دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی تاثیر تمرین های مدیریت زنجیره تامین در زنجیره تامین - امرالد 2017

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theorise and develop seven dimensions (strategic supplier partnership, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing, customer service management, internal lean practices, postponement and total quality management) into a supply chain management (SCM) practices (SCMPs) construct and studies its causal relationship with the conceptualised constructs of supply chain performance (SCP) and manufacturing firms’ performance (MFP). The study also explores the causal relationship between SCP and MFP. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through a survey questionnaire responded by 249 Jordanian manufacturing firms. The relationships proposed in the developed theoretical framework were represented through three hypotheses: H1 – there is a significant relationship between SCMPs and SCP; H2 – there is a significant relationship between SCMPs and MFP; and H3 – there is a significant relationship between SCP and MFP. Linear regression, ANOVA and Pearson correlation were used to test the hypotheses. The results were further validated using structural equation modelling. Findings – The results indicate that SCMPs have a positive effect on SCP (H1), which in turn also positively affect MFP (H3). Despite this intermediary positive effect of SCMP on MFP through SCP, the study also suggests that SCMPs have a direct and positive effect on MFP (H2). Practical implications – This study provides hard evidence indicating that higher levels of SCMPs can lead to enhanced supply chain and firms’ performance. It also provides SC managers of manufacturing firms with a multi-dimensional operational measure of the construct of SCMPs for assessing the comprehensiveness of the SCMPs of their firms. Originality/value – This study is among the very first SCM researches conducted on the Jordanian manufacturing sector, particularly, in relation to the practices that manufacturing firms in this country need to adopt to make their supply chains a solid competitive vehicle for their development. The results have broader implications for all manufacturing companies, particularly in developing economies where the growth of manufacturing and the development of integrated supply chains are key stages in economic development.

6. Conclusion

This study represents a significant large-scale empirical effort to explore the causal relationships of SCMPs with SCP and MFP within the context of the Jordanian manufacturing sector. Different definitions of SCM exist in the academic literature (Cigolini et al., 2004; Li et al., 2006), while most of the empirical research has mainly focussed on either the upstream or the downstream side of SCs. In this context, few studies have empirically considered both sides of SCs simultaneously (Li et al., 2006). The theoretical framework proposed to conduct this study considers both sides of SCs. This study, thus, aims at contributing by stimulating scholars to further study this area in depth, which will lead to a better understanding the SCM theory. Based on this, firms can develop a deeper and richer knowledge on their SCs to help them formulate more effective strategies for their effective management.

To investigate and test the theoretical framework, data were collected through a questionnaire survey responded by 249 Jordanian manufacturing firms, and the framework tested by using linear regression, ANOVA and Pearson correlation. The results obtained from these analyses were further validated using SEM. This study contributes to the body of knowledge in the SCM field in a number of ways. First, this study provides a theoretical framework that explores and identifies multiple constructs, and dimensions, of SCM, including SCMPs, SC performance, and firms’ performance. In future research this framework can be extended by adding more constructs and/or dimensions. The constructs could include relevant aspects that may influence supply chains and their performance, for example, a country’s infrastructure and firms’ competitiveness.