Citation:

Munjiati Munawaroh. "Reassessing the Relationship: Is Supply Chain Management Sufficient to Drive Performance and Competitive Advantage?" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 4, No. 11, pp. 120-123, 2025. Crossref. http://doi.org/10.56472/25835238/IRJEMS-V4I11P116

Abstract:

Supply chain management plays a critical role in enhancing organizational performance and maintaining a competitive advantage. This paper aims to discuss whether supply chain management directly improves organizational performance and competitive advantage. Another objective is to analyze whether there are mediating variables that influence the relationship between supply chain management on organizational performance, and competitive advantage. Prior studies remain inconclusive. Some studies suggest that there is a direct relationship between supply chain management and both organizational performance and competitive advantage. Other studies indicate the need for mediating variables in this relationship. The mediating variables between supply chain management and organizational performance are innovation capability and firm capability, while productivity, supply chain agility, and supply chain innovation have been identified as mediators between supply chain management and competitive advantage.

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Keywords:

Scenario Planning, Starlink, LEO Satellite, Telkomsel, Fixed–Mobile Convergence, Regulatory Parity, Indonesia, Telecommunications.