Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Supply Chain Management Practices in the Moroccan Companies

Abstract

Nowadays, the competitive, fast-moving business environment has permanently transformed the supply chain and the management of its functions. Convinced of new opportunities offered by the global economy, Morocco has opted for a new industrial strategy based on Supply chain management practices aimed at improving the performance and making the country an attractive space for global value chains. The main aims of this paper are to evaluate the literature on the different definitions, approaches, trends and practices of the supply chain management, and presents results of a semi-directive qualitative study conducted in Morocco in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the supply chain management practices implemented in the Moroccan context. The results indicate that the practices of companies based in Morocco are highly linked to the management of the supplier and customer relationship and internal integration among the internal functions of the firms.

Investigating the impact of supply chain management practices on customer satisfaction through flexibility and technology adoption: Empirical evidence

“…Due to competitive and dynamic global marketplace, organizations focused more on core competencies and attempted to achieve competitive advantage through managing internal and external value‐chain processes effectively. For many businesses, SCM is a crucial area for developing and enhancing organizational growth (Haddouch et al, 2022). Moreover, SCM become more complex in today's dynamic environment due to constantly changes in consumers' demand, complicated business strategies, and shorter product life cycle (Iqbal & Shalij, 2019).…”

Integrated Pricing and Inventory Control for Perishable Products, Taking into Account the Lack of Backlog and Inventory Management Policy by the Seller

“…Over the past few years, inventory control policies have attracted more attention among sellers. The conceptual structure of VMI was expressed by Haddouch et al [7] as follows: "who is responsible for inventory control?". Pasandideh et al [13] evaluated the effect of VMI in a two-layer supply chain.…”

“…This is mainly due to the fact that the economic crisis has been significant not only in developing countries but also in developed countries [1][2][3]. Given the increased price of raw materials and energy, any system is forced to adopt optimal pricing policies because providing better products compared to competitors and using accurate strategies to reach a good status among competitors are some of the essential principles for achieving profitability in the business model [4][5][6][7]. In other words, pricing is the most crucial part of a business model, and related decisions have extreme impacts on an agency's productivity [8,9].…”