Supply Chain and Quality Management Practice: Its Impact on Competitive Advantage and Firm Performance (Study on Small and Medium Enterprises at West Java)
Abstract: Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in encouraging economic growth of
West Java. However, the contribution of SMEs is still small due to the lack of
competitiveness of SME products. Competitiveness and weak SME performance can
be enhanced by supply chain management and quality management practices. This
study focuses on supply chain management and quality management practices that
are mutually casual, competitive advantage and firm performance and the role of
moderation of company age in SMEs in West Java. The purpose of this study is to
determine the effect of supply chain management and quality management
practices on competitive advantage either partially or simultaneously and its
impact on firm performance, and how the role of moderating variable company's
age in moderating the relationship between competitive advantage and firm
performance. The unit of analysis in this study is the Small and Medium
Enterprises business located in West Java region with a sample size of 200
business units. To test the model of the research empirically tested using
structural equation modeling (SEM) with the help of LISREL 8.70. The results of
this study indicate that the implementation of supply chain management and
quality management are done simultaneously provide a great impact for
increasing competitive advantage as well as firm performance. The role of
corporate age moderation is very small in strengthening the relationship
between competitive advantages with firm performance on SMEs in West Java.
Keywords: Supply chain
management practice, quality management practice, competitive advantage, firm
performance, firm age
Penulis: Ali Subhan,
Bramantiyo Eko Putro
Kode Jurnal: jpmanajemendd170328
