Impact of Resources and Leagile Strategy on Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study in the Context of the Apparel Supply Chain

Abstract

Companies worldwide are trying to create the best capabilities and develop strategies to outrun their competition and satisfy their customer. In the pursuit, business strategists are constantly devising the best possible combination of resources and strategies to impact firm Performance. The current empirical has hypothesized Resource and Leagile Strategy (RLS) model to test relationships among used variables. The model uses a combination of resources and supply chain strategy to impact firm Performance: supply chain manager (SCM), top management support (TMS), advance manufacturing technology (ATM), internet technology infrastructure (ITI), internal and external integration (IEI), and leagile strategy (LS). The study selected 155 Pakistani apparel and textile mills for data collection. After SEM analysis, the results reveal that business needs a leagile strategy and tangible and intangible resources: SCM, ATM ITI, and IEI to increase firm performance.