研究结果支持制造灵活性和大规模定制在供应整合和企业绩效之间的关系中的中介作用。然而，结果表明创新导向的偶然效应存在对比。虽然创新导向积极调节大规模定制与公司绩效之间的关联，但它对灵活性与绩效之间的联系显示出负面影响。

研究局限性/影响

该研究为有关与上游供应链参与者的综合活动的文献做出了贡献。具体来说，作者强调了包括供应整合、制造灵活性和大规模定制在内的特定能力配置如何导致公司绩效。此外，作者提供了关于创新的权变作用的见解，尤其是在公司考虑灵活性或定制能力的情况下。

原创性/价值

虽然之前已经解决了灵活性和定制化对绩效的个别影响，但关于这两种能力如何与供应整合相结合的研究很少。此外，关于创新导向对这些综合关系的作用知之甚少。