Effects of supply chain integration on firm’s performance: A study on micro, small and medium enterprises in India

Abstract

The cooperation in the supply chain assumes an adequate job for enhancing an organisation's performance and increasing competitive advantage. Supply Chain Integration (SCI) affects organisational performance. This paper studies the impact of the integration of supply chain procedures and practices on organisational performance and explores the effect of SCI on organisational performance at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Madurai District, Tamilnadu, India. A questionnaire is developed with validated measurement scales from previous studies and empirical data are collected through a survey questionnaire from 250 randomly selected MSMEs. This research provides sound recommendations to MSMEs in Madurai District, Tamilnadu, India, and maybe used for different industries and decision making policies. Finally, the study will contribute to the scientific field by providing some future studies. .

The effect of lean and agile supply chain strategy on financial performance with mediating of strategic supplier integration & strategic customer integration: Evidence from bottled drinking-water industry in Indonesia

“…Firms can be assisted by reducing the cost of storing raw materials in warehouses because of a strong relationship with suppliers. The availability of production raw materials ensure to the demand from customers, the achievement of financial performance can run optimally because of continuous product sales and consistent growth of new market share every month, which impacts the increase in the company's net profit (Zhao et al, 2015;Chen et al, 2018;Ariadi et al, 2020;Subburaj et al, 2020). That is, strategic supplier integration partially mediates the relationship between lean SCS and financial performance.…”

“…The solid alliance among customers and industries grants benefits to improve the quality of information related to product necessity and production preparation time, ensures damage arising from inventory storage in consumer warehouses, and becomes more responsive to meeting consumer demands (He et al, 2014;Ralston et al, 2015). Therefore, producers respond to customer demand requirements accurately and quickly, improve service levels of delivery of finished products on schedule, and reduce their stock storage costs, thereby increasing sustainable product sales and company profitability (Swink et al, 2007;Chen et al al., 2018;Subburaj et al, 2020;Ariadi et al, 2020). That is, strategic customer integration partially mediates the relationship between lean SCS and financial performance.…”

“…Koufteros et al, 2005). Therefore, manufacturers respond to customer demand needs accurately and quickly, resulting in increased service delivery of finished products on schedule, and reduced stock storage costs from manufacturers, which will directly increase sustainable product sales and company profitability (Swink et al, 2007;Chen et al, 2018;Subburaj et al, 2020;Ariadi et al, 2020). That is, SCI partially mediates the relationship between agile SCS and financial performance.…”

“…Implementing a solid SSI increases the cost ability, efficiency, and distribution speed to producers in achieving better financial performance (Ariadi et al, 2020;Cheng et al, 2016;Huo et al, 2016;Subburaj et al, 2020;Wiengarten et al, 2016). It is due to a synchronized schedule in real-time for raw material collection between the producer and the supplier by facilitating virtual collaboration (Hao et al, 2018).…”

Teknologi Informasi dalam Integrasi Supply Chain dan Pertukaran Informasi Terhadap Performa Supply Chain

“…Pertukaran informasi adalah mendistribusikan informasi, yang berguna untuk system, orang, atau unit organisasi (Lotfi et al, 2013). Tanpa pertukaran informasi yang tepat dengan konsumen dan supplier organisasi kehilangan kesempatan membagikan rencana produk (Subburaj et al, 2020).…”