Role of Pressures and Green Supply Chain Management Practices in Enhancing the Operational Efficiency of Firms: Evidence from Thailand

The environmental challenges for business are on rise. Bearing this fact in mind current has explored the relationship between different pressures and green supply chain management practices (GSCMP). In addition current study has considered the GSCMP as a mediator. 220 respondents participated in the study and Smart-PLS was used for data analysis. Results revealed positive link between coercive, normative, mimetic pressure and GSCMP. Furthermore the study also revealed that GSCMP significantly and positively mediates the relationship between coercive, normative, mimetic pressure and operational efficiency. The study concluded that when an organization is forced through the external sources such as legislation, environment protection agencies and customers they tend to follow the GSCMP. These practices in turn lead towards the operational efficiency of the firms. The limitations and future research areas are provided in the study

Mediating Impact of Information Sharing In the Relationship of Supply Chain Capabilities and Business Performance among the Firms of Thailand

Thailand is considered one of the largest exporters and producers of foods and agricultural products, and play an important role in the economic development of Thailand. However, food industry produces a high income for the country. Its supply chain system still has some problems among different parties. There are lot of factors which effect the performance of food industry’s chain. It is difficult to choose one success factor to be improved since improving one factor could lead to a positive or even a negative impact on another factor. The study purpose is to explore the relationship between supply chain capabilities and information sharing towards the business performance. The data was drawn from 220 food companies in Thailand and the measurement scale was validated using structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings show that supplies chain management capabilities have positive and significant association with business performance. Similarly, information sharing also have positive and significant association with business performance and also has mediating impact. Thus, proposed model could also provide causal-effect determinants affecting supply chain performance for enhance the supply chain strategies to meet supply chain goals and also to guide decision makers with the pertaining information for implement such strategies

The Trade-off between Cost and Environmental Performance in the Presence of Sustainable Supply Chain

The foremost objective of the current study is examining the trade-off between environmental performance and cost performance in the presence of the sustainable supply chain. In particular the study has examined the impact of sustainable supply chain implantations namely sustainable procurement, sustainable distribution, sustainable production and sustainable reserve logistic on the cost and environmental performance. The study has broached the argument that the financial performance and profitability of a firm can be enhanced using SSCM activities or not. Research is limited in the context of developing economies. However, extensive research is available on developed economies. It is considerable to know about the influence of SSCM initiatives on the production sustainability in the developing countries. There is need to understand the relation between performance and SSCM initiatives among the firms in developing regions including Indonesia. There is need for creating a balance between economy and environment in these economies. Employing the survey-based methodology, the PLS-SEM technique is used to test the hypothesized relationships. So, current study has used PLS-SEM as statistical tool to answer the research questions raised in this study and research objectives envisaged in the current study. The findings of the study have provided support to the theoretical foundation and proposed hypothesis of the current study. Current study will be helpful for policymakers and practitioners in understanding the issues related to sustainable supply chain implementation and supply chain performance. In author knowledge this is among very few pioneering studies on this issue

Exploring the Nexus between Demand and Supply Side Competence, Supply Chain Agility, Process Compliances and Operational Performance

The main objective of the current study is to explore the nexus between demand and supply side competence, supply chain agility, process compliances and operational performance. Firstly, the study has examined the direct relationships among the supply side competence, demand side competence, supply chain agility, and operational performance. Secondly, the study has examined the mediating role of the supply chain agility in the relationship between demand and supply side competence and operational performance. Lastly, the moderating role of process compliances in the relationship between demand and supply side competence and supply chain agility is examined. The current study has used SEM-PLS as statistical tool to answer the research questions raised in this study and research objectives envisaged in the current study. The findings of the study have provided support to the theoretical foundation and proposed hypothesis of the current study. Current study will be helpful for policymakers and practitioners in understanding the issues demand and supply side competence, supply chain agility, process compliances and operational performance

Green Supply Chain Practices and Sustainable Performance: Moderating Role of Total Quality Management Practices in Electronic Industry of Thailand

This study examines and empirically investigates the green supply chain practices and sustainable performance. The study examines the impact of green supply chain practices on sustainability of performance of electronic industry of Thailand. Green supply chain management impact on environmental, economic and intangible performance of firms. Organizations follow GSCM practices as business strategy to achieve their long-term goals to enhance performance. Data was collected from firms of electronic industry of Thailand with GSCM activities and determine their performance. Data was collected through questionnaire to analyze the relationship between constructs of the study; GSCM entails Green Purchasing, Green Logistics, and Legislation for green environment and sustainable performance. Total quality management practices plays vital role in determine the performance, present study investigated moderating role of TQM practices between GSCM practices and sustainable performance at electronic industry of Thailand

The Impact of Supply Chain and Supplier Evaluation Related Practices on the Performance of Automotive Industry in Thailand

This study explores the practices of supply chain and evaluation practices of supplier concerning the firm performance of automotive industry of Thailand. Data were collected from the managers of the supply chain and the production managers through a questionnaire. PLS-SEM is used to explore the association among the understudy variables. The results revealed that effective practices of the supply chain could increase the performance of the industry in the country. Similarly, effective practices of supplier evaluation also can increase the performance of the firm. This study suggested to the policymakers and the manager of the supply chain that they must apply only an effective SCM and supplier evaluation practices in the firm. These effective practices can only have the ability to enhance the performance of every process of the firm

Embedding Supply Chain Agility in Relationship between Energy Management Practices and Renewable Energy Supply Chain: An Empirical Investigation

In present economy, energy management practices is one the important source for reducing the energy consumptions in industrial sector and creating sustainability in organizations by producing renewable energy supply chain. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship among energy management practices such as management commitment, energy awareness, energy knowledge, energy audit with renewable energy supply chain. It further investigates the supply chain agility as mediator. The nature of the current study is descriptive and quantitative. The data for present study is collected from manufacturing companies in Thailand by using self-administered questionnaire. 300 questionnaires are distributed in manufacturing companies by using simple random sampling technique. The smart PLS has been used for data analysis. The finding of the study shows that all the hypotheses are accepted and shows the positive and significant results. The findings reveal that the energy management practices such as management commitment, energy awareness, energy knowledge, energy audit have significant influence on renewable energy supply chain and supply chain agility significantly mediates the relationship. Further discussion and limitation of the study is also discussed at the end of the study

Exploring the Nexus between the Organizational Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Integration and The Performance Outcomes of Thai Textile Industry

With the increase of importance for collaboration, intelligence, operational integration with partners in supply chain and inter-organizational partnership, there has been change in the role of supply managers in improving corporate performance. This is reflected in the research related to firms and entrepreneurial settings. The mechanism identified in previous research studies along with the entrepreneurial skills and role of supply management have been explored in this research study. The integration of firm with its suppliers is contributed by entrepreneurial behavior as reflected by the results, which are in line with theoretical framework. This improves the performance of firm. Managers, who aim at improving performance, can achieve high performance through changes in culture and recruitment of management supply function to an entrepreneurial orientation. The implementation of organizational entrepreneurship concept to supply management theory is important. It has been suggested by this research that there is need for further investigation to give a flexible approach for using entrepreneurial constructs to define principles of supply management in the collaboration of buyer and supplier, organizational outcomes and relational capital. The implementation of organizational entrepreneurship concept to supply management theory is important. It has been suggested by this research that there is need for further investigation to give a flexible approach for using entrepreneurial constructs to define principles of supply management in the collaboration of buyer and supplier, organizational outcomes and relational capital

Collaborative Performance and Swift Trust in Tourism Industry of Thailand: Role of Big Data Analytics Capability and External Supply Chain Management

Building trust among different stakeholders of the business and collaborative performance are two most desired organizational outcomes. Such across the board relations largely based on big data exists about these relationships which help to sort out the conflicts. Through the very same big data, manufacturing industry can also look after its external supply chain management practices too. This study has checked the impact of Big Data Analytics Capability (BDAC) on swift trust and collaborative performance in Thailand’s manufacturing sector. Moreover, study has also analyzed the mediating role of external supply chain management in relationship between BDAC and swift trust and BDAC and collaborative performance. Data has been collected from managerial level employees of 39 manufacturing firms of Thailand equipped with big data capability. Questionnaire based data was then analyzed through SPSS and AMOS. BDAC was reflected as a significant predictor of swift trust and collaborative performance in results. Indirect role of external supply chain management was also flagged significant in results. This study is novel due to inclusion of external supply chain management as mediator and it will have its implications for manufacturing sector which can improve their collaborative performance through BDAC driven supply chain management