Supply chain integration and economic performance: empirical evidence from a developing country
Benchmarking: An International Journal
ISSN: 1463-5771
Article publication date: 23 November 2021
Issue publication date: 24 November 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This study seeks to investigate the impact of supply chain integration (SCI) practices on economic performance in Vietnamese enterprises.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on data collected from 144 Vietnamese enterprises, this study employs partial least squares path modeling to analyze the direct and indirect relationships among external integration, information integration, process integration and economic performance.
Findings
Analytical results indicate that of the three SCI practices, external integration has a significant and positive impact on economic performance. Process integration and information integration, on the one hand, reveal insignificant direct impact on economic performance, and on the other, show significant indirect effect on economic performance through external integration.
Originality/value
This study sheds new light on the contribution of SCI to economic performance in developing economies and offers suggestions for not only local management but also foreign investors on the efficient allocation of resources to achieve higher economic performance.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Editor, Associate Editor, and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and helpful suggestions. This research is substantially supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) under grant Nos. 25245050, 18F18310, and 19H01520. This research is partly funded by University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Citation
Nguyen, M.H., Phan, A.C. and Matsui, Y. (2022), "Supply chain integration and economic performance: empirical evidence from a developing country", Benchmarking: An International Journal, Vol. 29 No. 9, pp. 2710-2732. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-01-2021-0004
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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