Title: Relationships between supply chain capabilities, competitive advantages, and business performance: an exploratory study of the food industry in Vietnam

Authors: Tran Thi Tham; Navee Chiadamrong

Addresses: Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering Program (LSCSE), School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand ' Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering Program (LSCSE), School of Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand

Abstract: Relationships between supply chain management (SCM) practices and business performance have been discussed and investigated widely, making substantial contributions to the body of knowledge. SCM is a key success for business improvement. The Vietnamese food industry is a rapid growing industry and can dominate several food export sectors with sustainable competitive advantages in the world. This study examines the relationships between supply chain management capabilities and competitive advantages towards business performance in the Vietnamese food industry. The data were gathered from conducted surveys with 302 food manufacturing companies in Vietnam, and the model was tested by using structural equation modelling (SEM). The empirical results provide significant evidence to support that supply chain capabilities play an important role in the improvement of business to a certain degree. They have both direct and indirect effects on business performance through competitive advantages, which are related to each other, following the sand cone model.

Keywords: supply chain capabilities; competitive advantage; business performance; food industry; Vietnam; supply chain management; SCM; structural equation modelling; SEM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2016.078911

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2016 Vol.25 No.2, pp.145 - 174

Received: 10 Jun 2015
Accepted: 16 Jul 2015
Published online: 05 Sep 2016 *

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