A longitudinal study of supply organizational change

• Published in: Journal of purchasing and supply management Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 332 - 342
• Main Authors: Johnson, P. Fraser, Leenders, Michiel R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2006
• Subjects: Organizational structure change; Purchasing; Supply chain management; Supply chain responsibilities; Supply chain responsibilities; Supply chain management; Purchasing; Organizational structure change
• ISSN: 1478-4092; 1873-6505
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2007.01.007

This research examines the high level of change in supply organizations of large North American companies using data collected from 51 large North American supply organizations in 1987, 1995 and 2003. Analysis is supplemented by an additional 55 companies for which data were collected in 1995 and 2003. The availability of longitudinal data from individual companies over a 16-year period provided a unique opportunity to trace changes made to each company's supply organizational structure and their roles and responsibilities. Findings suggest that the respondents made major changes in supply organizational structure, supply chain responsibilities, use of purchasing teams, supply involvement in major corporate activities (MCA) and CPO reporting line, title and background.