Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia

Frequent changes that occur in the contemporary global environment might pose a threat to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) survival. SMEs are more fragile and facing higher competitiveness effect than large companies. They need Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) which provides an analysis of the imp...

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Main Authors: Jaharuddin, Nor Siah, Mansor, Zuraina, Yaakob, Samsudin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwell Journals 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53273/
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author Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
Mansor, Zuraina
Yaakob, Samsudin
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Mansor, Zuraina
Yaakob, Samsudin
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description Frequent changes that occur in the contemporary global environment might pose a threat to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) survival. SMEs are more fragile and facing higher competitiveness effect than large companies. They need Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) which provides an analysis of the implications of marketplace change by detecting, anticipating and understanding the competitive environment and supply chain relationship that aids corporate leadership in strategic decisions. This study analyses the intensity of environmental competitiveness and barriers of intelligence activities by SMEs in the economy of Malaysia. The paper also analyses the internal and external dimensions challenges encountered by SMEs to ensure successful SCI implementation. The result is great significance because majority of business establishments are Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which directly affect the country in economic growth.
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spelling upm-532732019-05-09T04:57:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53273/ Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia Jaharuddin, Nor Siah Mansor, Zuraina Yaakob, Samsudin Frequent changes that occur in the contemporary global environment might pose a threat to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) survival. SMEs are more fragile and facing higher competitiveness effect than large companies. They need Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) which provides an analysis of the implications of marketplace change by detecting, anticipating and understanding the competitive environment and supply chain relationship that aids corporate leadership in strategic decisions. This study analyses the intensity of environmental competitiveness and barriers of intelligence activities by SMEs in the economy of Malaysia. The paper also analyses the internal and external dimensions challenges encountered by SMEs to ensure successful SCI implementation. The result is great significance because majority of business establishments are Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which directly affect the country in economic growth. Medwell Journals 2016 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53273/1/Barriers%20of%20Supply%20Chain%20Intelligence%20practices%20in%20SMEs.pdf Jaharuddin, Nor Siah and Mansor, Zuraina and Yaakob, Samsudin (2016) Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia. The Social Sciences, 11 (31). pp. 7418-7422. ISSN 1818-5800; ESSN: 1993-6125 http://medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=sscience.2016.7418.7422 10.3923/sscience.2016.7418.7422
spellingShingle Jaharuddin, Nor Siah
Mansor, Zuraina
Yaakob, Samsudin
Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title_full Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title_fullStr Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title_short Barriers of Supply Chain Intelligence practices in SMEs: case of Malaysia
title_sort barriers of supply chain intelligence practices in smes: case of malaysia
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