The Effect of Supply Chain Management Practice on Organizational Performance in Case of Shemu Soap and Detergent P.L.C, Dire Dawa

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of supply chain management practice on organizational performance in the context of shemu soap and detergent factory p.l.c. Data were collected from 80 employees using closed ended questionnaires and analyzed using the ‘descriptive statistics and correlation and ordinal logistic regression’ methods. Analysis of the result revealed that the supply chain management practice (strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing and quality of information sharing and internal lean practice) and organizational performance is causally correlated. Thus, the contribution of this study for academics and practitioners is that supply chain management practices will affect organizational performance as measured by supply chain management practice elements i.e. strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing and quality of information sharing and internal lean practice. Keywords: supply chain management practice, strategic supplier partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing and internal lean practice DOI: 10.7176/IEL/12-2-01 Publication date: May 31 st 2022