Global Supply Chain Strategies, Practices And Performance Of Coffee Firms In Indonesia: The Mediating Role Of Supply Chain Competitiveness

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2015-05
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WIJAYA IB, HADIYAN
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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
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