Title: Purchasing and supply management empowerment in the new product development process

Authors: Robert Sroufe; Ryan Atkins; Sime Curkovic

Addresses: Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA ' Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA ' Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA

Abstract: In this study, we examine the role of collaboration during the new product development (NPD) process. Previous NPD research has investigated issues such as the timing and extent of involvement of suppliers and the purchasing and supply management (PSM) department in the NPD process, with mixed results. A potential answer for the mixed results is whether an empowered PSM department, i.e., one that can act on behalf of another party, controls the NPD process. To help understand this empowerment, we developed and tested a model using survey data collected from 216 companies. Our findings indicate that empowering the PSM department can improve NPD results internally, as well as externally through collaborative relationships. Furthermore, those factors that account for collaboration differences provide an essential context for researchers and management decision-makers.

Keywords: new product development; procurement/purchasing process; supplier management; structural equation modelling.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2023.135631

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2023 Vol.14 No.4, pp.459 - 480

Received: 11 May 2022
Accepted: 28 May 2023
Published online: 19 Dec 2023 *

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