Building the Relationship of Strategic Purchasing to Supply Chain Management Using Linear Regression Models

摘要

The relationship between strategic purchasing and supply chain management is an important problem in management science. This research tests four hypotheses on the relationship of strategic purchasing to supply chain management. The hypotheses are tested with a survey of purchasing executives and the results are analyzed using linear regression models. All of the hypothesized relationships are supported. The results indicate that strategic purchasing is positively related to supplier responsiveness, changes in the supplier market, supplier communication and the firm's performance. Managerial and research implications are discussed.