Open AccessThe role of company competitiveness as mediation variable the impact of supply chain practices on operational performance
Author(s) -
Maat Pono
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
uncertain supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2291-6830
pISSN - 2291-6822
DOI - 10.5267/j.uscm.2020.11.002
Subject(s) - supply chain , business , mediation , sobel test , industrial organization , supply chain management , structural equation modeling , variable (mathematics) , descriptive statistics , operational efficiency , marketing , competitive advantage , operations management , economics , computer science , path analysis (statistics) , mathematical analysis , statistics , mathematics , machine learning , political science , law
This study aimed to explain the role of supply chain practices on operational performance, and supply chain practices on company competitiveness and to analyze the impact of company competitiveness on operational performance. In addition, we also investigate the impact of supply chain practices on operational performance through role of company competitiveness as mediation variable. The study was conducted in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Primary data were collected by questionnaire instrument from 108 food and beverage companies. Method of analysis was both descriptive statistical analysis, and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The study also used Sobel test to determine significance level of mediation role in the model. The results show that supply chain practices could give a positive impact on operational performance. Supply chain practices also gave a positive impact and significant on company competitiveness. Then, company competitiveness had a positive impact and significant on operational performance. Additionally, supply chain practices also had a positive impact on operational performance indirectly through the role of company competitiveness as mediation variable. Hence, supply chain practice was the most important variable to increase both company competitiveness and operational performance. Each company is recommended to implement this variable as competitive weapon in order to get a better operational performance and competitiveness as well.