Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management

This paper explores the benefits that firms obtain when investing in feature-based capabilities. We investigate the external pressures when deciding their feature-based strategy. In addition, we analyze the consumers’ customization options and the needs for facilitators to mitigate the negative effe...

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Main Author: Pietro De Giovanni
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Logistics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/4/4/28
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description This paper explores the benefits that firms obtain when investing in feature-based capabilities. We investigate the external pressures when deciding their feature-based strategy. In addition, we analyze the consumers’ customization options and the needs for facilitators to mitigate the negative effects of excessive features. We assess the influence of feature-based capabilities on performance and search for an economically feasible loop that feature-based capabilities might entail. This latter is carried out by investigating the recursive effects in structural equation modeling. Our findings reveal that feature-based capabilities entail an economically feasible loop through competitors and supply chain partners but not also through facilitators and operational performance.
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spelling doaj-art-ec02f515b964478ca44c51bd5765e8bf2025-08-20T03:57:55ZengMDPI AGLogistics2305-62902020-11-01442810.3390/logistics4040028Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain ManagementPietro De Giovanni0Department of Business and Management, Luiss University, 00197 Rome, ItalyThis paper explores the benefits that firms obtain when investing in feature-based capabilities. We investigate the external pressures when deciding their feature-based strategy. In addition, we analyze the consumers’ customization options and the needs for facilitators to mitigate the negative effects of excessive features. We assess the influence of feature-based capabilities on performance and search for an economically feasible loop that feature-based capabilities might entail. This latter is carried out by investigating the recursive effects in structural equation modeling. Our findings reveal that feature-based capabilities entail an economically feasible loop through competitors and supply chain partners but not also through facilitators and operational performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/4/4/28feature-based capabilityrecursive modelfacilitatorscustomizationstructural equation modeling
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Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
Logistics
feature-based capability
recursive model
facilitators
customization
structural equation modeling
title Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
title_full Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
title_fullStr Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
title_full_unstemmed Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
title_short Recursive Effects to Study Feature-Based Capabilities in Supply Chain Management
title_sort recursive effects to study feature based capabilities in supply chain management
topic feature-based capability
recursive model
facilitators
customization
structural equation modeling
url https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/4/4/28
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