Abstract:
The main purpose of the study is to examine the effects supply chain management practices on
organizational performance of BGI ETHIOPIA. Effective supply chain management (SCM) has
become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving
organizational performance since competition is no longer between organizations, but among
supply chains. So, this research paper tried to assess the gap in between the SCMP and
organizational performance and evaluate the role of supply chain management practice on
organizational performance and determine the relationship between supply chain management
practices with competitive advantage and organizational performance of the company. Data for
the study is collected from employee of the company and from different distributor agents by
using questioner and also from primary and secondary sources. And for this study probability
sampling particularly stratified sampling technique is used and the target population is divided
in different strata. Correlation findings of the study were that supply chain management
practices had a positive effect on various parameters of performance. Like (strategic supplier
partnership, customer relationship, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing,
postponement) have significant and positive impact on organizational performance and from
Regression Analysis between SCM practices with organization performance of the company
three variables, customer relationship, level of information sharing, and level of information
quality had strong significant influence on organizational performance of BGI Ethiopia. Strategic
supplier partnership, and lean practice had no significant influences on organizational
performance of the case company. And this paper recommends that BGI Ethiopia must improve the
involvement of its suppliers in solving the problems, company is expected to evaluate and
determine its customer expectation and encourage its customers to seek pertinent assistance and
the company to be competitive enough and to sustain in a changing market and remain
profitable, BGI Ethiopia would need to re-evaluate their supply chain practices such that they
keep pace on the market.
