Achieving a Competitive Advantage and Supply Chain Performance by Supply Chain Practices

Authors

  • Sarwoto ​
  • Heru Purnomo
  • Suryandari Istiqomah
  • Adnan Effendi

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of supply chain practices on competitive advantage and supply chain performance. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire responded by 192SME’s of Furniture Industry in Surakarta Region, Indonesia. Partial Least Square is used to test the model in this study. The results show that supplier integration, customer integration, internal integration, information sharing, postponement, and internal lean practices as a dimension used to measure supply chain practiceshas significant influence on supply chain performance and competitive advantage. This study is one of the supply chain practices research conducted on the SME’s especially the furniture industry sector in developing countries. This study shows how supply chain practices that can be applied in order to improve supply chain performance and achieve competitive advantage as a capital to face global competition. The results have broader implications for all SME’s, especially in developing countries where SME’s as a reliable business sector to sustain economic growth.

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2020-01-20

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