Erasmus Nii Amoo Akushie1 | Isaac Kofi Yornu2
1School of Business & Management | Universidad Central De Nicaragua-UCN
2Procurement Directorate | Accra Technical University (ATU), Accra-Ghana
Abstract
Supply chain coordination is considered a vital strategy for firms to increase profitability and stay competitive. With the growth in global competition, many researchers have expressed the need for a coordinated, unified, and long-term relationship between institutions and their supply chain partners. There is also a need to examines specific Supply chain coordination practices implemented at Senior High Schools. Since other countries have practiced the integration of upstream and downstream Supply Chain Coordination and has led to supply chain performance. This study had objectives, to assess the effect of supply chain coordination on supply chain performance, to determine the effect of information technology on supply chain performance, to assess evaluate the relationship between information sharing level and supply chain performance. To achieve these objectives, the study employed descriptive survey design, purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 150. The study has a response of 137 representing a response rate of 91.33%. The study’s constructs have a KMO and Cronbach’s Alpha results of 0.8 and 0.75 respectively. The regression analysis results of the study indicated that that supply chain coordination has a positive and significant effect on supply chain performance. . the findings of the study indicate that information sharing has a positive and significant effect on procurement performance. Again, the findings of the study indicate that information integration has a positive and significant effect on supply chain performance. The Test(s) of highest order unconditional interaction(s): statistically indicate that information integration partially moderates the relationship between supply chain performance and supply chain coordination. The study recommended that organizations should be willing to share the production plan and demand forecast information so that the organization can be in a better position to carry out some successful operations. Organizations should think of collaborative planning, forecasting and supplement so that they achieve better supply chain coordination. Companies can now enjoy the resources of their partners to be able to deliver effectively and efficiently.
Keywords: Supply Chain Coordination, Procurement System, Competitive Advantage and Company Performance, Technological Innovation
