Global Supply Chain Strategies, Practices And Performance Of Coffee Firms In Indonesia: The Mediating Role Of Supply Chain Competitiveness
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Date
2015-05
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WIJAYA IB, HADIYAN
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Abstract
In order to face global market, Indonesian coffee industries facing many problems and
deal with lack of competitiveness, that’s why, maintaining business competitiveness is a
major concern for coffee firms in Indonesia. However, few coffee firms have the resources
to determine which supply chain strategies and practices enhance their competitiveness
and performance. The study has developed new combination of strategies and practices,
which help to improve competitiveness and performance of coffee firms in global markets.
The study utilized in-depth interviews and distributed a mail survey. The survey was
carried out among coffee exporting firms and a total of 158 usable responses were
received. Using structural equation modelling in Lisrel, the study investigated the extent
of global supply chain strategies and practices implemented, specifically, it is investigated
the direct effect and the mediating effect among variables. The study discovered that
global supply chain strategies influenced global supply chain practices, but not on supply
chain competitiveness. Significant relationships existed between global supply chain
practices and supply chain competitiveness as well as global supply chain practices and
supply chain performance. Furthermore, the study found that five complete mediating and
seven partial mediating among the variables. However, no convincing evidence of a direct
effect was found between global supply chain strategies and global supply chain practices.
The study expected to contribute new insight to theoretical consideration and suggests the
useful tools for managers of companies to improve supply chain competitiveness and
performance by implementing appropriate global supply chain strategies and practices.
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Global Supply Chain Strategies, Practices And Performance Of Coffee Firms In Indonesia , The Mediating Role Of Supply Chain Competitiveness