Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration

In today’s competitive business, most of the firms increased focus on delivering value to the customer. The focus on attention of businesses is providing products and services that are more valuable compared to its competitors. This forces supply chain to be more responsive and create competitive ad...

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Main Authors: Sukati, Inda, Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar, Baharun, Rohaizat, Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian, Ahmad Anuar, Melati
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Published: Asian Society of Business and Commerce Research 2012
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spelling my.utm.316302019-03-26T08:07:35Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31630/ Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration Sukati, Inda Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar Baharun, Rohaizat Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian Ahmad Anuar, Melati HD28 Management. Industrial Management In today’s competitive business, most of the firms increased focus on delivering value to the customer. The focus on attention of businesses is providing products and services that are more valuable compared to its competitors. This forces supply chain to be more responsive and create competitive advantage. This research investigates the impact of supply chain integration on competitive advantage. The study also assesses the impact of supply chain responsiveness on firm competitive advantage. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire which was administrated to a total sample of 400 managers in Malaysia manufacturing industry. The response rate was 62% while 50% was usable questionnaires. Sample selection was based on convenience sampling. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and correlation between independent and dependent variables. The analyses involved statistical methods such as reliability and validity tests and multiple regressions. The research findings supported the hypotheses that supply chain integration positively impact supply chain responsiveness and competitive advantage. The finding also showed that supply chain responsiveness was positively associated with competitive advantage of a firm. Asian Society of Business and Commerce Research 2012-03 Article PeerReviewed Sukati, Inda and Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar and Baharun, Rohaizat and Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian and Ahmad Anuar, Melati (2012) Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration. International Journal of Business and Commerce, 1 (7). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2225-2436 https://www.ijbcnet.com/1-7/IJBC-12-1608.pdf
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Sukati, Inda
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Baharun, Rohaizat
Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian
Ahmad Anuar, Melati
Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
description In today’s competitive business, most of the firms increased focus on delivering value to the customer. The focus on attention of businesses is providing products and services that are more valuable compared to its competitors. This forces supply chain to be more responsive and create competitive advantage. This research investigates the impact of supply chain integration on competitive advantage. The study also assesses the impact of supply chain responsiveness on firm competitive advantage. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire which was administrated to a total sample of 400 managers in Malaysia manufacturing industry. The response rate was 62% while 50% was usable questionnaires. Sample selection was based on convenience sampling. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and correlation between independent and dependent variables. The analyses involved statistical methods such as reliability and validity tests and multiple regressions. The research findings supported the hypotheses that supply chain integration positively impact supply chain responsiveness and competitive advantage. The finding also showed that supply chain responsiveness was positively associated with competitive advantage of a firm.
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author Sukati, Inda
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Baharun, Rohaizat
Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian
Ahmad Anuar, Melati
author_facet Sukati, Inda
Abdul Hamid, Abu Bakar
Baharun, Rohaizat
Alifiah, Mohd. Norfian
Ahmad Anuar, Melati
author_sort Sukati, Inda
title Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
title_short Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
title_full Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
title_fullStr Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
title_full_unstemmed Competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
title_sort competitive advantage through supply chain responsiveness and supply chain integration
publisher Asian Society of Business and Commerce Research
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/31630/
https://www.ijbcnet.com/1-7/IJBC-12-1608.pdf
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