Operational Performance: Supply Chain Management Practices Mediated by Competitive Advantage of Packaged Food MSMEs in Padang City

Muthia Roza Linda (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Fadhilah Idris (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Sutiyem Sutiyem Sutiyem Sutiyem (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Perdagangan)
Suhery Suhery Suhery Suhery (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Perdagangan)
Thesa Alif Ravelby (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Perdagangan)

Jurnal Manajemen Universitas Bung Hatta
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2023): Jurnal Manajemen Universitas Bung Hatta

The objective of this study was just to look into the impact of supply chain management practices on operational performance mediated by using the competitive advantage of package food MSMEs in Padang city. The population during the study were all owners or managers of packaged food MSMEs in Padang City. Non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling type was utilized. As a sample size, 185 samples were used. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with SmartPLS 3.0 was used to analyze this study. The result of this study indicate that; (1) supply chain management practices have a major and beneficial effect on operational performance; (2) supply chain management practices have a major and beneficial effect on competitive advantage; (3) competitive advantage has a major and beneficial effect on operational performance, and (4) supply chain management practices have a major and beneficial effect on operational performance through competitive advantage as a mediating variable.