Title: A broad-spectrum orientation of supply chain network integration challenges: an empirical investigation using PLS path modelling

Authors: Hussain A.H. Awad, Mohammad Othman Nassar

Addresses: Department of Management Information Systems, Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, University of Banking and Financial Sciences, P.O. Box 1362, Mafraq, Jordan. ' Department of Management Information Systems, Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences, University of Banking and Financial Sciences, P.O. Box 1362, Mafraq, Jordan

Abstract: In order to achieve efficient supply chain integration for the processes or activities; the organisations should recognise and understand all the integration challenges of supply chain and the relations between those challenges. Our goal in this paper is to construct a novel statistical model that explores all challenges of supply chain integration and the relations between them. In this paper, we validated our proposed model through an empirical investigation using partial least square (PLS) path modelling.

Keywords: networks; supply chain integration; PLS path modelling; statistical models; broad-spectrum orientation; partial least square; Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation; business performance; SCM; supply chain management; simulation; manufacturing industry; service industries.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2010.036203

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2010 Vol.2 No.3/4, pp.282 - 303

Published online: 29 Oct 2010 *

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