Managerial Role in Strategic Supply Chain Management

The dynamics of faster development in production and service areas set new expectation standards and traditional managerial attributes in supply chain management processes are being revised to improve firm's competitiveness in this changing market environment. Also, companies are now looking to develop new methods in areas such as manufacturing, flexibility, transportation and information technologies in order to have a strategic superiority in their supply chain. Managers are key factors in the organizational performance and the success of the supply chains. So, it is proposed that supply chain strategies have to be considered in the overall strategy and also the contributions of supply chain management can not be realized unless it is supported by the managerial board. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of managerial attributes and its effects on the supply chain performance. The data in this study are collected from the supply chain managers of large manufacturing firms (employee>50) in Kayseri. The results indicate that managerial attributes have impact on supply chain performance. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.