Achieving Competitive Advantage through Managing Supply Chain Excellence: The Case of Thai Garment Industry

• Autores: Mohammad Asif Salam
• Localización: International journal of the computer, the internet and management, ISSN 0858-7027, Vol. 13, Nº. 2 (OCT), 2005 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Suplemento 2: eIndustry 2005. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Industrial Management), págs. 14-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The purpose of this research is to understand the relationship between supply chain enablers and firm performance within the Thai garment industry, which is mediated by competitive advantage. The findings reveal that the proposed model has a significant mediating effect of competitive advantage. In terms of the causal path model, IT capabilities and supply chain integration are the key enablers contributing to firm performance. On the other hand, they reveal that supply chain integration is the only key enabler contributing to competitive advantage. The findings also reveal that, the most critical set of the supply chain enablers contributing to firm performance is a combination of IT capabilities and integration via competitive advantage. This study demonstrates that, firms need to incorporate supply chain orientation into their business strategy and supply chain should be an absolute core of a firm’s business model, in the competitive environment of Thai garment industry.