Open AccessImpact of Network Factors on Supply Chain Performance: A Case of Textile Sector of Pakistan
Author(s) -
Nadir Munir Hassan,
Muhammad Nauman Abbasi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
review of economics and development studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-9706
pISSN - 2519-9692
DOI - 10.47067/reads.v7i3.378
Subject(s) - supply chain , business , context (archaeology) , textile , supply chain network , cluster (spacecraft) , data collection , perspective (graphical) , supply chain management , agriculture , marketing , operations management , industrial organization , computer science , engineering , geography , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , programming language , artificial intelligence
This study elaborates the importance of network perspective in driving performance outcomes especially in the context of agriculture (Textile) supply chains. The impact of network factors (i.e. actors, resources, and activities) on overall supply chain performance have been explored. By deploying survey, a two-stage cluster sampling was used to attain study objectives. The Textile firms from Punjab and Sindh were selected for data collection. Through a structured questionnaire, 482 responses were generated and analyzed using PLS-SEM. The findings of the study confirmed that Network Actors (Textile Firms), the activities they perform, and the resources they have, generate a significant and positive impact on supply chain performance. The study recommends the need for understanding the role of integrative initiatives between the studied variables, i.e. network factors. Further, it is argued that integrated Network Factors can generate a significant impact on Supply Chain Performance.