Funding for this research was provided by:
Science Foundation for Young Scholars of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (2021QN071)
Scientific Research Foundation of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (F701118K01)
Article History
Received: 7 April 2022
Revised: 6 September 2022
Accepted: 13 September 2022
First Online: 3 November 2022
Declarations
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: Definitions and survey items of major constructs.
: <i>Trust relationships with suppliers</i>.
: the extent to which a manufacturing firm is deemed reputable, reliable, trustworthy, and open to its suppliers.
: TRS1) The promises that our plant makes to its suppliers are reliable.
: TRS2) Our organization has a good reputation when we are doing business with our suppliers.
: TRS3) Our plant is open in dealing with our suppliers.
: <i>IT use with suppliers</i>.
: the extent to which a manufacturing firm uses IT to communicate with their primary suppliers for daily operation and understanding market trends.
: ITUS1) Order Processing, invoicing and settling accounts.
: ITUS2) Exchange of shipment and delivery information.
: ITUS3) Managing warehouse stock and inventories.
: ITUS4) Understanding trends in sales and customer preferences.
: <i>Supplier adaptability</i>:
: the key suppliers’ ability to quickly respond to a manufacturer’s short notice and willingness to adjust their processes and products to meet its changing needs.
: SA1) Quick response on short notice.
: SA2) willingness to adapt processes to meet your changing needs.
: SA3) willingness to adapt products to meet your changing needs.
: <i>Supplier involvement</i>.
: the extent to which key suppliers are involved in a manufacturer’s early design stage of new products.
: SI1) Suppliers are involved early in product design efforts.
: SI2) We partner with suppliers for the design of new products.
: SI3) Suppliers are frequently consulted during the design of new products.
: SI4) Suppliers are an integral part of new product design efforts.
: <i>NPD project success</i>.
: the extent to achieve the NPD project’s intended goals from the perspective of project outcomes such as project efficiency and effectiveness.
: NPD1) Customer satisfaction.
: NPD2) Market share.
: NPD3) Technical performance relative to specifications.
: NPD4) Time to market.
: NPD5) Overall commercial success.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.