Title: The roles of supply chain visibility and project flexibility as success factors for supply chain management projects

Authors: Christoph Manuel Meyer

Addresses: Department of Business and Economics, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Badensche Str. 50-51, 10825 Berlin, Germany

Abstract: In practice, various supply chain management activities are performed in the form of projects. This study aims to identify major success factors for such supply chain management projects, with special focus on the roles of supply chain visibility and project flexibility. We adopted a mixed methods approach, comprising semi-structured expert interviews and an online survey. The findings from the interviews are used as a basis for developing a structural equation model, which is estimated with a PLS-SEM approach using survey data. We conclude that, besides excellence in project management, supply chain visibility and project flexibility are important success factors for supply chain management projects. Moreover, supply chain visibility's influence on project success is moderated by the degree of flexibility in the project.

Keywords: supply chain management project; success factors; supply chain visibility; SCV; project flexibility; moderation; mixed methods approach; structural equation model; SEM; PLS-SEM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2023.132196

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2023 Vol.16 No.3, pp.285 - 311

Received: 23 Nov 2022
Accepted: 27 Feb 2023
Published online: 12 Jul 2023 *

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