Supply Chain Management Practices of manufacturing companies and Supply Chain Performance

Abstract

Supply chain management play a very crucial role in competitive advantages of industrial companies also Supply chain management Practices they may serve the roles of suppliers, producers, distributors and customers. adoption of Supply chain management Practices have been proven to be important to improve the business process, interlink relationships between Supply chain management practices and SCM performance has not been focused extensively Therefore, the study propose a conceptual model by examining the moderating effects of relationship quality on the relationship between Supply chain management Practices and Supply chain performance The study employed the descriptive method where non Probability convenience sampling and self-administrated survey questionnaires were sent to 135 manufacturer companies in Sudan, 110 usable questionnaires have been received back. Under the hierarchical regression analysis. The results of indicate that Supply chain integration, information sharing , communication speed have significant effect on supply chain performance efficiency, suppliers management and integration have significant effect on supply chain performance effectiveness, Supply chain integration and information sharing have significant effect on supply chain performance differentiation. Results also indicated that adoption of communication and commitment are significant predictors of relationship between supply chain management practices and supply chain performance. Furthermore, a new dimension was developed in supply chain management practices. 12It is suggested that in the future research, extensive tests should be conducted to further investigate multiple effects of the different supply chain practices on performance.