Strategic Supplier Partnership and Responsive Supply Chain in Covid-19:  The Mediating Role of E-Procurement

Authors

  • Afzal Khan Memon Lecture, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Hyderabad campus, Sindh, Pakistan. Author
  • Ikramuddin Junejo PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, SZABIST Hyderabad campus, Sindh, Pakistan. Author
  • Abdul Qadir Bughio Administrative Assistant, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro. Author
  • Saqib Saeed Department of Computer Sciences, SZABIST Hyderabad campus, Sindh, Pakistan. Author

Keywords:

Strategic Supply Partnership, E-procurement, Responsive Supply Chain

Abstract

Nowadays the covid-19 has created number of problem for effectives of global supply chain and in this situation only the strategic supplier partnership can help to address this global issue especially in context of developing country. In the present study primary data is collected through adopted questionnaire from previous studies. There are 200 respondents are considered from manufacturing companies of Sindh, Pakistan, who directly involve the supply chain management functions including procurement, operation and logistics management. Results of this study confirmed the partial mediation between strategic supplier partnership and responsive supply chain in the presence of e-procurement as a mediating variable. In previous studies research scholars find out the direct relationship between strategic supplier partnership and responsive supply chain. However, in this study mediating effect has been checked in presence of mediator e-procurement.  

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10337285

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2021-09-30

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Strategic Supplier Partnership and Responsive Supply Chain in Covid-19:  The Mediating Role of E-Procurement. (2021). International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2(2), 83-86. http://irjmss.com/index.php/irjmss/article/view/132

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