Factors influencing supply chain agility to enhance export performance: case of export-oriented textile sector

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of supply chain agility (SCA) on the export performance of the Pakistani textile industry. Despite being one of the leading manufacturing and exporting sectors, only a handful of the extant literature is found on the textile industry. Design/methodology/approach A structured questionnaire was prepared using the extant literature. Data was gathered from 146 respondents associated with the textile industry of Pakistan. Hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling after ensuring the reliability and validity of the data collected for this study. Findings This study provides several crucial insights for export-oriented firms. International entrepreneurial orientation and domestic competition are the crucial drivers for a firm’s agility. This study confirms that SCA has a significant impact on escalating export performance of the Pakistani textile industry in the international market. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the theoretical framework developed for this study is original and drawn from the extant literature. The findings of resulted from empirical testing of the theoretical model in the context of developing countries provide new information in the knowledge body.

Supply chain agility and performance: evidence from a meta-analysis

“…In this respect, Gligor et al (2022) demonstrate that papers with different SCA definitions use the same measurement scale and papers with similar SCA conceptualisations propose different scales, which supports the SCA scale's use as a moderator rather than the SCA conceptualisation. In this sense, in most cases (see Table A-Online Appendix), SCA has been operationalised as a first-order construct based on a variety of scales constructed with a very different number of items ranging from a minimum of 3 items (Khan et al, 2023;Garcia-Alcaraz et al, 2017) to a maximum of 28 (Geyi et al, 2020). A broad range is also found when SCA is a second-order construct, with between two (Zakir et al, 2022) and six (Sangari and Razmi, 2015) dimensions defined.…”

Technology orientation and export performance: the moderating role of supply chain agility

“…This is due to the constant change in the environment in terms of technology, untimely market pressures and globalization (Jermsittipersert and Wajeetongratana, 2019). Hence, to stay competitive globally in the present circumstances, supply chain agility has become an essential component of a firm's performance (Khan et al ., 2022).…”

“…Supply chain agility has gained popularity because of the increased changes in the market since it is the only path to quickly respond to these changes to fulfill customer demands (Ganguly et al ., 2017; Jermsittipersert and Wajeetongratana, 2019). Supply chain agility refers to the ability of a firm to respond quickly and flourish in competitive markets, which are characterized by unpredictable and constant change (Khan et al ., 2022). Previous literature showed that supply chain agility is generally expected to improve performance (Chan et al ., 2017).…”

“…Nonetheless, a gap exists in the existing literature concerning the moderating role of supply chain agility (Khan et al ., 2022). Past scholars have investigated the technology and the supply chain performance relationship.…”

“…Tarafdar and Qrunfleh (2017) proposed strategic supplier management, customer relationships and postponement as mediators between supply chain agility and supply chain performance. Ayoub and Abdallah (2019) looked at the effect of supply chain agility on export performance and Khan et al . (2022) studied factors influencing supply chain agility to enhance export performance.…”