Supply Chain Integration, Supply Chain Adaptability and Competitive Advantage of the Food and Beverage Industry in Kenya

C. Mogaka, Sammy Odari, Wycliffe Arani
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The disjointed nature of the food and beverage manufacturing sub-sector presents a significant challenge in relation to competitiveness. This is rooted in the lack of effective linkages in the internal and external supply chains and their adaptability. Consequently, the study also established the moderating effect of supply chain adaptability on the relationship between supply chain integration and the competitive advantage of food and beverage industry in Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey. According to the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (2020), there were 270 food and beverage industry in Kenya. The study’s target population was 73 food and beverage industry in Kenya. A two-stage sampling design was employed. In the initial stage, 73 food and beverage manufacturing firms were selected through stratified random sampling with the aid of the Nassiuma formula (2000). Subsequently, in the second stage, through purposive sampling, two participants were selected from the 73 food and beverage manufacturing firms to give a sample size of 146 respondents. These included the supply chain managers, procurement managers, operations managers, and finance managers. Primary and secondary data was collected through research questionnaires which were both structured and unstructured. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 28. The reliability results showed that all the variables in the study had a Cronbach’s alpha value that was above 0.7, thus indicating adequate convergence and internal consistency. The data collection tool also passed the content validity test. The findings showed that there was a positive significant correlation between supply chain integration*supply chain adaptability and the competitive advantage of food and beverage industry in Kenya. The study concluded that the competitive advantage is anticipated to grow for every unit increase in supply chain integration and that supply chain adaptability moderates the relationship between supply chain integration and competitive advantage for food and beverage industry in Kenya. The study recommends that food and beverage manufacturers should leverage expertise to support and manage multiple processes and be able to identify exceptional collaborators internally with expertise and a network that spans several departments.
肯尼亚食品和饮料行业的供应链整合、供应链适应性和竞争优势
食品和饮料制造分行业的脱节性质对竞争力构成了重大挑战。其根源在于内部和外部供应链缺乏有效联系及其适应性。因此,本研究还确定了供应链适应性对供应链整合与肯尼亚食品饮料行业竞争优势之间关系的调节作用。研究采用了横截面调查。根据肯尼亚制造商协会(2020 年)的数据,肯尼亚共有 270 家食品和饮料行业。本研究的目标人群是肯尼亚的 73 家食品和饮料行业。采用了两阶段抽样设计。在第一阶段,借助 Nassiuma 公式(2000 年),通过分层随机抽样选取了 73 家食品饮料制造企业。随后,在第二阶段,通过目的性抽样,从 73 家食品饮料制造企业中选出两名参与者,从而得出 146 名受访者的样本量。其中包括供应链经理、采购经理、运营经理和财务经理。通过结构化和非结构化研究问卷收集了第一手和第二手数据。获得的数据使用 SPSS 28 版进行了分析。信度结果显示,研究中的所有变量的 Cronbach's alpha 值均高于 0.7,从而表明具有充分的趋同性和内部一致性。数据收集工具也通过了内容效度测试。研究结果表明,供应链整合*供应链适应性与肯尼亚食品饮料行业的竞争优势之间存在着显著的正相关关系。研究得出的结论是,供应链整合每增加一个单位,竞争优势就会增加一个单位,供应链适应性调节了供应链整合与肯尼亚食品饮料行业竞争优势之间的关系。研究建议,食品和饮料制造商应利用专业知识来支持和管理多个流程,并能够在内部发现具有专业知识和横跨多个部门的网络的杰出合作者。
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