Impact of Supply Chain Integration on Business Performance: A Review

Abstract

Supply Chain method approach has become a resource for companies to build a sustainable competitive advantage in this complex and volatile competitive environment. Numerous recent literature studies on supply. However, comprehensive analysis, clearly identifying the supply chain relationships used and finding the impact of this relationship on supply chain performance are still lacking. Therefore, this research has the main objective to review past studies on the implementation of supply chain in SMEs, as well as to research the literature to analyze how SMEs have implemented supply chain management approaches. To understand the role of supply chains in SMEs conducted a comprehensive literature review, which resulted in the identification and analysis of 20 high quality international journal articles, published between 2017 and 2021 in English. Based on the findings from this literature review, there are methods or frameworks that can be used by researchers to understand the implementation of Supply Chain Integration in business that can improve performance, efficiency, added customer value, or even competitive advantage. Then, the researcher realizes the need to conduct a literature review to see new developments and findings that have appeared in previous studies. The result is a detailed analysis of the main findings and insights obtained.

Supply chain integration and firm performance in the COVID-19 era: the mediating role of resilience and robustness

“…Consistent with this theory, the effect of SCI on firm performance depends on the contingency factors that influence the SCI-performance linkage (Flynn et al, 2010). Several empirical studies (Wang and Feng, 2022;Rizzi et al, 2022;Prajogo and Olhager, 2012;Flynn et al, 2010) and meta-analytical reviews (Tarifa-Fernandez and De Burgos-Jim enez, 2017; Manik, 2022;Fabbe-Costes and Jahre, 2008) have supported this perspective. Robustness and resilience are two contingency factors that can have significant effects on firm performance specially under disruptive conditions (Ambulkar et al, 2015;Ruel and El Baz, 2021).…”

How to Complete Supply Chain Integration and Improve Supply Chain Performance Through Relationship Governance in the Digital Age

“…Thus, SCI involves strategically aligning functions and processes within an organization and among supply chain members (Kumar et al, 2017;Tiwari, 2021). Integration, collaboration, and trust among chain members have become the main forces for gaining competitive advantages (Manik, 2022;Garcia et al, 2023), and they have emerged as central concerns in the realm of supply chain management (Huang et al, 2014).…”

Driving Supply Chain Finance Adoption: Exploring the Interplay of Innovation Capabilities and Market Response

“…To enhance the competitive landscape in Indonesia, it is imperative for the textile and apparel sector to enhance their entrepreneurial organizational strategies through the adoption of a supply chain management framework. This approach will enable them to cultivate sustainable corporate performance and gain a distinct competitive edge (Manik et al, 2022).…”