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THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING INTO SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS: THE CASE OF GHANAIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS
This study screens for the challenges associated with firms’ integration into supply chain networks in the Ghanaian manufacturing sector. A quantitative research approach was employed. The study population was senor supply chain employees in selected manufacturing firms in Accra, Ghana. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 350 respondents. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Results of the study produced 3 components of challenges that hinder integration into supply chain networks. The first component of challenges named business microenvironment challenges accounts for 53.7% of the variation. The second component of challenges named business macroenvironment challenges, accounts for 27.6% of the variation. The third component of challenges constitutes technical challenges, and this accounts for 8.2% of the variation. Firms would therefore have to remedy challenges in each component to maximise the effectiveness of integration into supply chain networks, but they must give priority to challenges having the highest variations.
Supply Chain Integration in the Manufacturing Firms in Developing Country: An Ethiopian Case Study
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Supply chain integration: a review of enablers, dimensions and performance
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