Critical Success Factors for Supply Chain Collaboration Effectiveness

Abstract

Presence of intense competition forces the companies to involve themselves in the supply chain collaboration. It is done with the engagement of upstream and downstream partners. A key is required to make it ensure that the participating members are working on their right track to face the critical factors involved in the supply chain collaboration. The collective working and performance of the company facilitate all the members involved in supply chain collaboration. Previous researchers have focused on the intra-company supply chain collaboration instead of inter-company collaboration. The companies require a proper understanding of collaborative learning amongst the members who are participating and encouraging the companies to improve the supply chain program as a whole. The research work is done specifically to understand the scenario of supply chain collaboration and all the critical factors which are affecting it and which among them effect supply chain collaboration effectiveness. It links the collaborative performance by the companies with the collaborative performance made by the members. The current status of supply chain collaboration among the members is discussed in this research work. It acts as a helpful strategy while identifying performance gaps and systemizing initiative improvements. Many companies have involved themselves in the supply chain efficiency for recent years, as it has become an important element. The paper focuses on the literature review operation that researcher’s tools and methods for the collaboration in the supply chain. For both vertical and horizontal collaboration, the optimization method is used for the collaborative supply chain. The process of decision synchronization, information sharing, goal congruence, vi and collaborative communication is discussed in this paper. Several methods used for the stimulation collaboration processes are also involved.