Lockstroem, MartinMartinLockstroemSchadel, JoachimJoachimSchadelMoser, RogerRogerMoserHarrison, NormaNormaHarrison2023-04-132023-04-132010-09-13https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/9594010.1504/IJISM.2010.033978This paper seeks to develop a supplier integration framework in a Chinese context based on existing theories and empirical insights from the Chinese automotive industry. The objective is to develop a framework and identify a number of factors that can potentially facilitate supplier integration and ultimately improve supply chain performance. The framework comprises a causal chain with four key constructs, starting with supply chain leadership as an antecedent to alliance readiness, which in turn is proposed to yield a higher degree of supplier integration. Eventually, a higher degree of supplier integration is proposed to positively influence supply chain performance. By building on prior research and 30 case studies, the framework provides a China-specific approach to supplier integration and offers insights into the current status in the Chinese automotive industry.ensupplier integrationChinaautomobile industrycollaborative relationshipsleadershipcollaborationperformance improvementcausal chainsalliance readinessautomotive companiesintegrated SCMsupply chain managementSuccessful Supplier Integration in the Chinese Automotive Industry: A Theoretical Frameworkjournal article