Supply Chain Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage in Wood Clusters
Supply Chain Management as a Source of Competitive Advantage in Wood Clusters
Author(s): Luka Samaržija, Zdravko ZEKIĆ, Mirjana Grčić FabićSubject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Reprograph
Keywords: wood clusters; efficiency; effectiveness; supply chain management; competitive advantage;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the influence of the concept of supply chain management on the competitive advantages of business clusters in wood industry by using the methods of theoretical and empirical analysis. The research includes all the wood clusters from the Republic of Croatia and the wood cluster from Styria in Austria. The statistically processed results obtained from data collected through questionnaires have revealed that the factors which constitute supply chain management (IT, Value-Added Process and Relationships with Partners) have statistically significant positive effects on Supply Chain Performance and Competitive Advantage of wood clusters.
Journal: Journal of Applied Economic Sciences (JAES)
- Issue Year: XIII/2018
- Issue No: 60
- Page Range: 1478-1490
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English