Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 289-310Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-11-2020-0417
Keywords
Customer need diversity; Mass customization capability; Operational coordination; Organizational agility; Competitive intensity
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFB1702900]
- Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province [tsqn201909154]
- Science and Technology Program for Innovation of Shandong Universities [2020RWG003]
- Soft Science Research Project in Shaanxi Province [2020KRM159]
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This study explores the impact of operational coordination on mass customization capability (MCC) through organizational agility, customer need diversity, and competitive intensity. The results show that organizational agility partially mediates the relationship between operational coordination and MCC, and customer need diversity moderates this relationship. Additionally, competitive intensity moderates the relationship between organizational agility and service-oriented MCC.
Purpose This study aims to explore how operational coordination affects mass customization capability (MCC) via organizational agility, the double-edged sword effect of customer need diversity and the moderating effect of competitive intensity based on dynamic capabilities perspective. Design/methodology/approach This study examines the research hypotheses using hierarchical regression analysis by collecting data from 277 Chinese firms. Findings The results reveal that organizational agility partially mediates the impacts of operational coordination on product-oriented and service-oriented MCC. Customer need diversity is positively related to operational coordination, whereas negatively moderates the relationship between operational coordination and organizational agility. Moreover, competitive intensity negatively moderates the relationship between organizational agility and service-oriented MCC. Research limitations/implications This study mainly used perceptual scales to measure organizational agility. There is a need to measure agility through Agility Index which consists of features' combination that enables agility. Practical implications Managers would thus do well to integrate business activities with supply chain partners and strive to foster an agile organization. Additionally, managers should take the leadership to assess the customer need and invest time and resources to respond to it when needed even though the response may be difficult. Originality/value Although the importance of MCC in meeting personalized customer needs has been recognized, whether and how customer need diversity affects MCC remains unclear. This study provides a framework to study the relationships between customer need diversity and MCC, which deepens our understanding of how to enhance MCC to respond to diverse customer needs.
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