system. In this article we will present the importance of internal integration of two or more different departments within an …

– The results indicate that both customer and supplier involvement have significant effects on internal integration …. Internal integration has a significant effect on operational performance. In addition, internal integration partially mediates … or suppliers unless they are able to build high level of internal integration. Originality/value – This study provides …

In this study, we first examine the relative impact of integration (both internal integration and external integration …) on plant performance. Internal integration is operationalized as process integration which includes both information … the extent to which external and internal integration mechanisms are effective. Implications for academic literature and …

survey data collected from 214 manufacturing firms in China. The results suggest that internal integration significantly … performance. Consistent with organizational learning theory the study shows that internal integration is an enabler for external … transmitted and subsequently synthesized. The contextualization and organization afforded through internal integration facilitates …