Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance

Intense global competition has greatly influenced how organisations strive for survival and business success. The emergence of competitive intelligence (CI) and supply chain management (SCM) in dealing with such circumstances has resulted in the need to study further their subsequent impact on busin...

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Main Authors: Jaharuddin, Nor Siah, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin, Sambasivan, Murali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41704/
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author Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
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Sambasivan, Murali
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description Intense global competition has greatly influenced how organisations strive for survival and business success. The emergence of competitive intelligence (CI) and supply chain management (SCM) in dealing with such circumstances has resulted in the need to study further their subsequent impact on business performance. This study examined the use of intelligence in supply chain activities. It attempts to fill the gap in current research by investigating the role of supply chain intelligence (SCI) as a factor influencing a firm’s competitiveness that is crucial for future business performance. Based on responses received from 174 firms, confirmatory factor and multiple regression analyses were used to test the research hypotheses. Results suggest that there are significant positive relationships between SCI and business performance. Thus, it validates SCI’s contribution and emphasises its potential, if managed efficiently, to boost performance. This study has provided new empirical evidence concerning this. It is suggested that SCI should subsequently be adopted by business organisations as one of the measures to handle the increasingly competitive business environment.
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spelling upm-417042016-02-02T01:59:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41704/ Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance Jaharuddin, Nor Siah Mohamed, Zainal Abidin Sambasivan, Murali Intense global competition has greatly influenced how organisations strive for survival and business success. The emergence of competitive intelligence (CI) and supply chain management (SCM) in dealing with such circumstances has resulted in the need to study further their subsequent impact on business performance. This study examined the use of intelligence in supply chain activities. It attempts to fill the gap in current research by investigating the role of supply chain intelligence (SCI) as a factor influencing a firm’s competitiveness that is crucial for future business performance. Based on responses received from 174 firms, confirmatory factor and multiple regression analyses were used to test the research hypotheses. Results suggest that there are significant positive relationships between SCI and business performance. Thus, it validates SCI’s contribution and emphasises its potential, if managed efficiently, to boost performance. This study has provided new empirical evidence concerning this. It is suggested that SCI should subsequently be adopted by business organisations as one of the measures to handle the increasingly competitive business environment. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41704/1/Supply%20chain%20intelligence%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20business%20performance.pdf Jaharuddin, Nor Siah and Mohamed, Zainal Abidin and Sambasivan, Murali (2014) Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance. International Journal of Economics and Management, 8 (S). pp. 177-203. ISSN 1823-836X http://econ.upm.edu.my/ijem/vol8noS/bab09.pdf
spellingShingle Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
Mohamed, Zainal Abidin
Sambasivan, Murali
Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title_full Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title_fullStr Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title_full_unstemmed Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title_short Supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
title_sort supply chain intelligence and its impact on business performance
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