Authors : Negin Jashnsadeh and Seyed Javad Iranban Fard
Abstract: This study has been conducted to analyze the relationship of supply chain management company with competitive advantage and corporate financial performance. The manufacturing and industrial companies of Hormozgan Province have been studied in this research. To study the variables of the research, three components have been considered for each of the variables. Questionnaires have been used in this study for data collection and evaluation of the relationship between the variables. In this regard, a questionnaire consisting of 24 questions was designed given to the respondents. In this study, all senior managers, middle managers and operations managers in manufacturing and industrial companies of Hormozgan Province were considered as the population and the sample size was calculated 123 based on Cochran Formula. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has been used in this study for examining the relationships between the variables and LISREL Software has been utilized for this purpose. After reviewing the results obtained from the questionnaires, the two hypotheses of the research were confirmed and it was shown that there is a statistically significant relationship between supply chain management, competitive advantage and financial performance of the company.
Negin Jashnsadeh and Seyed Javad Iranban Fard, 2016. Analysis of the Relationship of Supply Chain Management with Competitive Advantage and Financial Performance of Companies (Case Study: The Manufacturing and Industrial Companies of Hormozgan Province). International Business Management, 10: 1467-1473.