This study focuses on the effect of five supply chain practices: supplier integration, internal integration, customer integration, information sharing, and postponement on supply chain performance. We conducted a survey by distributing questionnaires to 102 companies in the sector of batik in Surakarta, using purposive sampling. The findings show that in general, supply chain practices have impact on supply chain performance. More specifically, the internal integration and information sharing have significant positive effects on supply chain performance. Meanwhile, the study also finds that the supplier integration and customer integration do not significantly influence supply chain performance. Interestingly, the current study finds that postponement has a negative effect on supply chain performance.
Keywords: supply chain practices, chain performance, small medium eterprise, batik industry
AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan menguji pengaruh praktik-praktik rantai pasokan yang terdiri dari integrasi pemasok, integrasi internal, integrasi pelanggan, berbagi informasi, dan penundaan (postponement)) terhadap kinerja rantai pasokan. Survei menggunakan kuesioner dilakukan pada 102 UKM Batik, di Surakarta dengan teknik purposive. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara keseluruhan praktik-praktik rantai pasokan berpengaruh terhadap kinerja rantai pasokan. Integrasi internal dan berbagi informasi merupakan praktik-praktik yang berpengaruh positif pada kinerja rantai pasokan. Sementara itu, integrasi pemasok dan integrasi pelanggan tidak berpengaruh pada kinerja rantai pasokan. Menariknya, studi ini menemukan bahwa penundaan berpengaruh negatif terhadap kinerja rantai pasokan.