THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCY IN TERMS OF THE EFFECT OF SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION ON FIRM PERFORMANCE

Year 2020, Issue: 3, 175 - 199, 26.06.2020

Bülent Yıldız , Ahmet Çetindaş

Abstract

The problematic of this study is to investigate whether supply chain flexibility and agility play a role regarding the impact of supply chain integration on firm performance. For this purpose, data were collected by surveys from 156 manufacturing firms operating in Istanbul. Structural Equality Model was established and analyzed. As a result of the analysis, it was found that supply chain integration has a positive effect on supply chain flexibility, supply chain agility and firm performance. It was found that supply chain flexibility significantly affected supply chain agility and firm performance positively. As a result of the mediation test, supply chain flexibility and supply chain agility play a mediating role regarding the impact of supply chain integration on firm performance.

Keywords

Supply Chain Integration, Supply Chain Flexibility, Supply Chain Agility.

TEDARİK ZİNCİRİ ENTEGRASYONUNUN FİRMA PERFORMANSI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNDE TEDARİK ZİNCİRİ ESNEKLİĞİ VE TEDARİK ZİNCİRİ ÇEVİKLİĞİNİN ARACI ROLÜ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın sorunsalı, tedarik zinciri entegrasyonunun firma performansı üzerindeki etkisinde tedarik zinciri esneklik ve çevikliğinin aracılık rolü olup olmadığını araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla İstanbul’da faaliyet gösteren 156 imalat firmasından anket ile veri toplanmıştır. Araştırma kapsamında Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli kurularak konu analiz edilmiştir. Analiz neticesinde tedarik zinciri entegrasyonunun, tedarik zinciri esnekliği, tedarik zinciri çevikliği ve firma performansını pozitif yönde anlamlı olarak etkilediği bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır. Tedarik zinciri esnekliğinin tedarik zinciri çevikliği ve firma performansını pozitif yönde anlamlı olarak etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Aracılık testi neticesinde ise tedarik zinciri entegrasyonunun firma performansı üzerindeki etkisinde tedarik zinciri esnekliği ve tedarik zinciri çevikliğinin aracı rolü bulunduğu bulgusu elde edilmiştir.

Keywords

Tedarik Zinciri Entegrasyonu, Tedarik Zinciri Esnekliği, Tedarik Zinciri Çevikliği.

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