Abstract
This paper is to investigate the current challenges, trends, relevance and the concept of supply chain performance measurements in developing nation basic metal industries. This paper gives an overview of different performance measurement tools that can be applied to measure and improve the supply chain systems of an organization. Since the study is focuses on supply chain performance measurements practices in the Ethiopian basic metal industries. The paper identifies and discusses the main motives and impact of supply chain performance measurement practice on the performance of basic metal manufacturing industries in Ethiopia and provided solutions to areas that needed improvement. While the study reviews the relevance of the main strategies, models and tools to measure the performance of supply chain in manufacturing industries is done though the research is conducted based on a qualitative methods. Structured questionnaires, field observation and oral interviews research techniques is use to get primary data from the sectors. Performance measure sets is identified through descriptive analysis. This study found that, large number of companies that now accomplish performance measurement systems at local and global level. Even though, most manufacturing firms use traditional performance measurement systems such as financial performance measurement systems. But this traditional performance measurement systems were not properly evaluates the performance and competitiveness of the whole supply chain systems of manufacturing sectors. Also according to this research proposes that the concept of supply chain performance measurement is not fully hold by the Ethiopian basic metal industries and highlights the difficulties associated with its implementation. Therefore, to tackle the challenges and attempt to the current performance measurement limitations, further studies need to involving other sectors and industries needs to be undertaken in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the key factors associated with the accomplishment of supply chain performance measurement practices in Ethiopia.
Highlights
The ultimate goal of a business organization is to exploit on supply chain management practices in order to ensure timely delivery of products and services to the customers at the optimum cost and minimum delivery time
In this study founded on the literature review, a set of supply chain performance measurement practices that are applicable to different organizations were identified
The study concept, categorize and deal with various aspects of supply chain performance measurements, including type of performance measurements, performance metrics classifications, problems of the current supply performance measurement systems and the need for the establishment of a new performance measurement were investigated [6,7,8,14].the study is crucial for identifying the higher link exists between supply chain practice, and performance measurement systems, performance matrices, performance indicators and performance measurement tools, in the manufacturing firms are used so far
Summary
The ultimate goal of a business organization is to exploit on supply chain management practices in order to ensure timely delivery of products and services to the customers at the optimum cost and minimum delivery time. Since, manufacturing industries on developing countries have not yet apply appropriate performance measuring tools in the consideration of the real situation on the firms in competitive manner. In order to use adequate supply chain performance systems and tools to basic metal industries, it is compulsory to have clear understanding the current supply chain performance measurement system and processes in developed and developing countries. For this reason, we have to study the reliable information about the firms’ current characteristics of the supply chain performance measurement systems and performance measurement tools, so as to enhance firm performance. This study is design to investigate the practices on supply chain performance measurement systems, measurement methods and performance matrices on manufacturing firms to develop effective and efficient supply chain performances measurement frame on basic metal industries
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