Supply Chain Integration Practices and Its Role on Supply Chain Performance: The Case of Universal Food Complex Plc
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Supply chain integration practices are considered a powerful weapon to optimize performance of the organization. The objective of this study was to analyze the supply chain integration role on organizational performance the case of universal food complex. Analysis of the supply chain integration dimensions requires determination of major components: external integration, internal integration, supplier integration, customer integration, information integration and measurement integration identifying enablers and challenges of supply chain integration. The problems of integration, uncertainty, longer lead and cycle times, high inventory level, ineffectiveness and inefficiencies in today’s supply chain were the critical factors that initiated this study for investigation. Both descriptive and an explanatory research design was employed with a sample of 70 employees through stratified sampling that was 91% of the response rate. A questionnaire was used as research tool for collecting data. Available data on these factors was gathered, processed, formatted and thoroughly checked for continuity and consistency. The supply chain integration and organizational performance of supply chain data were in filled using the Five Point Likert-Scale .The relationship between independent variables lack of information technology, lack of information sharing, lack of management commitment, lack of trust, government regulation, uncertainty, bullwhip effect, inter organizational factors, technology, information communication technology and top management support and dependent variables supply chain Performance are also cross-checked from Pearson correlation matrix. To predict supply chain performance from supply chain integration dimensions, the multiple linear regression model were adopted. The analysis indicates that independent variables, supply chain integration with respect to the six dimensions. The study recommends relationship management; information communication technology and performance evaluation should be used to improve the degree between supply chain integration dimensions and organizational performance to achieve optimal performance with all chain partners, the company should continuously improve its supply chain integration procedures.
Keywords: supply chain, integration, internal integration, external integration, responsiveness, reliability, ICT, technology, government regulation.