The impact of supply chain management practices on competitive advantage and organizational performance

Suhong Li, Bhanu Ragu-Nathan, T.S. Ragu-Nathan and S. Subba Rao

Omega, 2006, vol. 34, issue 2, 107-124

Abstract: Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance since competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. This research conceptualizes and develops five dimensions of SCM practice (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing, and postponement) and tests the relationships between SCM practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance. Data for the study were collected from 196 organizations and the relationships proposed in the framework were tested using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that higher levels of SCM practice can lead to enhanced competitive advantage and improved organizational performance. Also, competitive advantage can have a direct, positive impact on organizational performance.

Keywords: Supply; chain; management; Competitive; advantage; Organizational; performance; Structural; equation; modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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