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The relationship between supply chain manager capabilities and performance: empirical evidence

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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:28 authored by Ashley Essex, Nachiappan SubramanianNachiappan Subramanian, Angappa Gunasekaran
This study seeks to answer the question how supply chain managers’ capabilities impact individual and firm performance. Organisations have begun to recognise the importance of their supply chain and the necessity for qualified supply chain managers. Therefore, there is a need for further research on the impact of these capabilities on individual and firm performance. Sustained performance of a firm depends on dynamic capabilities and it allows firms to align and adapt strategies according to the volatile external environment. Using dynamic capabilities theory, the supply chain manager capabilities model was developed as a way for supply chain managers to effectively use their skills and past experiences to improve their own and firm’s performance. Primary data was collected through a survey distributed to supply chain management professionals. The results strongly support the relationship between technology and soft skills with supply chain manager capabilities. Interestingly, our study identifies sequential relationship amongst the three constructs such as capabilities, individual and firm performance. Capabilities are related with individual performance whereas individual performance is related with the firm performance. However, our findings revealed that there is no direct relationship between supply chain manager capabilities and firm performance.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Production Planning and Control

ISSN

0953-7287

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

3

Volume

27

Page range

198-211

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-10-13

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