International Journal of Supply Chain Management
Vol 7, No 2 (2018): International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

Determination the Key Success Factor for the Success Implementation and Long-Term Sustainability of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

Cheong Shy Huoy (Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Suzari Abdul Rahim (Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
Nor Aida Abdul Rahman (Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology)
Mohd Nasrun Mohd Nawi (School of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia)
Aidi Ahmi (Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz School of Accountancy, Universiti Utara Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the key success factor for success implementation and long-term sustainability of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI). The respondents for this study was employees who work in supply chain related department in electronic and electrical industry in Malaysia. The independent variables include integrated system and common platform, relationship quality and commitment, information quality and clearly outline expectation and communication. While the identified dependent variable is the key success factor for VMI implementation and sustainability. The management commitment is regarded as moderating effect of the relationship between independent and dependent variables. The data is collected using online questionnaire and subsequently analysed using SPSS and PLS. The relationship of variables is tested and examined. The finding demonstrates quality of information have positive and significant relationship with long term sustainability and success implementation of VMI. Besides, the study gives implication that there is positive relationship between relationship quality and integrated system toward VMI sustainability but they do not have significant influence against VMI implementation and sustainability. While expectation have negative and insignificant influence towards VMI implementation. The moderator effect of management commitment been assessed as insignificant as well.

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Journal Info

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IJSCM

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Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Engineering Environmental Science Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Transportation

Description

International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) is a peer-reviewed indexed journal, ISSN: 2050-7399 (Online), 2051-3771 (Print), that publishes original, high quality, supply chain management empirical research that will have a significant impact on SCM theory and practice. Manuscripts ...