Does supplier development matter for procurement performance in the textile industry? The moderating role of contract management difficulty

Abstract

The research aims to examine the impact of supplier development on procurement performance, taking into consideration contract management difficulties as a moderating variable. The research method section of the study employs a cross-sectional research design. In this survey technique, a questionnaire is employed to collect primary data from 220 respondents from the purchasing department via Google Forms through an adopted questionnaire. The initial step in our analysis was to clean and analyse the data using SPSS and SmartPLS 3 software, then incorporate structural equation modelling (SEM) to conduct our analysis. The findings confirmed that supplier development affects procurement performance. In addition to this, the contract management difficulties suggested a negative and significant impact on procurement performance. Furthermore, the relationship between supplier development and procurement performance is moderated by contract management difficulty. These unique findings highlight the importance of supplier development and effective contract management in improving procurement performance in the textile industry. The work's implementation of transaction cost theory to analyse how supplier development impacts sourcing capability is recognized as the primary theoretical contribution.

Alternate abstract:

Studiul isi propune sá examineze impactul dezvoltárii furnizorilor asupra performantei achizitiilor, luánd in considerare dificultätile de gestionare a contractelor ca variabilá moderatoare. Sectiunea privind metoda de cercetare a studiului utilizeazá un design de cercetare transversalá. In aceasta tehnicá de sondaj, se foloseste un chestionar pentru a colecta date primare de la 220 de respondenti din departamentul de achizitii prin intermediul Google Forms printr-un formular adoptat. Pasul initial al analizei noastre a fost curátarea si analiza datelor folosind software-ul SPSS si SmartPLS 3, apoi incorporarea modelárii ecuatiilor structurale (SEM). Constatárile au confirmat са dezvoltarea furnizorilor afecteaza performanta achizitiilor. In plus, dificultátile de gestionare a contractelor au sugerat un impact negativ si semnificativ asupra performantei achizitiilor. In plus, relatia dintre dezvoltarea furnizorilor si performanta achizitiilor este moderatá de dificultatea de gestionare a contractelor. Aceste constatári unice evidentiazá importanta dezvoltárii fumizorilor si a gestionárii eficiente a contractelor in imbunätätirea performantei achizitiilor in industria textilá. Implementarea teoriei costurilor de tranzactionare pentru a analiza modul in care dezvoltarea furnizorilor are impact asupra capacitátii de aprovizionare este recunoscutá drept principala contributie teoreticá.