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- Title
The Roles of Supply-Chain Management on Competitive Advantage: an Empirical Study in the Bangladeshi Apparel Sector.
- Authors
Bari, Md Sadaqul; Park-Poaps, Haesun
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of supply chain management (SCM) practices on competitive advantages among Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from apparel manufacturers in Bangladesh via an online survey. The SCM practices were conceptualized as a multi-dimensional construct to include strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, information sharing, and process integration. The competitive advantages (CA) in 4 performance areas, cost, quality, delivery, and flexibility, were assessed. A total of 117 responses were analyzed. Findings included that (a) strategic supplier partnership and process integration practices were moderately related to quality CA, (b) information sharing was significantly related to delivery CA, and (c) information sharing was also significantly related to flexibility CA. The results indicate that certain dimensions of SCM practices have positive impacts on certain competitive advantages. The results suggest that implementing targeted SCM practices could achieve differentiation in a certain performance area. Given that most Bangladeshi apparel manufacturers have focused on the low-price strategy, the results provide them an opportunity to advance their competitiveness in the global market. This study is the first quantitative study that addresses SCM practice in the apparel industry in lower-middle income country. The results not only confirmed the multidimensionality of the SCM practices but also found their differential impacts across the areas of CA.
- Publication
Journal of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management (JTATM), 2020, Vol 11, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1533-0915
- Publication type
Academic Journal