2025-01-032025-01-032024-10-28Alfalla Luque, R., Garrido-Vega, P., Martínez Jurado, P.J. y Sacristán Díaz, M. (2024). Triple-A supply chains: unveiling the mediating power of collaboration and innovation on operational performance. Production Planning & Control. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2420178.1366-58710953-7287https://hdl.handle.net/11441/166195Triple-A (agile, adaptable, and aligned) Supply Chain (SC) has been analyzed as a source of competitive advantage but the influence of variables that mediate in this relationship is an underexplored field. The present study seeks to advance the Triple-A SC framework by considering and testing the mediating effects of SC collaboration and innovation levels on the Triple-A SC–operational performance (efficiency and responsiveness) relationship. The research model was tested with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) using a sample of 277 Spanish manufacturing firms with a minimum of 50 employees from 14 different sectors. The results show that SC collaboration and innovation levels significantly mediate relationships between Triple-A SC and operational performance. Additionally, we found that collaboration level plays a more important role in responsiveness than efficiency, while innovation level has similar effects on both performance dimensions. This work contributes to knowledge on the impact of Triple-A SC on operational performance and alerts managers to the need to strengthen their levels of collaboration with SC partners and innovation over their main competitors.application/pdf61 p.engAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Triple-A supply chainAgilityAdaptabilityAlignmentCollaborationInnovationPerformanceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess10.1080/09537287.2024.2420178