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The Interaction Of Internal And Downstream Integration And Its Association With Performance

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Downstream Integration, Financial Performance, Internal Integration, Logistics Performance

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Business Logistics

Volume

27

Issue

2

First Page

29

Last Page

52

Abstract

The authors study how internal and downstream integration and their interaction affect logistical and financial performance within the firm. The results indicate that internal and downstream integration and their interaction affect logistical performance — that is, the higher the internal integration, the stronger the relationship of downstream integration with logistical performance. The results also suggest that logistical performance directly predicts financial performance. The results suggest that superior performance derives from the firm simultaneously integrating functions, decision-making, and processes both within the firm and across the supply chain.

Department

Department of Marketing

Original Publication Date

9-1-2006

DOI of published version

10.1002/j.2158-1592.2006.tb00216.x

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