Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management Effectiveness: A Case of Textile Sector of Pakistan

Since evolution of globalization mostly organizations have adopted those techniques of supply chain management (SCM) that change the manufacturing systems from traditional to modern ways and enhance SCM effectiveness. The intention of this study was to discover whether there is any involvement of supply chain management effectiveness in the development and expansion of textile industry of Pakistan. This study was conceded in textile firms via primary research tool called pre-tested questionnaire consisting of five-point likert scale and non probability sampling technique was used to record responses. The study used statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) for analysis of data and findings. Chronbach’s alpha, descriptive statistics, regression analysis and correlation was implied. Findings reveal that all the four dimensions are crucial to increase the effectiveness of supply chain management. Planning and on-time delivery factors are more associated with SCM. Scatter plot matrix showed positive relationship among variables. With the help of these results organizations can use best approaches to improve their SCM strategies but confined number of firms and sample size build limitations on generalizability of the findings.

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