Title: Impact of agile business transformation dynamics on the supply chain performance of manufacturing firms

Authors: Joseph Akam Mpuon; Alfred Jalagbeyiwa MacLean Edama; Charles Effiong; Ekpenyong Bassey Obo; Samuel Etim Ndem; Eko Hodo Anna; Monica Peter Lebo; Happiness Sunday Akam

Addresses: Department of Marketing, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Marketing, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Marketing, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria ' Department of Business Management, University of Calabar, Calabar, 540221, Nigeria

Abstract: The present research's main goal is to ascertain the connection between supply chain efficacy and the aspects of agile business transformation by creating a research framework to comprehend how these dimensions - transformational knowledge management, technological transformation, and management transformation - enhance manufacturing firms' supply chains' performance. It is argued empirically and theoretically that manufacturing companies can adopt agile business transformation dynamics like transformational knowledge management, technological transformation, and management transformation to optimise supply chain efficacy by addressing the demands of the modern corporate environment, which is typified by ongoing change, tumultuous marketplaces, shortened product life cycles, and heightened demand unpredictability. But there seems to be no research that has considered this dimension as a means of improving manufacturing firms' supply chain performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate this limitation, thereby bridging a knowledge gap. After developing the hypotheses and reviewing the anchored theory, the judgment sampling technique was utilised.

Keywords: agile business transformation; management transformation; supply chain performance; system dynamics; transformational knowledge management; technological transformation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASM.2024.138821

International Journal of Agile Systems and Management, 2024 Vol.17 No.2, pp.153 - 192

Received: 27 Feb 2023
Accepted: 10 May 2023

Published online: 31 May 2024 *

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