Exploring The Role of External Integration in Shaping Supply ‎Chain Capabilities

  • Authors

    https://doi.org/10.14419/pgxf7k95

    Received date: December 19, 2025

    Accepted date: January 22, 2026

    Published date: January 26, 2026

  • Supplier Integration; Customer Integration; Dynamic Capability View; Supply Chain Capabilities; Manufacturing Industry

  • Abstract

    Purpose: This study investigates how external integration, supplier and customer integration, shape supply chain capabilities in Indonesian ‎manufacturing firms, using the Dynamic Capability View as the theoretical foundation.‎

    Methodology: A quantitative approach was applied using survey data collected from 115 supply chain professionals. The proposed model ‎was analyzed through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM).‎

    Findings: Supplier integration significantly enhances sensing and seizing capabilities, while customer integration shows no significant effect. Neither integration type influences reconfiguration capability, highlighting the role of internal organizational mechanisms in capability ‎development.‎

    Originality: This study clarifies how upstream and downstream integration contribute differently to the formation of dynamic capability. It ‎extends theoretical understanding of supply chain capability development in emerging economies and offers practical guidance for strengthening cross-boundary collaboration.

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    Wibisono, A. H., Sutrisno, T. F., & Murwani, F. D. (2026). Exploring The Role of External Integration in Shaping Supply ‎Chain Capabilities. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 13(1), 505-512. https://doi.org/10.14419/pgxf7k95